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1999

Rowe, Jackson divorce

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Rowe and Jackson divorce. She relinquishes custody of her two children, Prince and Paris. She receives a settlement of $8.5 million, an SUV and a Beverly Hills home. She receives an additional $2 million for entering into a confidentiality agreement.

I did it for him to become a father, not for me to become a mother. You earn the title parent. I have done absolutely nothing to earn that title/
18 Jan, 1996

Jackson, Presley divorce

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Presley and Jackson divorce citing irreconcilable differences as the reason. Presley:

I do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and I loved him very much … I became very ill and emotionally/spiritually exhausted in my quest to save him from certain self-destructive behavior and from the awful vampires and leeches he would always manage to magnetize around him. I was in over my head while trying … He was an amazing person and I am lucky to have gotten as close to him as I did and to have had the many experiences and years that we had together

Jackson’s Los Angeles publicist, Lee Solters, confirms the separation saying in a statement that the couple had “mutually agreed to go their separate ways. However, they remain good friends.”

13 Apr, 1994

Joel, Brinkley divorce

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Joel and Brinkley announce their seaparation in a written statement. The couple says they their breakup is amicable, and has only been kept quiet to protect their 8-year old daughter, Alexa.

We have been there to support each other during critical times and expect to be there for each other in the future. When Billy was stricken with kidney stones in February, Christie helped nurse him back to health. And when Christie was inolved in [her] hellish skiing accident, Billy came to her rescue.

12 Oct, 1992

Clooney, Balsam Divorce

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The couple divorce after nearly three years of marriage. Clooney claims the reason for this divorce was his youth.

I probably, definitely, wasn’t someone who should have been married at that point, I just don’t feel like I gave Talia a fair shot.

George’s father, Nick:

Talia is a lovely girl. But they probably shouldn’t have got married while George’s career was on the verge of such a white-hot period. In truth, neither of them is to blame. There was just too much going on in their lives to give marriage the effort it needs. They both wound up getting hurt, which is really too bad.

May 1991

Parents divorce

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After splitting up in June, 1990, Roof’s parents finalize their divorce due to financial issues. Judge:

The Court inquired as to the possibility of reconciliation between the parties, but concluded that such was not possible.

1975

Parents divorce

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At seven years old, Cobain’s parents divorce and he is sent to live with several different relatives. At one point, Cobain was homeless, reportedly living under a bridge. He later stated that the traumatic split made him feel insecure and unloved. He became increasingly difficult, anti-social and withdrawn. Cobain also said that the divorced fueled a lot of the anguish in Nirvana’s music.