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Fast Forward Israeli Man Already In Jail For Refusing To Divorce Wife Facing More Prison Time For Same
An Israeli man who has already served 17 years in prison for refusing to divorce his wife is facing even more prison time for still refusing to divorce his wife, the Washington Post reported. Tzviya Gorodetsky first asked her husband, Meir Gorodetsky, for a divorce 23 years ago. He refused. Six years later, he was…
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Life Forgiving An Ex — While Co-Parenting With Him
I’ve co-parented with a husband I loved, a husband with whom I was miserable but who was on the same parental page as me, and an ex-husband who was my good friend. Now, for the first time, I am co-parenting with an ex-husband with whom I have an acrimonious relationship and who has increasingly divergent ideas from my…
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The Schmooze ‘We’re Separating So We Don’t F—g Kill Each other’: Eli Roth Is Back On The Market
On Monday, filmmaker Eli Roth and actress Lorenza Izzo announced that they will separate after six years of marriage. “We’ve had an incredible journey together, we love each other very much, and will remain the best of friends,” they wrote in a joint statement. “We wish to continue working together creatively and are ultimately separating…
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Fast Forward Denying Your Wife A Divorce Can Get You Arrested In Israel
Updated, June 29 Non-Israeli Jewish women can seek a divorce in the Israeli rabbinical courts, including in cases where the husband refuses to grant one, under a new law passed by the Knesset. The new government-sponsored law, which will extend the reach of the state-run religious legal bodies beyond the borders of the Jewish state,…
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Fast Forward Georgina Chapman Gets Eight-Figure Settlement In Divorce From Harvey Weinstein
Georgina Chapman received an eight-figure settlement in her divorce from Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie producer accused of serial sexual assault, Page Six reported. The deal, reportedly worth between $15 and $20 million, was signed at the end of 2017. According to sources, the negotiations nearly ended, which would have led to a public divorce…
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Fast Forward Anthony Weiner And Huma Abedin Will Settle Divorce Out Of Court
An attorney for Huma Abedin filed paperwork Wednesday in court signed by her and Anthony Weiner agreeing to withdraw their divorce suit, the New York Post reported. The judge promptly announced their case “discontinued.” “In order to ensure the proceedings have a minimal impact on their child, the parties have decided to finalize their divorce…
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Fast Forward Matt Lauer’s Wife Plans To Win Bigly In Divorce Suit
Annette Roque, the wife of disgraced NBC anchor Matt Lauer, is lawyering up for the couple’s impending divorce battle — and plans to win bigly, Page Six reported. Roque, a former model, was seen visiting the New York offices of Latham & Watkins, the world’s highest grossing law firm. Lauer was accused in November of…
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