Why Do Famous Ladies Bother Getting Married? (Hi, Eva Longoria!)
The recent divorce announcement of Eva Longoria makes me wonder: Why do famous women even bother getting married?
—Lilcinb, via Twitter
Haven't you been reading the breathless dispatches from sources deep within Casa de Longoria?
The sources totally confirming that Eva loved Tony Parker and wanted to grow old and make the babies with him? Still, there may have been other reasons at play the marriage game as well, factors unique to the world of fame and power:
Desperate Housewives Crew "Caught Off Guard" With Eva Longoria Divorce
Seems many folks (us included, for the most part) were surprised when trouble started irreversibly brewing between Eva Longoria and Tony Parker earlier this week.
Eva—who's wasting no time dropping the Parker—filed for divorce Wednesday, and she made sure to beat Tony to the paper-pushing punch.
So were colleagues close to the actress just as surprised? Here's what we hear from the Desperate Housewives gang:
More Bad News for Eva Longoria: ALMA Awards Axed
First a husband, now Eva Longoria has lost a job. And you think you're having a tough week?
While the maritally challenged actress typically spends each fall hosting the annual ALMA Awards, which honor Latinos in entertainment, she'll be forced to sit this one out as the awards show has been canceled.
Which may be just as well anyway. But is it Eva's fault the show went bust?
Five Things to Know About Tony Parker's Alleged Textmate
Three years after swapping vows in France surrounded by hundreds of people at a fairytale-worthy chateau, Eva Longoria and Tony Parker are splitting up.
Both have remained mum except to express their mutual "sadness," but Longoria reportedly found tons of inappropriate text messages between her husband and another woman and is "devastated" by rumors that he cheated, according to pal Mario Lopez.
So while we wait for the courts to put "texting trauma" next to "irreconcilable differences" on the standard divorce petition, here are some fun facts about Erin Barry, soon-to-be ex-wife of Parker's former Spurs teammate Brent Barry and the woman who's been pegged as Tiger, er, Tony's textmate:
EXCLUSIVE!
Source: Tony Parker Didn't Have Sex With Other Woman
Tony Parker has broken his silence about his split from Eva Longoria.
"It is with great sadness that after 7 years together, Eva and I have decided to divorce," he tweeted. "We love each other deeply and pray for each other's happiness."
Sound familiar? It should. It's same statement the Desperate Housewives star tweeted.
A source close to the hoops star now tells me…
UPDATE!
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker: Anatomy of a Split
Despite a false start yesterday, Eva Longoria Parker and Tony Parker are now officially splitting.
Eva filed for divorce from her basketballer hubby today in Los Angeles, amidst allegations that he cheated on her with another NBA wife. Ironically enough, it was pro basketball that originally brought the Texas-born Eva and French-born Tony together back in 2004.
So what exactly happened between the two, after all their rough patches, a storybook French wedding and three years of marriage?
Here's a look at how it all went down:
EXCLUSIVE!
Eva Longoria: "Tony Is Begging for Forgiveness," Says Source
Eva Longoria is "devastated."
As I was the first to tell you, the Desperate Housewives star pulled out of Anderson Cooper's CNN Heroes of 2010 event on Saturday because of marital troubles.
Now comes word…
UPDATE!
Eva Longoria Parker Files for Divorce—for Real This Time
In a way, her rep was right: Eva Longoria Parker didn't file for divorce from Tony Parker in Texas yesterday.
She filed for divorce in Los Angeles today.
"It is with great sadness that after 7 years together, Tony and I have decided to divorce," Eva tweeted this morning. "We love each other deeply and pray for each other's happiness."
Eva and Tony: A Marriage Made in Vice Heaven?
Eva Longoria Parker has been keeping quite busy with her Desperate Housewives show, but rumor has it that the real soap opera is what's going on in her personal biz. Ya know, like with her yummy, soon-to-be former, hubby Tony Parker.
Details are just starting to come in, but here's what we can tell you: What caused the divorce ain't nothin' new...
UPDATE!
Eva Longoria Parker: Tony Hasn't Filed for Divorce
UPDATE: A report surfaced earlier this afternoon that Tony Parker had filed for divorce from Eva Longoria Parker in Bexar County, Texas. However, Longoria's rep told E! News in an email that the report "is 100% false, Tony did NOT file for divorce from Eva."
A court spokeswoman just told us that "there is no record" of any related divorce filings.
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Something is going on in Eva Longoria Parker's world—and it doesn't sound good.
Her camp is on lockdown and not talking. But here's what we know:






