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New Cure for Heartbreak: A Headset That Zaps the Brain

Symptoms of love trauma syndrome reduced after electric stimulation treatments

(Newser) - A new study suggests there may be a way to ease the pain of harrowing breakups, clinically known as love trauma syndrome (LTS), by zapping the brain with electric currents. The more technical term is transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS), the Guardian reports, which involves wearing a headset that transmits electric...

Looks Like Hall & Oates Is Over for Real

Darryl Hall confirms he and John Oates are kaput as a duo: 'All I can say is people change'

(Newser) - In news that Variety says is akin to "a final split between peanut butter and jelly," Daryl Hall confirms what's been whispered about for some time: The pop duo Hall & Oates, with business partner and bandmate John Oates, is officially kaput. "That is correct,"...

3 Months Later, Golden Bachelor Marriage Is Over

Gerry Turner, Theresa Nist announce 'head-scratcher' split

(Newser) - In a two-hour special aired in January, ABC's first Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner wed Theresa Nist , the woman he fell for during a whirlwind romance eagerly watched by fans of the long-running Bachelor franchise. But those fans are now in for a shock. Turner, 74, and Nist, 70, announced...

If You Hoped Bonet, Momoa Would Reconcile, Bad News

'Cosby Show,' 'Game of Thrones' stars file for divorce, nearly 2 years after announcing separation

(Newser) - Another Hollywood couple officially bites the dust. Almost two years after they announced they were separating, and 18 years after they got together, Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa have filed for a divorce, with Bonet claiming irreconcilable differences in the petition she filed Monday in Los Angeles County court, reports...

Rage Against the Machine Won't Perform Live Again

Drummer Brad Wilk announces shows, initially planned for 2020, won't be rescheduled

(Newser) - Two months after the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rage Against the Machine is calling it quits ... again. "I don't want to string people or myself along any further," drummer Brad Wilk wrote Wednesday on Instagram. "I want to let...

Boebert Surprise Comes With 'Heavy Weight on My Heart'

GOP congresswoman from Colorado splits from husband Jayson after nearly 2 decades of marriage

(Newser) - It's over for Lauren and Jayson Boebert. The 36-year-old congresswoman from Colorado is splitting from her spouse of nearly two decades. "It is with a heavy weight on my heart that I have filed for divorce from my husband," she said in a written statement, per the...

New Zealand Invests $4M to Help Brokenhearted Teens

The country's 'Love Better' campaign wants young people to 'own the feels'

(Newser) - New Zealand's "Love Better" campaign is ready to help teenagers struggling with a breakup move on in a healthy way, and it's spending $4 million ($6.4 million in NZ currency) to do it. Via its affiliate RNZ, CNN reports that this is a youth-led campaign....

Looks Like It's the End for One of DC's 'Greatest Mysteries'

Per Page Six, Kellyanne and George Conway are divorcing after 22 years of marriage

(Newser) - Page Six calls it "DC's weirdest marriage," and it's certainly one that's had people wondering over the past few years how it has stayed intact. Now, it looks like the cohesion between Kellyanne Conway and George Conway may have finally crumbled, with the news...

A High-Profile Couple Calls It Quits

Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey

(Newser) - It's been reported that Black Panther actor Michael B. Jordan and Lori B. Harvey have called it quits after more than a year of dating, and they're both apparently taking it hard. A source tells People that they "are both completely heartbroken" and "still love each...

Man Used Fat Suit in Sneak Attack on Ex-Girlfriend
Man Attacked Ex With Acid So
Corrosive It Dissolved Paint
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Oct 10, 2021 6:15 PM CDT

Man Attacked Ex With Acid So Corrosive It Dissolved Paint

Milad Rouf receives 15-year sentence in England

(Newser) - After his girlfriend broke up with him, a British medical student for weeks plotted his revenge. That included making a list of supplies, from a "fat suit," and "black morph suit" to a "wig" and "perfume," per the BBC . Finally, six weeks after the...

Elon Musk, Grimes Are Now Both Semi-Single

Tesla CEO says the pair are 'semi-separated' after 3 years

(Newser) - Forget about "conscious uncoupling." We've now entered the era of "semi-separated"—at least in the world of Elon Musk, who has revealed to Page Six that he and his girlfriend of three years, Canadian singer Grimes, have split. "We are semi-separated but still love...

3 Women With Same Boyfriend Dump Him, Go on Road Trip

After ditching their deceitful lover, they converted an old bus and hit the road together

(Newser) - Three close friends on a cross-country road trip together may not sound that unusual, but how this adventure came about certainly is. Long story short: They all found out they were dating the same guy, at the same time. Morgan Tabor, 21, of Boise, Idaho, tells the Washington Post she'...

To 'Speak Freely,' He Had to Quit Mumford & Sons

Winston Marshall moving on to new projects after social media uproar

(Newser) - Winston Marshall, a founding member of folk-rock group Mumford & Sons, announced Thursday that he is leaving the band so that he can "speak freely" about political issues, per the AP . Marshall took a break from the band in March after sparking a social media storm by tweeting admiration...

Daft Punk Says Goodbye After Explosive Video

French duo's lucky streak ends for good after nearly 30 years

(Newser) - Monday morning on Facebook , a strange message came down the feed from Daft Punk: a link to an eight-minute YouTube video entitled "Epilogue," an excerpt from the French duo's 2006 sci-fi film Electroma, per Pitchfork . The clip, which also popped up on the group's website , shows...

After 2-Plus Years, It's Over for Patrick and Rodgers
Power Sports Couple
Calls It Quits
Jul 17, 2020 2:50 PM CDT

Power Sports Couple Calls It Quits

Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick have split

(Newser) - Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick are no more. The Green Bay Packers quarterback and retired race car driver have split after more than two years together, Patrick's rep confirmed to People . Fans started becoming suspicious something was up last weekend, when Patrick, 38, didn't accompany the 36-year-old Rodgers...

Lovato Pleads With Public: 'Please Don't Go After Him'

The singer, 27, has broken up with male model Austin Wilson

(Newser) - Only a month after making it official on Instagram, Demi Lovato and her male model boyfriend have called it quits—and she wants everyone to lay off the guy, TooFab reports. "Please don't go after him," the 27-year-old singer wrote Friday of her new ex, Austin Wilson....

After 6 Years of Rumors, a Rumored Split for Holmes, Foxx
Famously Private
Couple Is Kaput
Aug 20, 2019 7:20 AM CDT

Famously Private Couple Is Kaput

Katie Holmes, Jamie Foxx reportedly split after 6 very reclusive years together

(Newser) - For six years, it was never officially confirmed they were dating in the first place, but it now appears to be confirmed that it's over: A "music entertainment source" tells People that Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx are done. "Jamie and Katie split," the source says...

Gisele Loved Leo DiCaprio. Then She Stopped the 'Numbing'

Supermodel says she split with star in 2005 after some 'serious soul-searching'

(Newser) - Gisele Bundchen has been married to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for almost a decade, but before Brady, she had another famous love: Leonardo DiCaprio. They dated for five years, and it was serious— People notes Bundchen was the only girlfriend that DiCaprio ever brought to the Oscars. So why did...

Wife's Lover Owes $9M Over Ruined Marriage
He Slept With Man's
Wife, Now Owes Him $9M
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Aug 5, 2018 10:12 AM CDT

He Slept With Man's Wife, Now Owes Him $9M

Decision involves North Carolina's 'alienation of affection' law

(Newser) - Keith King says no amount of money could make up for his busted marriage. Nonetheless, a North Carolina judge has ordered his wife's lover to pay him $8.8 million. The decision revolves around an obscure law on the books in six states called "alienation of affection,"...

Report: Bristol Palin's Husband Files for Divorce

Sources say Dakota Meyer moved out weeks ago

(Newser) - More Palin family drama: Bristol Palin's husband, Dakota Meyer, has filed for divorce less than two years after they were secretly married , reports People . Sources say the Medal of Honor recipient, 29, moved out of the Texas home he shared with the former Alaska governor's 27-year-old daughter around...

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