People in Massachusetts have surely heard about the controversial adult novel, "Fifty Shades of Grey" and its shocking popularity across the U.S. Now the book can take claim to another badge of infamy, as a British couple has recently claimed that the book is responsible for their divorce. People get divorced for all sorts of reasons, but very few can cite a specific work of literature as a determinative factor.
Squabble over popular book contributed to divorce of couple
Economic downturn slowed divorce rate
Oprah's father deals with contentious divorce
Massachusetts celebrity watchers may have seen the controversy surrounding the father of television icon Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon, who is going through a split and likely divorce. A trust established by the television icon is the owner of the Tennessee home her father and stepmother lived in before the split, and now a complicated family law squabble may be brewing.
Court records from testimony in 1988 divorce case make news
As the presidential race pulls into the home stretch, the names Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are pretty much inescapable. But few people could have predicted that one candidate's testimony from a 1988 Massachusetts divorce proceeding would be the subject of media headlines.
Devito and Perlman separate after 30 years
Boston residents and TV watchers all over the world know her best as Carla Tortelli, the divorced mother of at least four kids on the hit sitcom Cheers, but actress Rhea Perlman is now having real-life marital issues with her husband of 30 years, the actor Danny DeVito. The two have allegedly separated, and, according to sources, a high asset divorce is likely to follow.
