Just a couple days after Christmas, Brendan Fraser announced that he and his wife Afton have separated. Looks like George will be prowling the urban jungle soon!

The two have been married for nine years and have three children together. Fraser's publicist has stated that the two "continue to maintain a close and caring friendship." No word yet on whether he has moved out of the family home, or if divorce papers have even been filed on either's behalf.

Of course, in Hollywood, it's not really over until the papers are filed and those pesky irreconcilable differences are brought to light. Then again, as Pamela Anderson and many others have shown us, filing is no guarantee of a final split, either, though that is much more typical of a nine-week marriage than a nine-year marriage.

Here's hoping that if there is a divorce, they can handle it maturely and do what is best for themselves and for their children. Here's also hoping I see Mr. Fraser on New Year's around 11:59 pm.

Happy New Year everyone!

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Snoop Dogg is well known for many things, none of which are traits that would be particularly helpful in a marriage. Snoop filed for divorce from his wife Shante in 2004 after they'd been together for seven years and had three children.

However, an apparently remorseful Snoop has said he now does not wish for divorce because he realizes how much he would lose. He claims he doesn't want to lose his family. I think losing half his bling would make him think twice about making the split final.

He was the one who wanted the split in the first place, and most of it was due to his being "caught up with Hollywood". As many could probably guess, he was very much into partying and carousing with other women, but realized that what he had at home, and what he was potentially "giving up" was "irreplaceable".

As Naomi Dunne mentioned in her previous post, another concern of his was that another man could possibly be raising his three children, which was not acceptable to him. Since he's previously gone on record saying that he's so protective of his eight-year-old daughter Cori that he insists she stays single until old age, it would probably help if she could actually pick him out of a line-up. I'm sure his wife, no Dogg herself, had others knocking on her door once those divorce papers were turned in, but whether she got cozy with any suitors is anyone's guess.

Really, it's good that he's realized the importance of his family and his wife, but seriously, did it have to come to this for him to figure it out? Three years is an awful long time to party.

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The Good...
Former sweethearts Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams are trying to make their daughter as comfortable as possible by decorating her bedrooms at their respective houses exactly the same. Reps say this is so their two-year-old won't feel uncomfortable when visiting Daddy. Momma Michelle got the former family house of course. It's sweet to see a couple that cares that much about their kid! Very much like...

The Bad...
Brad Garrett and his ex — while I would like to put the news of his divorce under "good", simply because of the seemingly amicable way it was handled and settled, let's face it, divorce is never all good. The two have agreed to share legal and physical custody of their two children, and Brad is paying his former spouse $20,000 a month in child support and $35,000 a month in spousal support. Damn, those Raymond reruns must pay off big time. At least he's not...

Donna D'Errico, who was refused a delay in her divorce from Motley Crue band member Nikki Sixx. Her reasons for delaying the trial were due to her health and her claims that she could not find a new attorney because of wildfires. The judge apparently felt that she represented herself well enough in court to deny her request. He offered no sympathy in regards to her lack of representation since she fired her most recent attorney. It's not all fun in the sun for this former Baywatch babe, but it can always be worse. And that brings us to...

It's probably because it's something we'd like to do ourselves if we had unlimited funds and the backing of the American public. Who wouldn't like to embarrass their ex in front of millions?

The thing is, that's the real motivation for many celebs. It's the divorce game on a grand scale, and strategy is of the utmost importance if you want to retain your money, child custody, and a good enough public image to be able to work again.

Private staff become chess pawns. One unnamed person paid their housekeeper double to ensure her loyalty during proceedings. Nannies are called upon to make declarations of drug or alcohol abuse. Investigators get hired, professionals called in to make assessments, and all these services add up.

You'd think such actions would indicate a great desire for the parties in question to have their kids. In the Britney Spears case, most of their debate has been about custody lately. With Heather Mills' latest rants on camera, Paul McCartney is using her claims against her in an attempt to take full custody of their daughter. I reported earlier in the week how her opening up could be more damaging than helpful to her case. She's just trying to play the game too, although she's clearly not very good at it.

At some point, it seems the focus gets away from the kids. It's just about winning, and celebrities don't mind stretching things out as long as it takes — they can blow a million or two on divorce-related costs and not really feel it. At the end of the day, if their significant other ends up looking bad, that's what counts. If they walk away with the children, that's even better.