They say it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Better still — by our estimation, anyway — is to have loved, lost, and then loved again.

That's what happened to a charming couple from a small suburb of Sydney, Australia, called Blacktown.

Mervyn and Barbara Cronan, both 68, first tied the knot in 1957, and then divorced eight years later. Then, a chance meeting in 2005 brought the two together again. The old passion reignited, and the Cronans remarried on May 13, 2006 — the anniversary of their original wedding.

To celebrate the occasion, their four children — Teena, Debbie, John, and Vicki — recently joined them and their grandchildren and great-grandchildren at a family barbecue.

"It was fantastic, having all the four kids together for the first time," Mervyn Cronan tells the Blacktown Sun.

And the two have much to celebrate. All told, the Cronan's now have a whopping 15 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

Added Mervyn: "You can't buy these feelings."

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True to form, Lindsay Lohan is using her over-caffeinated reps to sack rumors of her rehab romp with rocker Tony Allen.

As we dished yesterday, British heiress Stephanie Allen is in the process of divorcing Tony because he and The Lohan allegedly got too close at the Cirque Lodge clinic in Utah last month.

This week, Stephanie — whose family makes billions making McDonald's boxes — filed an affidavit claiming the "defendant's conduct with another woman" has lead to the union being "irretrievably broken."

But, Lohan's people are screaming bull. "It's unfortunate Stephanie Allen is blaming the demise of her marriage on Lindsay," her rep told US magazine. "Stephanie needs to look at her marriage to determine the reason why things went wrong because it has nothing to do with Lindsay. Lindsay and Tony are friends and that's all. They are supporting one another through a similar experience. This is a friendship based on trust and mutual support and nothing else."

Officially, Tony is denying the rumors. "We're great friends. We share a common affliction, and we just talk about life sometimes."

Off the record, though, one report has the Tony bragging about the celebrity conquest in typical rock star fashion. "C'mon, it's Lindsay Lohan. Hell, yes! Wouldn't you?"

For the record, we have to point out how pandering handlers contribute to their celebrity client's addictions and general bad behavior. The solution? Get rid of the enabling reps, and let Stephanie and Lohan — uh — "talk" it out.

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Lindsay, Lindsay, Lindsay. You can't even keep your nose clean in rehab!

Bottoming-out actress Lindsay Lohan is now being blamed for breaking up the marriage of Tony Allen — the rocker she allegedly bedded while at the Cirque Lodge clinic in Utah last month.

The supposed tryst has been cited in the divorce proceedings between Allen and his now estranged millionaire wife, Stephanie. Now, Stephanie has filed an affidavit claiming the "defendant's conduct with another woman" has lead to the union being "irretrievably broken." Lohan is named in the papers filed.

"My husband entered a drug rehabilitation centre in Utah on July 11 2007," the affidavit reads. "After my husband's return from said rehabilitation I was bombarded by telephone calls alerting me to the fact my husband's conduct with another woman was on the internet and in gossip magazines."

"They looked very cute together," according to a source talking to In Touch magazine. "You could definitely tell from watching them that there was something going on. It was very apparent they were a couple."

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Just a day after giving his wife notice, it's becoming clear why Shaquille O'Neal's lawyers were so well prepared for the eventual split.

It appears - at least during Shaq's engagement to his soon-to-be-ex-wife Shaunie - the NBA star was spending some serious quality time with Karinne Steffans, the infamous "Video Vixen" who's been indulged by a list of celebs, including Jay-Z and Usher.

"On the first date, he gave me $10,000," Steffans told The New York Daily News. "Over four months, [he spent] more than $40,000 on me, as far as I can remember."

Coming out swinging, Shaq is accusing Shaunie of being "secretive about her assets," according to a petition filed by his lawyer, Ira Elegant, in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on Tuesday.

The petition also requests that the court require Shaunie to give a "correct accounting of all money, funds, stocks, bonds, and other securities (including bearer securities)" obtained during their marriage. An existing pre-nuptial already "contains extensive provisions providing for confidentiality and non-disclosure," according to the petition.

We're dying to see what comes to light tomorrow. We're just hoping that Shaunie's lawyers are as well prepared to deal with whatever new revelations should service in the coming day and months. Particularly with Steffans now involved, we know which team we're rooting for. Go, Shaunie! Go!

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At least for now, it looks like Shaquille O'Neal has had his fill of the married life. The NBA goliath filed for divorce from his wife Shaunie in Miami on Tuesday after nearly five years of marriage and four children.

By the looks of it, Shaq, 35, was well prepared for his eventual spit from Shaunie, 32 who was his long-term girlfriend before the two made it official in late 2002. The couple's home, on Miami Beach's exclusive Star Island, was already up for sale for $32 million.

An existing pre-nuptial "contains extensive provisions providing for confidentiality and non-disclosure," according to a petition filed by O'Neal's lawyer, Ira Elegant, in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on Tuesday.

Ready to play hardball, Shaq — who makes a cool $20 million a year playing for the Miami Heat — said in the petition that Shaunie has been "secretive about her assets ... particularly with respect to certain properties owned or titled in either [her] name alone or in other entities." The petition requests that the court require Shaunie to give a "correct accounting of all money, funds, stocks, bonds, and other securities (including bearer securities)" obtained during their marriage.

Personally, we wouldn't want to tangle with someone of Shaq's superhuman girth, but Shaunie is obviously a tough cookie. A lesser woman would never have made it this far with the O'Neal. Either way, Shaunie and the kids will be well cared for. The fight, if there is one, will likely be had over the terms of that care.

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Denise Richards, Charlie Sheen's ex-wife, is blasting the "Two and a Half Men" star, for of all things, a lack of discretion.

Richards is screaming bloody murder over a statement Sheen sent out earlier this week concerning their ongoing custody battle, telling the TV show "Extra": "I was disappointed to learn of my ex-husband Charlie Sheen's current statement regarding our personal affairs. This was and should still be a private matter that we as responsible parents settled privately."

Sheen's earlier statement expressed frustration over the type of supervision that Richards is subjecting him to when his daughters come to visit. "Until I'm granted the ability to hire my own nanny, she is required to provide one and I was terribly insulted that she felt her ‘assistant' was a suitable replacement."

Sheen went on to label his ex's actions as "transparent and unnecessary sanctions, that have nothing to do with responsible co-parenting and everything to do with punishment and control," adding, "As long as I am forced to live under these conditions with my children, people are going to hear about it."

A couple of weeks ago, Sheen alleged Richards is making it difficult for him to have more a more open custody arrangement with the couple's two daughters because she wants another baby with him. Sheen is about to be remarried. Maybe that's another reason why Richards is so upset.

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In New York, the gossip mill is working overtime to expose Paula Zahn's steamy sex diary that allegedly details her trysts with married lover Paul Fribourg. Both Zahn's marriage to real estate tycoon Richard Cohen and her lover's marriage are over. Kaput.

The latest jab in the high-profile split comes from a so-called pal of the anchorwoman who says it was Cohen's cold sexless ways that alienated Zahn. "She and Richard weren't having sex for some time," the friend "confided" to the [New York] Daily News.

Friends of the real estate developer, meanwhile, are pointing to Zahn's sex diary, which Cohen himself discovered, that paints in "lurid" detail his wife's affair with Fribourg, who's been a friend of the couple. Reportedly, the Fribourgs, Zahn and Cohen vacationed and socialized together. "Richard felt like he'd been stabbed in the heart twice when he found out his wife had been cheating with one of his best friends," one of Cohen's buddies tells the News.

According to Cohen's friend, Zahn's claims of a sexless marriage are designed to "undermine their prenup." Last week, Zahn filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court alleging Cohen mismanaged the $25 million she invested with him. Zahn also claims Cohen is trying to gain "some sort of tactical advantage" by withholding financial information from her.

Neither Cohen, 59, nor Zahn, 51, has filed for divorce, but Zahn has already left the Fifth Ave. co-op the two once shared with their three children--daughter Haley, 17, and sons Jared, 13, and Austin, 10. Fribourg and his estranged wife Josabeth are in the middle of a divorce. Zahn and Fribourg's affair allegedly began a year ago.

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Actress Jennifer Esposito, best known for her role in 2005's Oscar-winning film "Crash" and her TV role in the WB's "Related," is now divorced from actor Bradley Cooper after only four months of marriage.

Esposito and Cooper, who played the bullying fiancé in "The Wedding Crashers," married last December and separated on April 5. The couple filed for divorce on May 1 and will finalize the paperwork by November, according to published reports. Talk about a quickie marriage!

The split doesn't seem to have dampened Cooper's fortunes. Tabloids are reporting that Brad, who was dumped by Jennifer, has taken up with another Jennifer--Jennifer Aniston--with whom he stars in the Drew Barrymore-directed film "He's Just Not That Into You."

For her part, Esposito appears to be taking the divorce whirlwind in stride. "It is what it should be," Esposito told People magazine. "You have to move on. That's what life is about; taking a situation, making the best of it and moving on."

Wise words from the 35-year-old Esposito with one marriage under her belt.

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"Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" funnyman Tracy Morgan is on the outs with his high school sweetheart and wife of 22 years, the National Inquirer reports.

Morgan, notorious for his booze-fueled escapades and outrageous antics, told the Enquirer: "Me and my wife are going through a divorce, but she is still my friend. She is my rock and is totally supportive of what I am doing, and that's me having hit rock bottom."

Okay, Tracy. Well, we hope you plan on treating Sabina well for hanging on for as long as she did. We assume Morgan makes bank from appearing on the NBC shows. Oh, and here's hoping divorce doesn't affect his funnybone.

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For Paula Zahn, a graceful exit from her 20-year marriage looks lost now that her husband, real estate developer Richard Cohen, has found her tryst-filled diary. "Paula's love book," as sources describe it to the New York Daily News, documents in "quite lurid" detail, her affair with married ContiGroup CEO Paul Fribourg.

And to make matters worse, since the ex-CNN anchor's husband discovered the journal with their 17-year-old daughter, he's been sharing some of its spicier bits with people around town, sources tell the News. Zahn announced she was divorcing Cohen, a multi-millionaire, in April. The couple have two minor kids.

Last Friday, Zahn filed a 60-page suit in Manhattan Supreme Court requesting a forensic accounting of some $25 million that she had entrusted to Cohen. He has reportedly refused to address issues of child custody and visitation "unless she signs away her right to an accounting," source tell the News. "He won't budge. He's so bitter."

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