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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ZrUI7RNfI&w=560&h=315%5D Taylor Swift's new song would go great with Jon Stewart's ice creamTaylor Swift, the country-pop princess of confessional lyrics, has started a new round of speculation with her latest single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." The 22-year-old Grammy-winner revealed the track while hosting a Web chat on Monday, and admitted that this one's dedicated to an old flame. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBsEd_L_JDY&w=420&h=315] Evelyn Lozada files for divorceThe saga of Evelyn Lozada's marital dispute with football player Chad Johnson (formerly Ochocinco) has reached a breaking point. The same day she released a statement saying she hoped her new husband would seek help after this past weekend's alleged altercation, reality star Lozada has filed for divorce. The couple have been married for six weeks. Sex and the single girl in pop cultureThe passing of Helen Gurley Brown and the engagement of America's sweetheart Jennifer Aniston may not seem to be connected, but they are when you think in terms of liberated women. Gurley Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, literally wrote the book on "Sex and the Single Girl" in 1962. The book focused on single women in an age where they were becoming more independent sexually and financially. Kenny G. files for divorceMusician Kenny G. has called it quits after 20 years of marriage, People magazine reports. The smooth jazz star had already been separated from his wife, Balynda Helene Benson-Gorelick, for seven months, but on August 9 reportedly took another step toward ending their union. According to People, Kenny G. filed for divorce on that day, citing irreconcilable differences. He's also said to be seeking joint custody of the couple's 14-year-old son, Noah. The couple tied the knot in 1992. Kenny G., 56, filed for legal separation in January of this year. Nobel Peace Prize winners protest NBC's 'Stars Earn Stripes'Yet another one of NBC's programming decisions is being criticized, but this one doesn't have anything to do with the Olympics. The network's new reality series featuring celebrities competing in military-esque challenges, "Stars Earn Stripes," is receiving backlash from nine Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu. |
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