Al Gore Tipper Divorce After 40 Years

If you thought that Jim Carrey’s announcement to the world that he and Jenny McCarthy had split via Twitter, wait until you hear the way that Al Gore announced his divorce from Tipper Gore. The two decided that the best way to tell their friends and family that they were getting a divorce is through an email that made the rounds through their inner circle.

When I first heard that the two were divorcing, I didn’t think too much of it. I like Al Gore, and I thought it was incredibly sad that something that lasted for 40 years was coming to an end. But I was disgusted when I read that they made the announcement over email. I would hope that you would have more respect for such a meaningful part of your life than just to fire off a group email. Digital Spy has the details,

“Al Gore and wife Tipper have separated after 40 years of marriage.

The couple announced their split in an email sent to friends and family on Tuesday, reports Politico.

“We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate,” read the message.

It continued: “This is very much a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration.

“We ask for respect for our privacy and that of our family, and we do not intend to comment further.”

The email was confirmed to be legitimate by the office of Al and Tipper, according to the report.

The former vice president of the US and his wife have four children together.”

I don’t understand why you would put that in writing if all you really want is your privacy during the situation. What in hell ever happened to good ol’ fashioned family meetings? Has it really gotten to the point that we can’t at least pick up a phone and tell our loved ones one-on-one than just send a blanket statement, as if they were sending off a press release. It’s sad that they’re divorcing and that there are children in the mix to suffer the brunt of it. But it’s even more sad that divorce announcements are now being sent to your nearest Inbox.

Jenny McCarthy Moves On From Jim Carrey

It was just over a month ago when Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey broke up after being together for five years. And Jenny’s certainly not sitting and crying over the breakup either. Last night she was spotted coming out of a Japanese restaurant, hand in hand with an unidentified male, and looking quite pleased about the whole thing too. And this isn’t the first hookup that Jenny’s had since she parted ways with the Ace Ventura star. Just earlier this week she was spotted in Vegas partying and kissing yet another unknown man. And that one’s not only unknown to us. From Daily Mail,

“Jenny McCarthy might have only broken up with Jim Carrey last month but she’s already back on the dating scene and seems to have found a young toyboy.
After ending her five-year relationship with the comic actor, the former Playboy babe was snapped with her new younger man in Los Angeles.
The blonde duo spent Friday night at trendy Katsuya restaurant, enjoying a tasty Japanese dinner before leaving together hand in hand.

McCarthy, 37, is not one to let a break-up stop her from having a good time and was also seen kissing another mystery man while partying in Las Vegas earlier in the week.
She Tweeted about the night of passion following her blow-out, saying: ‘Yes, I kissed a mystery man in Vegas.
‘Everyone wants to know who he is or what his name is….So would I.’”

I wonder if Jim Carrey is upset at all about his former longtime girlfriend hooking up with every man that she sees. I know I am. Not because I’m worried about how many men Jenny McCarthy hooks up with, but because I was really hoping that there was a chance of a reunion between those two. And if nothing else, I was hoping to get some great couple watches out of both Jenny and Jim. Jenny has already disappointed me with two unknowns. Let’s hope that Jim’s next hookup is a bit more interesting.

Jim and Jenny: Splitsville!

Well now, if they can’t make it, who can? Yesterday, Jim Carrey was the first to break the news that he and longtime girlfriend of 5 years, Jenny McCarthy had broken up. Jim told the world the news over his Twitter account on April 6, and within minutes, Jenny also confirmed the news.

I am sad to see these two break up. Mainly because they took the way of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn with the whole “we’re not getting married, but we’ll always be together” approach. I personally love this approach because I too, am with the person I will always be with although we will most likely never get married. So, I was really rooting for these two and just wish they could have made it work. The news, being that it was announced on Twitter, of course spread like wildfire and this is what CBC had to say about it,

“Celebrity break-ups can be one hell of a spectator sport, but some are definitely more memorable than others. Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy took it the next level yesterday when they announced their split – in rather business-like fashion – on Twitter.

Jim introduced the topic (”Jenny and I have just ended our 5yr relationship. I’m grateful 4 the many blessings we’ve shared and I wish her the very best! S’okay! ?;^>), and moments later, Jenny confirmed it (”Im so grateful for the years Jim and I had together. I will stay committed to Jane and will always keep Jim as a leading man in my heart.”) That “leading man in my heart” line reads a bit too scripted to be genuine — in fact, the whole announcement feels about as spontaneous as a James Cameron film.”

The CBC report is actually quite cynical about the whole thing, and saying that Jenny’s words were scripted was the least of it. CBC actually seemed appalled that stars would take to Twitter to announce their split but really, what’s the big deal? As CBC points out later in their own article, stars like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears have been doing this for years. So again I ask, what’s the big deal? I think that it’s a way for stars to beat the paparazzi to the punch, and to give one statement that can be read by the entire world at once. Not a bad idea when you’re constantly getting harassed by those people with the cameras swinging around their necks.

Regardless of how they announced their split, I’m sorry that they did. I’d hope for a chance of reunion on this one but, seeing as how Jim and Jenny were involved for a very long time, and that they were both very serious about each other, I bet this is something that was well thought out and discussed, rather than a big blow up and people screaming swears at each other. Well, the good news is that now we can keep an eye out for who they’ll date next. But even that probably won’t be anytime soon. All the best to both of you, Jim and Jenny. Even during a breakup, you’re very classy folks!

Don’t Ya Just Love Jim Jenny?

Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy are one of my favorite couples. At first, it was their anti-marriage stance that made me pay more attention to them. As far as I know, the two aren’t not getting married for political reasons, or taking any kind of “not until it’s legal for everyone!” stand, they just simply don’t see the point. And I say, hooray for them! I think that kind of thinking is refreshing in today’s world, when a couple is actually just doing what’s best for them and not trying to make some kind of statement about it.

Okay, more reasons to love Jim and Jenny. They also do oodles of good work, most of which is for autism, which Jenny’s son is affected by. They recently just hosted a poker tournament to raise money for the cause and People nabbed them long enough to talk about the event, and of course, to give them a chance to talk about their relationship, and give us even more reasons to love them. From People,

“Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy have been together four years – and they have a simple explanation about what makes their relationship work.

“Say what you mean,” McCarthy tells PEOPLE. “No one has the energy for mind games.”

“Jenny is the first person that I’ve been with where I don’t have a giant question mark over my head,” Carrey says at the Saturday Night Spectacular poker event he hosted with McCarthy at Miami’s Bank of America Tower.

But how do they keep their relationship on track? “Communication,” McCarthy says, before ticking off other important factors. “Being turned on by each other. Being each other’s soul mate.”

“When you’re not turned on, there’s generally something to talk about,” Carrey interjects. “So, it’s good to listen to that.”

Carrey, 48, and McCarthy, 37, hosted the event to raise funds for their autism organization, Generation Rescue. “This is so important,” Carrey says. “Everyone knows someone who has been touched by autism. It’s important to know that there is hope.”

It’s an issue that hits close to home for them both. McCarthy’s son, Evan, was diagnosed with autism in 2004. Since Carrey started dating McCarthy, he and Evan have developed a close bond. “I think a man who is good with children is sexy,” McCarthy says. “And Jim definitely is. He loves Evan so much.”

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, does the happy couple have any big plans? “I don’t know,” McCarthy says, before turning to Carrey. “What are we going to do?”

He just smiled: “Every day is Valentine’s Day, baby.”

I’d like to imagine that with these two, every day is Valentine’s Day. But I think because they’re so honest, it’s most likely not. Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy have always been quite open about their relationship, even though there’s not a whole ton of drama surrounding these two. They’ve also made it quite clear that they are in it for the long haul with each other – but that there will most likely never be a piece of paper to prove that.

McCarthy Cures her Son

Long before she appeared on The View and claimed that she was going to use her “big, loud mouth that God gave her to tell the world about autism,” Jenny McCarthy was doing a lot of research and good for the cause as she had a special connection to it - her son was autistic. It’s such a heartbreaking disorder and one that is becoming a raging epidemic and of course, when you have the kind of platform a celebrity does, it’s always nice to see them using that in a way to better the world. However, I was extremely skeptical when I first read this headline. Really? You cured your son? Can you even cure autism? It’s because of people like me that McCarthy has to do all of the hard work she does. I was completely misinformed. This is what she tells US about the road to her son’s recovery,

“Despite criticism from the American Academy of Pediatrics, Jenny McCarthy says she helped her son, Evan, recover from autism.

The actress - who believes the MMR vaccine was to blame for her son’s diagnosis - says a strict no wheat-and-dairy-free diet has changed her son from a quiet little boy who used to flail his arms around to a loving six-year-old.

“Before the vaccination, he was huggy, lovey, snuggly,” she says in the newest issue of Us Weekly. “Then it was like someone came down and stole him.”

McCarthy, 36, remembers when Evan began to come out of his shell while watching a SpongeBob episode. “I heard Evan laugh…I jumped on the bed and started screaming.”

She adds, “When he finally hugged me, I prayed, ‘Please God don’t let this be the only time.’”

“I made a deal with God,” she explains. “I said, ‘You fix my boy, you show me the way and I’ll teach the world how I did it.’”

The interview really made me stop and think. I don’t know Jenny or her son but I’m pretty sure that she’s not lying about this. And I can’t imagine how devastating it must be to have your child finally hug you and then needing to worry that it would be the last time. I guess the American Academy of Pediatrics may be skeptical for some of the same reasons I was but really, if what she did helped her son, why not tell the world about it? It may help others as well who suffer from the disorder and it may not but isn’t it at least worth trying? This is truly one feel-good story and I’m so encouraged by it that others will find the help that they need and that Jenny will continue to tell her story.

Britney Scared About Autism

Britney Spears may soon be among the celebrities fighting the fight against autism as she now fears that her youngest son, Jadyen James, may be affected with the neurological disorder. Autism is a difficult disorder to diagnose because the disorder lies on such a broad spectrum and so while one person’s symptoms may be severe, another’s may go unnoticed. We should always applaud parents when they pick up on something that’s “not quite right” with their child and take measures to ensure that the child will be okay. Here’s what the Pop Crunch Show had to report on Britney’s situation,

“Britney Spears fears Jayden James, the youngest of her two sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline, may be autistic.

Compared to his big brother, Sean Preston, little Jayden “often seems to be in his own world,” family friends say.

“He plays alone a lot,”an In Touch Weekly snitch says. “Jayden often starts crying for no apparent reason,” a friend of K-Fed’s adds.

Britney and Kevin are planning to have the 1-year-old tested for the neurological disorder that affects communication skills, in addition to a host of other developmental conditions.

“Kevin wants Jayden tested to rule out any developmental problems,” a Federline insider dished to In Touch.”

Hopefully this is a case of parents just being overprotective as they should be but of course we’ll all be hoping for the best and anxiously waiting to hear what comes of the testing. Jenny McCarthy is another celebrity that is known for being very outspoken about autism as she fights the daily battle with her son, Evan. McCarthy and other celebs such as Lance Armstrong will be hosting the mega-event Ante Up for Autism, which will be a very star-studded event held in October.