A Long Day's Journey Into Flight

What a week and a half it's been! Lotsa goodbyes going on in relationships/marriages and on TV. And then, of course, the "Goodbye" to the hand-wringing and waiting for the Supreme Court Healthcare Decision which dominated yesterday's headlines across the world.

But, let's get off the Court Circuit for a while and delve into the really deep news I know all of you are waiting for. Yes, it's true. Tommy Cruise and his "Amazing" Katie are divorcing. After five miserable lovely years in their faux marriage, the gleam that went out of Katie's eyes the day she married the control freak "idol" of her teen years has returned, and soon she may be able to think on her own again, and maybe next time around Mr. Cruise will find someone short enough with whom he may walk the red carpet without shoe lifts.

No, I'm not slamming Mr. Cruise without reason. And no again, my cynical, sarcastic approach to today's news that Katie Holmes filed those stop using me as a beard Divorce Papers is not based on tabloid rumours. Lets just say I saw it coming. And, let's also go with what "everyone" in the Industry and elsewhere have been suggesting for years: that the marriage was merely a contract and Ms. Holmes was plucked from partial obscurity to play the part of a Devoted Wife for a specific period of time and is now honoring the clause by ending it right on time. Or not. Depends on the source.

TMZ suggests that Tom was "blindsided" by the filing and is "very sad" - or something like that. Whatever makes you happy, Harvey. I know People.com scooped you on this one, so I'll be kind.....

What other ending am I referring to at the top of this post? The demise of Johnny Depp's 14-year relationship with French Singer/Actress Vanessa Paradis with whom he fathered two children. Yep. That coupling has been over for quite some time (allegedly) as well, but was just announced last week, and now the mud-slinging has begun in both the gossip rags/blogs and trickling into part of the Mainstream Media. I won't bother to repeat the rumours of why, etc., because they are just that - rumours. Point is, another celebrity couple bites the dust.

I know. Shocking, isn't it?

Of course, there is the ending of John Edwards and Rielle Hunter's infamous long-term-covert-op relationship. But enough of them. Just had to add them to the Nixed-List.

Then we have Ann Curry's tearful, rather painful farewell on The Today Show yesterday where her nemesis co-host Matt The Ripper tried to be nice when it was he who ensured her demise from the seat next to him. Did you see Ann duck his Kiss Of Death? Sure, Ann is good on camera and is best suited for serious reporting rather than frothy early morning frivolity, so, for her career's sake I'm glad she is gone. Now Matt The Rat can bump knees with Savannah Guthrie while he covertly leers in Natalie Morale's direction. I'll stop there and you figure it out.

The only truly sad, to me, ending of late was the death of Nora Ephron this week; the brilliant writer and director who made her friends feel like they were actually loved and cherished while enjoying one of her delicious home-cooked dinners and generous laughter. Gifted she was in her craft, but a full-on Winner In Life for all of what we deem the "right" reasons - such as being a Real Human Being.

As I wrote in a headline the other day, RIP, Nora. To the celebrity couples who are bidding each other "adieu" I say, So What Else Is New?

Enjoy your Friday, or what's left of it wherever you may be in the world.

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