It was one red flag after another -- Katy Perry and Russell Brand stopped wearing their wedding rings and even spent Christmas apart. Before they could ring in the new year, Brand filed for divorce in Los Angeles. Apparently a pre-Christmas blowup is to blame. Something about Brand not liking Perry’s parents’ beliefs. It looks like the talented duo will be flying solo in 2012. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Bill Maher has done it again. The host of HBO’s “Real Time” went after overtly religious Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow on Christmas Eve after his team’s 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The outspoken atheist tweeted, “Wow, Jesus just... #TimTebow bad! And on Xmas Eve! Somewhere in hell Satan is tebowing, saying to Hitler ‘Hey, Buffalo’s killing them.’” Now, Christians and conservatives are calling for the boycott of HBO. Considering past controversies over Pope Benedict XVI and Michele Bachmann, Maher is likely staying put. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
An arsonist is reportedly on the loose in Hollywood, responsible for up to 19 fires Thursday night. Perhaps the most high-profile locale to go up in smoke was Jim Morrison’s old house at 8021 Rothdell Trail in West Hollywood. The three-story home he once shared with girlfriend Pamela Courson was built in 1922 and is most famous for inspiring the Doors’ hit song “Love Street.” The blaze started around 1:20 a.m., and it took 56 firefighters nearly 35 minutes to extinguish, but in the end the house was saved. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Associated Press)
Sinead O’Connor’s whirlwind wedding to Barry Herridge ended with a “wild ride” in Las Vegas and what sounds like irreconcilable differences. Sixteen days after tying the knot in Sin City, O’Connor announced the split, explaining later that her drug-counselor husband wasn’t down with a post-wedding hunt for weed, especially when they found them selves in a shady part of town with a bag of crack. Not exactly a match made in heaven. (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)
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Matthew McConaughey and baby mama Camila Alves are making it official. The “Lincoln Lawyer” star proposed to Alves on Christmas Day, announcing the happy news via WhoSay, “Just asked camila to marry me, merry Christmas.” The accompanying photo of the pair’s tree-side smooch, says it all. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)
John Legend and his model girlfriend Chrissy Teigen will be taking a walk down the aisle too. The R&B singer popped the question while the couple were vacationing in Maldives over the holidays. Happy tweets soon followed. Legend wrote, “thanks for the well wishes everybody,” while Teigen kept it simple with “we are :) and thank you.” (J Pat Carter / Associated Press)
Prince Philip, a.k.a. the Duke of Edinburgh, is on the mend after suffering chest pains on Christmas Eve. Queen Elizabeth‘s husband was transported to a nearby hospital for a “minimally invasive” surgery to clear a coronary artery, but he was all smiles two days later as he headed home. His son Charles and grandsons William and Harry were among his visitors during the brief hospital stay. (Chris Radburn / EPA)