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Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner divorcing after 10 years

From Wire Reports

As regulars at a local farmer’s market, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and their three young children looked like the perfect Hollywood family.

The stars took turns working so they could nurture their careers and their kids – devoted parents who appeared arm-in-arm at countless industry events.

“It’s work, but it’s the best kind of work,” Affleck famously said of his marriage to Garner when he accepted the best picture Oscar for “Argo.”

Now, it seems the work is done. After weeks of public speculation about their relationship, the couple announced Tuesday they plan to end their 10-year marriage with a divorce.

“We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children,” Garner and Affleck said in a joint statement. “This will be our only comment on this private, family matter.”

Affleck will continue to live on the couple’s property in a separate house, and they will co-parent their children Violet, Seraphina and Samuel, according to a person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Nuns’ property dispute ensnarls Perry

Katy Perry is caught in a property dispute between a group of elderly nuns and the Los Angeles Archdiocese over who owns a hilltop convent overlooking Hollywood. The singer is named in a recent lawsuit over the scenic property in the Los Feliz neighborhood.

The dispute centers on who is authorized to sell the convent. The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary say the building is theirs, and they’ve sold it to a local restaurateur, Dana Hollister, who has already moved in.

In a June 19 lawsuit, the archdiocese claims it is responsible for selling the property, and plans a $14.5 million deal with another buyer. The defendants in the suit say that buyer is Perry.

The archdiocese released a statement Monday saying it has taken legal action, claiming the sale was unauthorized.

Hosts leave pageant over Trump link

Miss USA has lost all of its co-hosts.

“Dancing with the Stars” dancer Cheryl Burke and MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts said Tuesday they won’t take part in the July 12 pageant after Donald Trump made remarks about Mexicans while announcing his run for president.

On Monday, NBC said it would cancel its Miss USA coverage and part ways with Trump, with whom it owns the pageant.

Last week, Univision canceled its Spanish simulcast following remarks Trump made in his recent presidential campaign kickoff speech that some Mexican immigrants bring drugs and crime to the U.S. and are rapists.

The birthday bunch

Actress Olivia de Havilland is 99. Actress Jean Marsh is 81. Actress Genevieve Bujold is 73. Actor-comedian Dan Aykroyd is 63. Actor Alan Ruck is 59. Actress Pamela Anderson is 48. Actress Liv Tyler is 38.