David Hasselhoff was awarded primary custody of his two daughters on Friday, his attorney tells PEOPLE.

Superior Court Judge Mark Juhas ruled that Hasselhoff’s ex-wife, Pamela Bach, could visit the teen-aged girls on alternate weekends and on Wednesday nights for dinner, says lawyer Melvin S. Goldsman.

“If, down the road, the kids are comfortable seeing her more, Mr. Hasselhoff has said he will let his children see their mother as often as they want to,” Goldsman says.

The former Baywatch star and now a judge on America’s Got Talent left the courtroom smiling, telling reporters it was “a beautiful day to go to the beach.”

“The judge said today, ‘Enough – enough is enough, these children have been through enough,’” Hasselhoff said.

Bach didn’t comment, but was seen crying in the courthouse hallway.

Wow surprising that the Hoff gets full custody, especially after that drunken fool footage. Good for the Hoff! His ex must have been pretty bad to lose custody.  The Hoff man must have had a great divorce lawyer!

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Oscar-nominated actress and “40 Year Old Virgin” star, Catherine Keener and her husband, actor and “My Best Friend’s Wedding” star Dermot Mulroney, have called it quits.

Mulroney cites “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce. According to court papers, filed June 8 and released Monday, the couple separated in May 2005.

The couple, who wed in 1990, have a 7-year-old son, Clyde Keener Mulroney. In the documents Mulroney requests joint legal and physical custody of their son, and for property rights to be determined by the courts.

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Former Beatle Paul McCartney is determined to remain upbeat during his divorce battle with his estranged wife Heather Mills.

The Yesterday star wants to reach an amicable agreement with Mills for the sake of their three-year-old daughter Beatrice.

McCartney says: “It’s a sad thing to have happened and it’s nothing that anyone wanted.

“I’m not the only person in the world who’s going through or has been through this kind of thing. I look for a optimistic conclusion. I’m being positive about it.”

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Larry David and his activist wife, Laurie, have separated after 14 years of marriage. The split was “very amicable and … they’re going to continue to raise their two (daughters) together as friends,” spokeswoman Heather Lylis said Tuesday.  David, 59, is the star and creator of the HBO hit comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which chronicles the always strange daily doings of its curmudgeonly centerpiece. The TV Larry David’s much put-upon wife is played by the beautiful Cheryl Hines.

Larry David also co-created the NBC classic Seinfeld with pal Jerry Seinfeld.

Laurie David produced “An Inconvenient Truth,” the global-warming movie that won the Oscar for best documentary.

Yea I think Larry David will be OK, he’s not only worth over a half billion dollars, he’s one of the funniest people on TV.  Between Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasim, I don’t think anyone has produced more laughs. 

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and wife Dany Garcia Johnson have separated, they have announced in a statement to PEOPLE.

“While certain aspects of our relationship have changed, we are both vitally important to each other’s lives,” their statement reads. “We will continue to advance and manage our business interests, our philanthropic efforts and most importantly the raising of our child together, as a loving team. We’ve been fortunate enough to spend the last 17 years together as a couple and look forward to spending the rest our lives together as best friends and business partners.”

Sure hope the Rock has a good divorce lawyer!

Anne Heche wants sole custody of her 5-year-old son, saying her estranged husband is a liar who is trying paint her as a bad mother. In a Superior Court declaration filed Monday, Heche, 37, said Coleman Laffoon made “heinous false statements” and was not a proper stay-at-home parent.

When their son, Homer, stays with Laffoon in Los Angeles, he sends the boy to preschool or leaves him with nannies and baby sitters while he “plays pingpong, backgammon and poker and views pornography online,” Heche stated.

NOT PINGPONG AND BACKGAMMON!

“He holds a poker game at his home every Thursday night and allows Homer to participate,” Heche contended.

SOUNDS LIKE A COOL DAD

In court filings this month, Laffoon claimed Heche left Homer in the care of a procession of nannies in her trailer during visits to Vancouver. He also claimed to be the main caregiver for Homer, while Heche said in her documents that the couple have been alternating time with the boy.

Laffoon and Heche were married Sept. 1, 2001. He filed for divorce Feb. 2, citing irreconcilable differences, and is seeking joint custody and more than $30,000 a month in spousal support.

Heche sounds like a real pain in the ass and it would be nice to see a woman pay a man spousal support for once.  $30,000 a month seems a little crazy, especially considering Heches career is in the tank.

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Since I did an earlier post on a top 10 list, I thought I would do another one on the most expensive celebrity divorces.

Forbes’ had an article last month on the 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces and examined only divorces during the last 25 years. Reporters scoured press reports, interview transcripts and, whenever possible, court documents to verify settlements. Figures are not adjusted for inflation. Some celebrity divorces with allegedly high settlements were excluded when information was unavailable or unreliable.

#10. Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall

Estimated settlement: $15 to $25 million

The Rolling Stones rocker and Texas supermodel met in 1977 and had two children together before marrying in a traditional Hindi wedding ceremony in Bali, Indonesia, in 1990. Hall filed for divorce in 1999 after learning that Jagger had fathered another woman’s child. Jagger, worth an estimated $325 million at the time, successfully challenged the legality of the Balinese wedding and received an annulment. Hall walked away with between $15 and $25 million, a fraction of Jagger’s estate.

#9. Lionel & Diane Richie

Estimated settlement: $20 million

Richie, then 36 and married, met the 18-year-old backup dancer at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Richie, divorced from his first wife in 1993, married Diane by 1996. The Richies became tabloid favorites when Diane filed for divorce in 2004 and detailed their lavish lifestyle in her alimony petition. Among her claims: a monthly clothing allowance of $15,000; $50,000 a month for manicures, massages and other personal services; and a plastic surgery budget of $20,000 a year.

#8. Michael & Diandra Douglas

Estimated settlement: $45 million

Douglas met 19-year-old Georgetown co-ed Diandra Luker in 1977 at a Jimmy Carter inauguration party. They married six weeks later. During the course of the marriage, Douglas became one of Hollywood’s top earning actors, starring in classics like Fatal Attraction, Wall Street and Basic Instinct. Amid rumors of the actor’s infidelities and alcohol abuse, the couple split in 1998. Diandra was awarded an estimated $45 million, plus homes in Beverly Hills and Majorca.

#7. James Cameron & Linda Hamilton

Estimated settlement: $50 million

The Titanic director married the Terminator actress in July 1997. They had one daughter together before the marriage tanked 18 months later. Cameron received some $100 million from Paramount for Titanic (which grossed $1.8 billion). Hamilton received half of that, an estimated $50 million, in the divorce settlement.

#6. Paul McCartney & Heather Mills

Settlement pending: Possibly more than $60 million

In 2002, the former Beatle wed Mills, a model-activist 30 years his junior. McCartney reportedly shunned Mills’ offer of a prenuptial agreement. By 2006, the pair, who have one child together, split acrimoniously. She accused him of assault; he locked her out of their London home. Rumors of a settlement suggest Mills may get in excess of $60 million–McCartney’s worth is an estimated $700 million.

#5. Kevin Costner & Cindy Silva

Estimated settlement: $80 million

The pair, who met at California State University, wed in 1978. During their 16-year marriage, Costner became one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors, scoring seven Oscars for Dances with Wolves and starring in iconic films like Bull Durham and Field of Dreams. Costner pocketed $50 million in 1991 alone. Because Silva was married to Costner during his peak earning years, she was awarded $80 million, a substantial piece of his net worth.

#4. Harrison Ford & Melissa Mathison

Estimated settlement: $85 million

The couple met in 1977 at a dinner with casting director Fred Roos (American Graffiti) and wed in 1983. Six years later, Ford became one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors when he banked $7 million for Presumed Innocent. By 1995, he was making $20 million a film. The couple divorced in 2004. In addition to her divorce settlement, Mathison negotiated a piece of Ford’s future earnings from films he made while married, including DVD sales of the Indiana Jones trilogy and The Fugitive.

#3. Steven Spielberg & Amy Irving

Estimated settlement: $100 million

The couple met when Irving auditioned for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). They married in 1985, after Spielberg had already struck it big with his first Indiana Jones flick and ET. They divorced after nearly four years of marriage. Irving successfully contested their prenuptial agreement (reportedly scribbled on a napkin) because she did not have legal representation and was awarded $100 million, roughly half of Spielberg’s fortune at the time. Today, he is worth $3 billion.

#2. Neil Diamond & Marcia Murphey

Estimated settlement: $150 million

The crooner married Murphey, a television production assistant, in 1969, before he released his first gold record, Touching You, Touching Me. By the late ’70s, Diamond was one of the most successful musicians in showbiz, grossing upward of $14 million annually. After 25 years of marriage, Murphey filed for divorce in 1994, citing irreconcilable differences. She walked away with half of Diamond’s fortune–she’s “worth every penny,” he later said.

#1. Michael & Juanita Jordan

Settlement pending: Possibly more than $150 million

The legendary basketball star married Juanita Vanoy, a Chicago bank officer, in 1989. He had already signed an eight-year, $25 million contract with the Chicago Bulls. He also was earning another $30 million a year from Nike and other endorsement deals. She filed for divorce last year. Over the course of the marriage, Jordan earned more than $350 million. Should Juanita press for half of his assets, she could get more than $150 million in the settlement, making the Jordan divorce the most expensive in entertainment history.

WOW, if your a top celebrity, make sure you get a good lawyer and a prenup!

I think some of  these celebrities need to watch the Golden Rules DVD, which is a good wedding gift that shares the secrets of marriage from couples married over 50 years.

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Ryan Phillippe wants joint custody of his children with “Walk the Line” Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon.

Reese Witherspoon filed for divorce on Nov. 8, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split, and she asked for physical custody of the acting couple’s two children — 7-year-old Ava and 3-year-old Deacon.

In the Superior Court divorce petition, Witherspoon, 31, asked for visitation for Phillippe, 32, and “exclusive use of the family residence.”

In a response filed Tuesday by his attorneys, Phillippe also cited irreconcilable differences but asked for joint legal custody and physical custody of the children as well as visitation granted “to both parties, equally allocated.”  Phillippe’s petition was first reported by CelebTV.com.

Divorce is tough, especially on the kids, hopefully Reese plays nice, she seems like such a sweetheart.

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