A Week Filled With Celebrity Splits and Skin

By PopEater Staff Posted Apr 17th 2010 04:46PM

The celebrity world is a place of cycles and trends, and two major ones emerged this week. While half of Hollywood seemed to be breaking up or filing divorce papers this week, another batch of Tinseltown starlets were making headlines by baring all in daring nude photo spreads. To put it bluntly, it was the week of splits and nudes.

Let's get the sad stuff out of the way and barrel through the break-ups. Larry King's eighth divorce from his seventh wife (he married the same lucky gal twice) came out of nowhere, and once it broke, wild stories of infidelity became attached to the suspender-happy CNN host. Was he cheating with his wife's sister? Was she involved with their son's baseball coach? Time shall tell, but either way, with word that Larry and Shawn had no pre-nup, we doubt this one is going to get any more civil.

Next up on the celebrity couple chopping block was Mel Gibson and his girlfriend, Russian songstress Oksana Grigorieva. G&G caused a whirlwind when they announced their coupledom just a month after Gibson split from his wife of more than 30 years in April of 2009. Shortly after, the happy new couple announced they'd be having a baby -- Gibson's eighth. Sadly, their run as a couple came to an end this week.

Then, Melissa Etheridge and her wife Tammy split after nine years together. While certainly not the most high-profile, the Etheridge split was certainly the most shocking in the "didn't see that one coming" sense.

Conversely, rumor has it that Paris Hilton and on-again, off-again boyfriend Doug Reinhardt are kaput. That is all we need on that one.

Now, it's time to discuss the week in nudity.

Just in the nick of time on Friday, a nude photo of Kim Kardashian from Harper's Bazaar magazine found its way online. The picture shows an unclothed Kardashian laying across a grey photo set (small photo on the right... click to see a larger pic). It's not the first time Miss Kardashian has gone au naturale for a photo shoot. She posed for Playboy in 2007.

The bulk of body-baring came courtesy of Allure magazine, who published their annual "nude issue." The basic premise of said "nude issue"? Yep, you guessed it: Naked celebrities. In the past, stars like Padma Lakshmi and Eliza Dushku took it all off for the magazine, but this year, stars you wouldn't expect showed their birthday suits for the spread. 'American Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi showed she still has her Bikini Girl-beating body by laying down nude and discreetly covering all R-rated parts with proper positioning of legs and arms.

Other starlets who went nude include actress Emanuelle Chriqui, songstress Colbie Caillat and 'Grey's Anatomy' star Jessica Capshaw. But perhaps the biggest stunner in Allure's nude issue was that of 40-year-old Catherine Zeta-Jones, who in one photo is seen sprawled across a bed in the buff.

Ashley Dupre Playboy

In other naked news, Ashley Dupre's Playboy spread put the woman behind Elliot Spitzer's downfall back into the news cycle. With a very naked, very publicized Playboy pictorial, Dupre left nothing to the imagination, posing in various styles of undress.

All in a week's work in the celebrity news business ...

Tags: Catherine Zeta-Jones, kara dioguardi, larry king, mel gibson

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Saturday 17 April

By falcon38a

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People, keep your clothes on!

Sunday 18 April

By gobluespartyon

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Your a prude Falcon those are tasteful photos nothing wrong with the naked body.

Monday 19 April

By Bob

Just who are these nobodies, you never seem to hear anything about real stars, just these wanabes,who you wouldn't know if you tripped over them.

By mrsloav

Maybe Larry will hook up with Oksana and have a kid and Mel can hook up with Shawn and have a kid. Then they can all take their clothes off and pose for magazines. No wait - maybe the Kardashian girls can throw themselves at Mel or Larry. Oh this is going to be an exciting summer. Stay tuned!

By Terri

wow that is a very beautiful picture of Kim. i applaud the photographer, and find the pix very well done . The female body is beautiful and to be admired. Kim Girl you look stunning

By Bosha

Absolutely nothing to write about..this is hollywood..uh huh..

By Frank

Celebrity splits & skin - Is this the CODE Chaz P. was talking about just before he pushed Meg Ryan outta the car (hers) in that movie?

By Ken

I wonder if the people who play the role of being a "star" ever get sick of the bs images they need to portray in order to make a living?

By ken

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Two kids, travel sports, a career, and savings - neighbors to bar-b-que with, and play music at the bars in a local band - that's fine for me - prefer it over having to pose nude, get PR for being drunk, and parading around like a fool!

By jim

Frankly Scarlette, I don't give a damn!

By muralmama

Who cares who dares to be down and dirty? Trash is as trash does. Let's see more of what is happening with people who care about this world and are giving of themselves to help make it a better place.

Then don't click the headline and ignore it that easy if you don't care.

Great idea! love your humor! Just imagine!

By Norma Pear

My friends and I think its in very bad taste for an American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi to pose nude nude in a magazine. What kind of role model is she for all the young girls who watch this program? Shame on you Kara!!

By Judy

I agree with you Norma...I don't see the point and it's getting old seeing celebrities nude....unless it's George Clooney or Simon Cowell.

Your a prude Norma & Judy and out touch as well. I see nothing wrong with what Kara did those are tasteful photos and kids will not see the pics anyways.

Kim looks pretty and beautiful in her photo along with Kara as well which are tasteful which some just don't get.

By clarity

American Idol would toss a contestant for nude photos. No rules for those judging them? What a sad state!

Your wrong Clarity it isn't a sad state either for judges on Idol to pose for tasteful photos something you don't get and your prude.

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