Michael Jordan and his wife, Juanita, filed for divorce Friday after 17 years of marriage. “Michael and Juanita Jordan mutually and amicably decided to end their 17 year marriage,” the couple said in a statement issued through their lawyers. “A judgment for dissolution of their marriage was entered today. There will be no further statements.”

Juanita Jordan previously filed for divorce in January 2002, but withdrew her petition a month later when the couple announced they were attempting a reconciliation.

During her last divorce petition, Jordan said attempts to reconcile their marriage had failed and future ones “would be impractical and not in the best interests of the family.”

The couple met at a Chicago restaurant during his second season with the Bulls and were married Sept. 2, 1989, in Las Vegas. They have three children: Jeffrey, Marcus and Jasmine.

The 43-year-old Jordan, a part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, led the Bulls to six NBA titles and was a five-time league MVP. He lives in Highland Park, Ill.

Sandra Oh is legally on the market again. But, there are still strings attached to her divorce.

TMZ has obtained a copy of Oh’s official divorce decree, which was entered on December 21 in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The “Grey’s Anatomy” star married Alexander Payne, the director of “Sideways,” back in 2003. Oh filed for divorce in April, 2005.

According to legal documents, the couple has not resolved financial differences. Court papers reveal that they must still resolve six money matters, including who gets what when it comes to pension and retirement funds.

Oh’s lawyers filed a declaration explaining that the couple wanted the divorce decree this year, in order to file separate tax returns.

No word on why it has taken a year and a half to seal the deal on this split — and it’s still not over.

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Britney Spears has been on countless booze-fuelled nights out since splitting with husband Kevin Federline last month, and now it seems she likes to have her little sister in tow.

Britney, 25, took 16-year-old Jamie-Lynn Spears to a seedy tattoo parlour in Los Angeles for a late-night visit. It’s unclear exactly what happened there last night, but perhaps the singer was having a little redesign work done.

Two years ago she and K-Fed had matching dice tattooed on their wrists as a symbol of their enduring love. According to an eyewitness last night she was having hers altered into something less embarrassing.

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UPDATE: Turns out Britney wasn’t redesigning her dice tattoo – she was getting a new one!  She got a star on her right hand!

The Dixie Chicks are getting ready to fly the coop!

The controversial country superstars have secretly decided to split up after the Grammy Awards – because Emily Robison and Martie Maguire no longer want to share the nest with outspoken Natalie Maines, say sources.

“The Chicks are tired and wrung out,” said a group insider. “They feel they’ve come to the end, and they want a break from each other to spend more time with their families.”

The three women, who have seven children among them, are at odds over Natalie’s blunt political ramblings. And while sources say sisters Emily and Martie share many of Natalie’s anti-George W. Bush views, they feel her public rants have taken the focus off their music.

“They’ve supported many of her political beliefs, even though it’s put their lives and the lives of their families in jeopardy,” said the insider.

“They’ve received death threats, and it’s made them all nervous wrecks.”

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Jude Law and ex-wife Sadie Frost are breathing a sigh of relief after reaching a “happy ending” after the acrimonious fall-out from their divorce. Frost, who split from the actor in October 2003 after six years of marriage and three children, says she and Law are now good pals, and are both equally involved in the upbringing of Rafferty, Iris and Rudy. She says, “We are really good friends, but then we did spend ten years together and we really loved each other. I respect him, he respects me. “I didn’t want this to be a bitter divorce. When I look back, it was complete insanity. But it has given me a strength and security to get through anything. “You have to put aside ego and differences and anything said in the papers. “The children are the truth. They come first. It is a happy ending for us, it has just taken a while to get there.” Last month (NOV06), Law admitted the 2005 divorce settlement with Frost had crippled him financially.

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How great is that picture? So old!

Hollywood star Eddie Murphy allegedly dumped ex-girlfriend Melanie Brown after being handed photographs of the former Spice Girl spending time with another man last month.

The Beverly Hills Cop actor reportedly hired a team of private detectives to follow Brown after becoming convinced she was cheating on him, and he ended their relationship after they took photos of her meeting a male friend in Los Angeles.

Brown and Murphy started dating in June, but the Hollywood star cut all ties with the former Spice Girl earlier this week and he’s now demanding a DNA test to determine whether he’s the father of her unborn baby.

A close friend of Murphy tells British newspaper the News of the World, “Eddie had his suspicions that Mel was becoming close to a guy he knows. He was furious when he saw the pictures. “It does on the face of it seem spiteful to now doubt that he’s the father of the baby, but as far as he’s concerned he’s been humiliated too. He’s just evening the score.”

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Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown is speaking out against Eddie Murphy’s recent statements questioning whether or not he is the father of her unborn child.

“I am obviously upset and distressed at some of the comments made by Eddie Murphy to the media,” the singer, who is five months pregnant, says in a statement. “I was astonished by what Eddie said – there is absolutely no question that Eddie is the father. My main concern is to concentrate on the well being of my daughter and baby.”

During a recent appearance on the Dutch talk show RTL Boulevard, Murphy, 45, was asked if he was happy with Mel “since she’s pregnant with your child.”

“You’re being presumptuous because we’re not together anymore,” Murphy responded. “And I don’t know whose child that is, until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn’t jump to conclusions, sir.”

Murphy began dating Brown (also known as “Mel B” and “Scary Spice”) in June. However, the actor brought film producer Tracey Edmonds to the premiere of his film Dreamgirls on December 4, where she told reporters that the two have been dating for a month-and-a-half.

This news likely surprised Brown, 31, who said earlier this week, “We’re in love…I can’t wait to spend Christmas with him, and I can’t wait to have this baby.”

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