ET has exclusively confirmed that Star Jones (46) has filed for divorce from husband of three-and-a-half years Al Reynolds (39). The filing took place on March 26 in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan. Starlet M. Jones versus Al S. Reynolds was marked as an “Uncontested Matrimonial” case by the court and the records were sealed.

In a statement released exclusively to ET, the former View co-host says, “Several years ago I made an error in judgment by inviting the media into the most intimate area of my life. A month ago I filed for divorce. The dissolution of a marriage is a difficult time in anyone’s life that requires privacy with one’s thoughts. I have committed myself to handling this situation with dignity and grace and look forward to emerging from this period as a stronger and wiser woman.”

Yesterday, New York divorce attorney Stanford Lotwin (who worked on the high profile divorces of Howard Stern, Donald Trump and Diana Ross among others) filed a notice of appearance with the courts. Upon learning of the filing, ET producers discovered the original divorce decree.

Jones married Al Reynolds at Saint Bartholomew’s Church in New York City on November 13, 2004. The wedding was an extravagant affair with 500 hundred guests, three matrons of honors, 12 bridesmaids and four flower girls. The lavish nuptials came under scrutiny when Star discussed her wedding’s sponsors at length on her ABC show.

Star Jones was born Starlet Marie Jones in Badin, North Carolina. An attorney, she began her broadcasting career as a commentator on Court TV for the William Kennedy Smith rape trial and spent several years as a legal correspondent for NBC’s The Today Show. She joined The View in 1997 and on June 27, 2006 announced she would be leaving the show. Most recently, Jones hosted her own show on cable’s truTV (formerly Court TV). She has authored two books: You Have To Stand for Something, or You’ll Fall for Anything and Shine.

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TruTV (formerly Court TV) has announced internally that today will be the last episode of the Star Jones Show.

The network has said that the cancellation of the show, which debuted August 20, 2006, was due to “the rebranding and programming focus of the network.” The network then announced that a new show, “Arrest & Trial” will take its place at 3 p.m. EST.

Sources say that Star Jones will continue on as a contributing legal expert. I’m thinking no one was watching, so she got the axe.

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Although she has credited “medical intervention” for her weight loss in the past, Star Jones Reynolds has said she had gastric bypass surgery — until now!

In a personal essay penned by Star for the September issue of Glamour, she writes, “I was also terrified someone would have a tragic result after emulating me without making an informed decision with her doctor. But the complete truth is, I was scared of what people might think of me.”

The former View co-host, who has lost about 160 lbs. over three years, says at first she didn’t know if the surgery would work. “I had spent my entire adult life telling everyone that I was fine with the way I looked. I never thought I’d have to explain it.”

Jones Reynold is gearing up to host a new show on Court TV.

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Star Jones and hubby Al celebrating her birthday.

Star Jones-Reynolds, who was asked to leave The View in June, is owning up to her reputation as a diva – and says she’s learning from her mistakes.

“I’ve earned that diva image. It’s not something that I can hide from,” she tells TV’s Extra in an interview set to air Tuesday. “I admit sometimes I have enjoyed the celebrity more than I should have. It was well-earned, but it’s softened now.”

During her tenure on The View, Reynolds developed a reputation for engaging in shameless self-promotion and wanting free products – particularly during her over-the-top wedding to Al Reynolds in November 2004.

Indeed, she told PEOPLE in July that she “believed the hype” about herself. “I was on a hit show, doing (ads for) Payless; I was getting my health together; I met Al. I started to think, ‘Oooo, I got it going on!’ Now I know: Everything I had was a gift.”

Jones, who wrote the self-help memoir Shine: A Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Journey to Finding Love, says she is changing her ways.

“I am rejoicing in learning from my mistakes and missteps and trips and falls,” she tells Extra. “I’ve learned that sometimes modesty and humility shows the most strength and courage. That’s the Star that you see right now.”

Though Reynolds says she hasn’t spoken to any of her former View cohosts, she recently did receive some holiday cheer from the show’s youngest member, Elisabeth Hasselbeck. “I’m sure that everybody has gone on with their lives and I’ve gone on with mine,” says Reynolds. “I get some sweet, wonderful cards from Elisabeth all the time?I got the cutest Christmas card.?

In terms of her career, Reynolds announced last week her plans to host a three-hour radio program for the Radio One broadcasting network, which is airing this week.

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Star Jones Reynolds announced Tuesday morning on The View that she’ll be leaving the show in July after nine years as a cohost.

“After much prayer and counsel I feel like this is the right time to tell you that the show is moving in another direction for its tenth season and I will not be returning as cohost next year,” she said on the air.

So why is she leaving? Contrary to speculation that she’s unhappy about the upcoming addition of Rosie O’Donnell – one of Jones Reynolds’s most vocal critics – to the show this fall, she reveals exclusively in this week’s PEOPLE magazine that the departure was not her choice.

“What you don’t know is that my contract was not renewed for the tenth season,” she tells PEOPLE. “I feel like I was fired.” She adds that she was told her contract wouldn’t be renewed just days before news leaked that O’Donnell would be joining The View.