John Mayer has put the paparazzi on high alert after he was spotted taking a high-energy self-defense class in New York.

Members of a hidden video crew wondered what they were seeing when Mayer fought off an apparent attacker, who was waving a gun at the singer/songwriter’s head.

But sources insist Mayer’s life isn’t at risk - he’s just learning how best to defend himself from over-zealous cameramen and fanatics.

The rocker has been a paparazzi target for many years, and now he’s dating Jennifer Aniston, interest in him is about to hit fever pitch.

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Kirstin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall at the German premiere of “Sex and the City”.

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Shania Twain and her husband, producer Robert “Mutt” Lange, have split, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.

“Shania Twain and her husband, music producer Robert ‘Mutt’ Lange, are separating after 14 years of marriage,” spokesman Jason Owen says in a statement. “This is a private matter and there will be no further comment at this time.”

Twain, 42, and Lange, 59, married in 1993, just six months after meeting. They are parents to a 6-year-old son, Eja D’Angelo.

In 2002, Twain told PEOPLE of her and Lange’s relationship, “Our love has always been based on friendship and compatibility,” though, she added, “we are very different.”

In early 2000, press reports surfaced that their then seven-year marriage was in trouble, but the couple remained together. Around the same time, Twain all but disappeared from public life, retreating to Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland. “I needed a break, physically and mentally,” she explained of her move. “I needed to leave behind the whole ‘Shania’ thing and be myself.”

In the December 2007 issue of Redbook, Twain told the magazine: “I struggled a lot internally with my fame, and coping with it has been very difficult.”

As for getting back into the public eye with a new perfume and album to be released this year, she says, “I’m not naturally a spotlight person … [But] I don’t mind being the center of attention in a controlled, comfortable environment.”

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Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are friends and nothing more, Ali Lohan says.

While the Internet is abuzz with rumors of a romantic relationship between the actress and her DJ pal, who have been caught cuddling and with hickeys in France, Ali wants to set the record straight on behalf of her big sister.

“They’re best friends. They’re just friends,” she tells Extra. “It’s pathetic what people say.”

It’s stuff like this that you must learn to ignore, Lohan matriarch Dina adds. In the past year, the family weathered more negative press and speculation than ever, but it’s important to learn to “deal with it.”

“It’s so silly,” Dina says. “We actually laugh about it now. It really does hurt, but you develop a thick skin. You have to ignore it.”

The momager is currently molding a career for Ali, an aspiring singer. Their journey will be featured in their new E! reality series, Living Lohan, this summer.

Why do a reality show?

“To set the record straight as to who we are as people,” Dina says.

Adds 14-year-old Ali, “My mom is just a regular mom trying to help her kids follow their dreams.”

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Despite a flurry of engagement rumors, Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson – Hollywood’s most notorious on-again, off-again couple – have called it quits, less than two months after rekindling their romance in Miami.

The end of their erratic courtship (they began dating in September ‘06) comes amid erroneous reports that the pair were engaged, fueled by photos of Hudson wearing a Tiffany & Co. ring (it was a prop!) both on-and-off set of her film Bride Wars, which she’s filming in Boston.

“It was a pretty bad breakup,” says a Wilson pal. “Owen said it was a tough one. He definitely doesn’t want to dwell on it. He wants to put it behind him.”

Since the split, Hudson, 29, and Wilson, 39, have each been spotted letting loose. On May 9, Hudson and Bride Wars costar Steve Howey, 30, visited Boston’s Liberty Hotel bar, Alibi. And on May 11, Wilson dropped by N.Y.C.’s Upstairs with two women.

“He was pretty chummy with the ladies … he was certainly doing some sweet talking,” according to an onlooker. “He looked happy to be there hanging with them.” The late-night outing was followed by a visit to Butter the next night, where he chatted up a sexy blonde. Says a Hudson source: “She feels dumb thinking it was so serious.”

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Dontcha just love the word “whilst”? I’m going to use it more often.