Celebrity Breakups of 2012

The news that Jessica and Ashlee Simpson's parents Joe, 54, and Tina, 52, had filed for divorce was surprising, not only because they'd been married since 1978, but because the story broke in October at the same time the National Enquirer reported that former pastor Joe had just come out to his family as gay. Tina cited "discord or conflict of personalities," in court papers, according to People. Still, a rep denied the story. "It is an ... more 

The news that Jessica and Ashlee Simpson's parents Joe, 54, and Tina, 52, had filed for divorce was surprising, not only because they'd been married since 1978, but because the story broke in October at the same time the National Enquirer reported that former pastor Joe had just come out to his family as gay. Tina cited "discord or conflict of personalities," in court papers, according to People. Still, a rep denied the story. "It is an amicable split and there is no third party involved," said the rep. "Any other related allegations are completely false." Think the rumors are true? less