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Christie Brinkley's Nasty Divorce Makes Her Break Down On "Today"

The former supermodel bursts into tears when asked about her dispute with her ex.

Christie Brinkley was supposed to promote her role as Roxie Hart in "Chicago" this morning on "Today" -- but the interview left her in tears as talk quickly turned to her ex-husband Peter Cook.

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Date My Dad? Hoda Kotb Gets An Unusual Proposal

The Today host finally has a man. Breathe easy, Kathie Lee.

Kotb was signing copies of her book when she was approached by two young girls. Instead of asking for her autograph, the girls presented her with a list entitled "Ten Reasons To Date Our Dad".

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Did Matt Lauer Leave His Wife For Meredith Vieira?

Say it's not so, Matt! The internet is buzzing with rumors.

Another day, another celebrity cheating on his wife. This time it’s Matt Lauer. Surprised? According to the National Enquirer, Matt Lauer has left his wife of 12 years, Annette Roque, after she accused him of having an affair with someone he works with. While the name of the female(s) (yes, there might be more than one!) are still in question, the Internet is all a-twitter that one of the women may be Matt’s co-host, Meredith Vieira.

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John Edwards: I Fathered Rielle Hunter's Baby

Rielle Hunter's baby, Frances Quinn, is indeed John Edward's, he confirmed today on the Today show.

John Edwards admitted he was the father of Rielle Hunter's 2-year-old daughter on the Today show this morning. Hunter is the staffer that Edwards had an affair with during the 2008 presidential campaign while his wife Elizabeth battled cancer.

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Man Claims He Was Michael Jackson's Lover

Jason Pfeiffer lost his 'soulmate' after a short affair as rumors of MJ's sexuality hit new heights.

Jason Pfeiffer, a 35-year-old employee at MJ's derm's office, says he has lost his 'soulmate.' Visit YourTango's Celebrity Love for the story.

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Michael Jackson Wanted To Date Katie Couric

Michael Jackson asked Katie Couric on a date in 2000.

Last night on David Letterman, Katie Couric revealed that in 2000 Michael Jackson asked her out on a date, via Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Here's what Katie told Letterman.

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Are You In Love? A Brain Scan Can Tell

A new brain scan can measure the love one feels, but what if the science doesn't match the feeling?

On May 18, neuroscientist Lucy Brown appeared on the Today show revealing her new brain scan that can decipher whether someone is in love with their spouse. To test this, she scanned the brain of A.J. Jacobs, an editor-at-large at Esquire. Three different brain systems were scanned that measured lust, romance and attachment, and it is the combination of these feelings, Brown asserts, that form love. For each scan Jacobs looked at different pictures of his wife in order to measure his different feelings for her. According to Brown, we feel lust for those we're attracted to, which can be anyone, and is the basis of reproduction. Romance is what draws us into a relationship with a specific person and when love is first felt. Attachment is how committed a person is to raising a family with their spouse. When scanning Jacobs, it was found that he still had a strong attraction to his wife, but felt very little romance toward her. His feelings of attachment mirorred his feelings of lust. These results illustrate that the first intense feelings of love and romance had dissolved but that he still was attracted to her and felt a strong desire to raise their family together. Read: Decoding Love: Forget Romance, Embrace Science

Women Prefer Average Men

When "average" applies to his height, that is.

Turns out, women have a Goldilocks-style preference for male features, specifically a man’s height and foot size. On average, we like ‘em not too big, not too small; somewhere in the middle is just right. The Today show this morning featured an international study that revealed most women found a medium-sized foot out of three different-sized male feet to be most appealing. In contrast, men overwhelmingly deemed the smallest female foot to be the most attractive. Curiously, Tanzanian men were the only subjects to prefer the biggest female foot to the other two.