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Jake Gyllenhaal's Parents Get Divorce

23 hours ago | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal received an unpleasant 2009 Yuletide gift - their parents divorced on Christmas Eve. TV director Stephen Gyllenhaal and film producer Naomi Foner were married for 32 years, but they officially ended their union on Thursday, according to TMZ.com.

The former couple is set to reach a settlement dividing their properties, cars and other assets. The news comes just weeks after Jake Gyllenhaal reportedly split from his longterm girlfriend Reese Witherspoon.

So far, there is no confirmation from both Jake and Reese concerning the rumored break-up. Words are, their split is amicably and there is no third party involved.

"They needed time to figure it out and they were on different coasts. When they were finally together, they talked it out and decided they're not going to be together anymore," a source said.

Jake and Reese met while filming 2007 thriller "Rendition" and then began dating ever since. »

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Gyllenhaals' Parents Divorce

29 December 2009 12:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal received an unpleasant Yuletide gift this year - their parents divorced on Christmas Eve.

TV director Stephen Gyllenhaal and film producer Naomi Foner were married for 32 years, but they officially ended their union on Thursday, according to TMZ.com.

The former couple is set to reach a settlement dividing their properties, cars and other assets.

The news comes just weeks after Jake Gyllenhaal reportedly split from his longterm girlfriend Reese Witherspoon. »

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Jake Gyllenhaal's Parents End Marriage on Christmas Eve

28 December 2009 10:42 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

Jake Gyllenhaal has been hit with another heartbreaking story. After being reported to have split from actress girlfriend Reese Witherspoon, TMZ broke the news that the actor's parents, director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter/producer Naomi Foner, have made their divorce official on Christmas Eve, December 24.

The site went on further to note there are no custody or child support issues due to the fact that both Jake and his actress sister Maggie Gyllenhaal are adults. Additionally, neither Stephen nor Naomi will receive spousal support. The two who have been married for 32 years also agreed to divide houses, furniture, cars jewelry and other assets.

Back in October 2008, Los Angeles court papers unraveled that Jake's mother Naomi has filed for divorce from husband Stephen. Mentioning that they had been separated since January 1, the Golden Globe-winning screenwriter cited irreconcilable differences as her reason behind the divorce. Later on, it was unraveled that the »

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Jake, Maggie Gyllenhaal's Parents End Marriage

28 December 2009 12:50 PM, PST | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »

Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal's parents -- TV director Stephen Gyllenhaal and film producer Naomi Foner -- officially ended their marriage on Christmas Eve.Both Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal are adults, so there are no custody or child support issues. Neither party will receive spousal support.The settlement agreement divides houses, furniture, cars, jewelry and other assets between the two.They were married for 32 years.

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Craig Zobel, Lance Weiler and Cherien Dabis among Dozen Selected for Sundance's Screenwriters Lab

15 December 2009 3:00 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

I usually begin these type of "Sundance Institute" updates by stating that these are the future names to watch out for on the indie film scene or in future editions of the festival, but the truth of the matter is, this year's batch of twelve are names we already mention on this site. Filmmakers such as Craig Zobel and Cherien Dabis are returning with their latest screenplays-in-progress and folks such as Lance Weiler, Sean Durkin (producer of Afterschool) and Edwin (multiple fest winner Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly) are making this an 2010 group to watch out for. - I usually begin these type of "Sundance Institute" updates by stating that these are the future names to watch out for on the indie film scene or in future editions of the festival, but the truth of the matter is, this year's batch of twelve are names we already mention on this site. »

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Mum Wants Gyllenhaal To Be Danny Kaye

4 December 2009 5:31 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Jake Gyllenhaal's writer mother Naomi Foner is campaigning for her son to become the new Danny Kaye.

Mother and son used to watch Kaye's movies when he was a child and Foner is always trying to convince the actor to revamp the iconic funnyman's most famous roles.

He says, "(We'd watch) Five Pennies, The Court Jester and Hans Christian Anderson... My mother was a big Danny Kaye fan and would always play me these movies. She is, in fact, the person who always calls me up and is like, 'You should redo The Court Jester!'" »

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Maggie Gyllenhaal Seeks Balance in Life As a Working Mother

15 September 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | People - CelebrityBabies | See recent People - CelebrityBabies news »

Splash News Online Raised in a family that promoted female success in the work place, Maggie Gyllenhaal never doubted for a second that she could have both a career and a family. After making a name for herself in Hollywood, Maggie moved on to motherhood — welcoming her first child with Peter Sarsgaard in 2006 — and quickly realized the harsh reality of balancing life as a working mom. “I was brought up to believe I could do anything I wanted professionally and, of course, be a mother at the same time — but I’m finding that it’s complicated,” she tells Working Mother.

“It requires a lot of thought and planning and I haven’t figured it out yet.”

Missing out on the day-to-day routine with her daughter Ramona, now 2 ½, often leaves Maggie with a heavy heart. “Now that I have my own daughter, there are definitely times I think, ‘Why do I have a job? »

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Gyllenhaal Races Reese's Kids

11 August 2009 12:01 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Jake Gyllenhaal proved his dedication to girlfriend Reese Witherspoon by helping her two kids compete in a Massachusetts road race this weekend.

The actor, who has been dating Witherspoon since 2007, put on his running shoes to tale Ava, nine and Deacon, five, to compete in the 5K Chilmark Road Race on Saturday (August 8) on Martha’s Vineyard.

Gyllenhaal came 53rd in the event with a time of 20 minutes, 43 seconds and made sure he grabbed a camera at the end to capture the kids crossing the finish line.

His mother, screenwriter Naomi Foner, also took part and was seen running alongside Deacon and shouting encouragement.

Ava and Deacon's dad is Witherspoon's ex-husband, actor Ryan Phillippe. »

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Iron Man And Button Named Among Scripter Nominees

7 January 2009 6:14 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Iron Man will battle Benjamin Button for the coveted Scripter Award, which honours both the author and screenwriter of the year's best book-to-film adaptation.

The action film and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will compete with The Reader, Revolutionary Road and Slumdog Millionaire for the honour, which will be announced at the University of Southern California's Edward L. Doheny Library in Los Angeles on 30 January.

Last year's Scripter co-winners, Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men) went on to win the Oscar for their screenplay adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel.

The Scripter selection committee, featuring Jake Gyllenhaal's writer mother Naomi Foner and movie mogul Lawrence Kasdan, chose the five 2009 nominees from a field of 58 films. »

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