Splits
Nearly four years after separating, Richard Gere, 67, and Law & Order actress Carey Lowell, 55, finalized their divorce on Oct. 18. The pair wed in 2002 and have a son, Homer, 16. • On Oct. 18, Laura Van Winkle filed for divorce from rapper Vanilla Ice (born Robert Van Winkle), 48. The duo, who wed in 1997 and are parents to daughters Dusti, 18, and KeeLee, 16, reportedly have been separated for a few years.
Passed
Actor Eddie Apple-gate, who played Patty Lane’s boyfriend on the 1960s hit The Patty Duke Show, died Oct. 17 after a long illness. He was 81.
Baby Boom
Scandal star Kerry Washington, 39, and football player Nnamdi Asomugha, 35, welcomed son Caleb on Oct. 5. The couple, who wed in 2013, are…
