In any case, an emotionally agitated Mayer was approached on the streets of Manhattan by reporters hoping for a word on two on the breakup. Mayer then offered them more material than they had ever hoped for, turning the tables on the stunned-speechless gossip hounds by insisting they print the truth (for once!), instead of spinning scurrilous hearsay into cover line gold. Unfortunately, he sticks around about two minutes too long; by the time he offers, "I don't waste people's time...I'm just being honest, yo....Let's poll the people around us and see if my theory is right that 20% of them would have liked to have dumped Jennifer, too—they just didn't have the guts!" things just start getting uncomfortable for everyone involved.

• John Mayer: I Didn't Want to Waste Her Time [TMZ]

"She really looked like she was in good spirits," an observer tells Us. "She was laughing and smiling. Very animated."

But a few minutes later, Silverman - who ate organic quinoa topped with fresh fruit - grew somber and became enthralled in a heart-to-heart conversation with her pal.

"She was talking and it looked like he was listening and then advising her," the onlooker tells Us. "This went on for around 20 minutes."

Mutual friend Jonah Hill - who has appeared in comedy skits on Kimmel's ABC show - was dining in the restaurant and also stopped by to say hello.

"Jonah's appearance definitely had an effect on her," a witness tells Us. "They spoke for just a minute. And after he left, Sarah looked momentarily pensive."

We'll spare you their breathtaking coverage of what Silverman's eyebrows were doing when she asked for a coffee refill, and analysis of the sounds coming from the women's bathroom (muffled sobs, streaming liquid) after she briefly excused herself from the table. The last thing anyone wants or needs after a difficult breakup is to have their every move scrutinized—particularly any pensiveness one might experience after a close friend with romantic designs offers, "You want a shoulder to cry on? Or a funny shlub who actually knows what he's doing in the sack? You call me, Sar. Enjoy the quinoa. Works wonders on the colon," before smiling empathetically and sailing out the doors.

• Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman Split After Five Years [usmagazine]

The Devil Wears Prada actress Anne Hathaway put on a brave face at her latest film premiere last night after breaking up with long-term boyfriend Raffaello Follieri, the Mail Online can reveal.

An insider tells the Mail Online that Hathaway made the painful decision to end their relationship because of the effects his controversial business dealings could have on her career. [...]

A pal said: 'She seemed to really be enjoying her freedom, and making new friends in L.A., especially [Get Smart co-star] Steve Carell.

'Anne really wants to find a guy like Steve, and if he weren't married, I have no doubt she would date him in a second.

'She's such a fan of his work she couldn't help but quote episodes of 'The Office' to him when they first met. She thinks he's amazing.
'Even though she loves being near her family, a move to Los Angeles could mean better roles, more money, and a better pool of potential boyfriends.'

While we have no doubt this was the best arrangement for her career and own emotional well-being, we just hope Hathaway takes some time out to find herself before diving into the "better pool" of Hollywood bachelors. She'll quickly learn that while it's full of Carell-alikes, nothing quite compares to the ecstasy of gazing into the dreamy eyes of the real thing, moments after having high-fived a particularly satisfying, "That's what she said."

• EXCLUSIVE: Devil Wears Prada star Anne Hathaway splits from long-time love [dailymail.co.uk]

George Clooney broke up with his model girlfriend, Sarah Larson, shortly after she had a breast augmentation in mid-May. Was surgery the final straw in their already fractured relationship?

“George really didn’t want her to get the boob job,” an insider says. But she needed a place to rest after the operation. “She asked George if she could do her recovery at his house and he agreed,” says the insider. Despite the split, the 29-year-old former cocktail waitress is pleased with her new look

“She likes her new body so much that she would consider posing for Playboy,” says a friend.

If true, the elective surgery would be just the latest active measure taken by the former Nevada cocktail-dispensation engineer towards increased visibility, and as such would fit in nicely with the widely accepted theory that Clooney was growing uncomfortable with her steadily growing stature. Now, join us, won't you, for an image gallery of famous boob-jobs that broke up classic Hollywood relationships. Just kidding. We really couldn't give a fuck.

• In Touch Weekly

George Clooney has broken up with Sarah Larson after nearly a year of dating.

According to a friend of Sarah's, the Leatherheads star recently moved out of his LA home while the 29-year-old former Las Vegas cocktail waitress removed her belongings. "George is relieved to be single again," says an insider. "He thinks Sarah is sweet and that is why it was so hard to break up with her." [...]

"The truth is that they had little in common and he just doesn't want to be tied down," explains the insider. George's rep told In Touch: "I can only confirm that we have never commented on George's personal life."

One can only imagine how painful that last, longing glance backwards was for the young, comely Larson, her arms loaded down with two beach bags full of gritty bikini components, massage oils, and European fashion magazines, as she called out behind her, "Goodbye lovingly tended shrine to Max the pig! Goodbye Villa Oleandra and its dedicated pizza room! Goodbye Wii bowling tournaments in Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's office after Darfur press conferences! And goodbye, George. I think I'll miss your new smile most of all."

• George and Sarah split! [In Touch]

"It has always been our preference not to comment on the status of our relationship, but, out of respect for the time we've spent together, we feel compelled to do so now, in light of recent speculation and the number of inaccurate stories that are being reported by the media. We have, in fact, ended our romantic relationship and have done so mutually and as friends, with continued love and respect for one another."

SOURCE: Brad Cafarelli for Cameron Diaz, Sonia Muckle for Justin Timberlake

While it seems as if the actress would be the one to be hit hardest by the Diaz-Cafarelli/Timberlake-Muckle split, her gushing acceptance speech at the People's Choice Awards made it abundantly clear that she has already managed to move on to a far more satisfying and mature relationship with anyone with an internet connection who happened to vote for her, leaving Timberlake, who can barely contain in his every public appearance a newly untethered glee, free to pursue the true love of his life—himself.

• Timberlake, Diaz announce split [USAToday/AP]
• Previously: Did Justin Timberlake Give Cameron Diaz A Dump In A Box This Christmas? [Defamer]

This Christmas season, Justin Timberlake spent his holiday at home in Tennessee, surrounded by his close-knit family, including mom (and onetime manager) Lynn, stepfather Paul Harness and his three younger half-brothers.

Cameron Diaz, his girlfriend since 2003, went skiing in Vail, Colo., with her family. Separate vacations? At this time of year? What's the reason?

Sources say the glamorous due broke up and went their separate ways after a serious discussion that ended with Justin deciding that his days with Cam were numbered. [...]

[O]n Dec. 23, as he partied with friends in Senses nightclub in Memphis, the source says, Justin told fellow revelers: "Me and Cameron? We're done." He also confided to those friends that "the breakup is for keeps!"

If Star's story is accurate, then it brings us no joy to note the sad news; there's simply no excuse for the beloved actress, who will be 35 this year, having squandered many of her peak child-bearing years on an ex-boy bander, regardless of how white-hot his career might be right now versus her increasing reliance on Shrek sequel money. Diaz might do well to take a page from her most recent disappointing chick flick screen heroine, and perhaps get out of town for a while by swapping homes with fellow cross-the-pond starlet dumpee Sienna Miller—the more distance the better as Justin goes about the guilt-free gifting of his box to groupies in the coming months.

• JUSTIN & CAMERON: HE SAYS, IT'S OVER [Star]

The couple "have decided to take time off as a couple. Due to busy work schedules and so much time apart, they mutually decided four weeks ago that separating was the best thing to do at this time," according to a joint statement from the couple to PEOPLE.

Theirs was a coupling meant to be, born on Moroccan sand dunes filming the uncherished romantic adventure, Sahara. She saw in him a potential future "Sexiest Man Alive," with a softness behind his eyes that reminded her of a past fake lover; he saw in her an impenetrable accent and a convenient red carpet alibi. In the end, however, it was the sad realization that neither was doing anything more to promote the other's career that would ultimately set them drifting apart, and onto their next chapter of mutually beneficial love in the arms of a celebrity of equal or greater value.

• Matthew McConaughey & Penelope Cruz Are 'Separating' [People]

• Bye, bye love [MSNBC.com]

There's only so much tragedy we can stand on a Wednesday morning. If you need to find us in the next hour or so, we'll be sitting on the kitchen floor, sipping bleach from a martini glass.

• Split! [US Weekly]
• If You Love Something, Get Rid of It: Nick and Jessica to Divorce [Gawker]
• Nick And Jessica Finally Pull The Trigger: UPDATE [Defamer]