No. Star Jones and her husband Al Reynolds are not getting a divorce. This article is not about shocking celebrity divorces. It is about gossip. It is cruel and irresponsible to start or repeat bad rumors about other people. This is particularly true regarding divorce.

First, it insults Star Jones and Al Reynolds by denying they have the integrity and backbone to honor their wedding vows. Would you like people speaking this way about you and your spouse?

Second, rumors of divorce or affairs and such can cast a psychological shadow of insecurity on a marriage, and that is willfully harming someone else's marriage. Of course, most couples will fight off these kind of attacks, but they are still harmful attacks nevertheless. Nobody has the right to do that.

What can couples do when attacked with wicked gossip?

First, dismiss it at garbage. The more you fight it, the more people will feel that you have something to hide. Treat it as you would a stray and inappropriate remark from a child or adolescent because that is really what these rumors are -- inappropriate remarks made by immature people.

Second, don't waist time trying to forget it or fight it or remove it from your mind. What happens when someone tells you not to think of a flying zebra? What are you thinking about right now? A flying zebra. Ok. Now stop thinking about the flying zebra. What are you thinking about now? Hmmm. Probably the flying zebra. Right?

If you want to stop thinking about something, you have to replace that thought with another thought. But, there is a trick to it. If you start thinking and saying to yourself and your spouse, "We're not getting a divorce...We're not getting a divorce...", what is still on your mind? Of course, it's divorce.

Don't Ask What Failed -- Ask What Worked

Instead of doing that, remember what was happening when you were falling in love with each other. Remember what you were doing when you fell in love, and do that. If you have a horrible memory, remember what you were doing when it stopped. Don't think about what went wrong, but think about what you were doing and thinking and feeling when things began to go well and continued to get better.

Also, sinful spirits tend to say their names. That is, a person who lies is more likely to call others liars undeservedly. And, a person who is considering divorce or is unfaithful is more inclined to suspect or accuse or spread rumors that someone else is unfaithful.

So, if you want a good life and a good marriage, take note of the goodness of your own marriage and other people's marriages, too, and if you feel the urge to start or pass on a negative rumor, try spreading a happy and uplifting truth instead.