Laurie David Wrote the end of the Al & Tipper "Love Story" - UPDATE: Laurie David denies

Via Memeorandum

Star Magazine has the scoop on the break up of the "Love Story" couple Al and Tipper Gore:

In the June 28 issue of Star, on sale Wednesday, we report that Al and Tipper's breakup didn't come as much of a surprise to one Hollywood player — Laurie David. Star has learned that Al has been having an affair with Laurie, who divorced Seinfeld creator and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David in 2007 amidst reports she was cheating with the caretaker of their Martha's Vineyard summer home.

“Al and Laurie went from friends to lovers," an insider tells Star. "It couldn’t be avoided."

So it was as inevitable as global warming or something.

The Lonely Conservative wonders What Kind of Woman Would Have an Affair With Al Gore? upon seeing the first sign of the siren at Drudge. She follows with the update:

Update: Doug Powers on Twitter: Al doesn’t call it an “affair”; but a “marriage offset” – heh!

Update: Duh! Al had an affair with a fellow traveler.

Maggie's Notebook has more.

UPDATE:  Oh well, shows over folks:

A close friend of both Al and Tipper Gore's laughed at the report and said there was nothing to it. "It's complete crap," he said.

"The story is completely untrue," Laurie David said in a statement.

"It's a total fabrication. I adore both Al and Tipper. I look at them both as family. And I have happily been in a serious relationship since my divorce."

A Gore spokeswoman said Gore would not comment on the stream of stories about his separation. He normally refuses

Al has reportedly returned to his true love via Sister Toldjah