Not only do celebrities die in sets of three ...

they break up in sets of three, too.

It all began with the first quake to the foundation of the celebrity marriage: the separation of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Millions mourned the loss of potential that their union offered: with their genes combined, they could have created the most beautiful human ever.

And now, just as the rest of the world world was recovering from the shock of their separation, these three young couples announced that they were breaking up, shattering our world in the process.

Or the news was met with a generally ambivalence. Did anyone even know Shannon Elizabeth was married? And, more importantly, did anyone care?

Evidently, the papers expect us to care. US Weekly shouts about the custody battles that will ensue over children and pets. People offers us the true story of the downfall of the Holmes-Klein romance. And even World Weekly News is offering up the true story of the Holmes-Klein romance: aliens impregnated Chris Klein with Michael Jackson's child.

So who, in this mess, is the Idiot of the Day? The jury's still out. It could be the celebrities who are turning divorce proceedings into a Lifetime movie deal. Or it could be the papers for running the play-by-plays of their failing relationships. Or, of course, it could also be us, for bothering to acknowledge them in the first place.

But let's just stick with blaming everyone else, shall we?