Good times never seemed so good: Neil Diamond has married for the third time, despite having paid about $144.5 million to his second wife in their divorce settlement. Source: AP
NEIL Diamond proved he�s still a believer in love and married his manager over the weekend in a small ceremony in Los Angeles.
The 71-year-old "Sweet Caroline" singer wed Katie McNeil, 42, on Saturday in front of their close friends and family, his rep told People magazine.
Diamond's third wedding comes 17 years after his divorce from second wife Marcia Murphey made legal history when he was forced to hand over around $US150 million ($144.5 million).
The couple was married for 25 years and had two sons together. The star publicly declared that his former wife deserved the settlement and was "worth every penny".
The veteran crooner, who first found success as a songwriter with hits such as the Monkees? ?I?m a Believer?, announced his engagement to McNeil last September on Twitter.
"Good news coming from sunny LA/ and you're the first I want to tell/ Katie & I just got engaged/ and I hope you wish us well," he wrote at the time.
He also captioned a picture of his bride-to-be with the words, "I'd like you to meet Katie. I'm lovestruck."
Diamond's first marriage to childhood sweetheart Jaye Posner lasted six years and produced two daughters.
Californian McNeil, formerly a video producer, has not been married before. She met Diamond in 2009 when she produced a concert documentary he was starring in.
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