We’re not alone: Madonna, Heather Locklear and Christina Applegate all text message their exes

Sometimes we may regret it, but many of us ladies still reach out to our exes, and in this day and age, nothing lends itself to a quick and casual hello like a text message. Apparently men--and celebrities at that--do it too!

When Sean Penn was filming his upcoming movie about San Francisco's first openly gay politician, Harvey Milk, he had to kiss actor James Franco. Excitedly, the first person he told was his ex-wife, Madonna. He typed out, "I just broke my cherry kissing a guy. I thought of you. I don't know why." Madonna wrote back: "Congratulations."
 
David Spade recently sent a text to his ex-girlfriend, Heather Locklear, to make sure she was OK after her drunk driving arrest. "I texted her to check on her," says Spade "I think things get blown out of proportion. She's always solid and always a great person." Aw.

Christina Applegate's ex husband, Jonathan Schaech, stays in touch with her via "e-mail and text," and has been especially supportive following her bout with breast cancer. "She is doing well," says Schaech. "How wonderful it is that, because of what happened to her, people are becoming more aware."

It's nice to know celebs can have a heart... and are as glued to their cell phones as we are! [US][LA Times][US]