The Reacher star and his wife Catherine announced on Saturday that they’re ending their marriage after twenty years together. But according to Page Six, the divorce paperwork was actually filed back in December 2025 in Williamson County, Tennessee, meaning the couple sat on the news for eight months before telling the world.
Their love story had a movie-worthy start. The two met in a high school ballet class, married in May 2006, and went on to raise three sons, Calem, Edan and Amory. Notably, they never publicly celebrated their 20th anniversary this past May, which in hindsight was probably the first quiet signal that things had already shifted behind the scenes.
In their Instagram statement, the couple said they’ve decided to“continue alongside one another in a different way,”calling friendship and becoming the strongest co-parents they can be the best gift they can give each other and their boys. It’s the kind of graceful, no-drama exit that’s become rare in celebrity splits.
Do you think keeping a divorce private for eight months is the right move when kids are involved, or should fans get the truth sooner?
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