Jen Affleck has filed for divorce from Zac Affleck in Utah, and the timeline is the part everyone’s buzzing about. Back in April, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star told Us Weekly their marriage was a“night and day difference”and“stronger than ever”after working through a rough patch. On November 3, TMZ first reported the filing, roughly a year after that interview.
The couple shares three kids: Nora, 5, Penny, 16 months, and Luca, 3, and they’re expecting a fourth child. Jen has spoken openly about prenatal and postpartum depression, recently sharing that prenatal depression“came back even heavier”this pregnancy. Zac posted a TikTok of parenting moments on November 2, one day before the filing, and neither of them has publicly addressed the split.
The news also lands just before The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County premieres on Hulu November 12, which naturally has fans dissecting the timing. The bigger takeaway might be the gap between a public“we’re stronger than ever”and what’s actually happening at home, plus a real conversation about mental health during pregnancy.
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