Ben Foster has filed for divorce from his spouse, Laura Prepon.
Foster, 44, cited “irreconcilable differences” as the rationale for the breakdown in his marriage with the “That ’70s Show” star, additionally 44, in response to court docket paperwork seen by The Put up and first obtained by TMZ.
In his divorce petition filed in Tennessee on Sept. 9 — the date Foster additionally lists because the day of the couple’s separation — the “X-Men” star asks the court docket to implement a prenuptial settlement he says he and Prepon signed in 2018.
Foster and Prepon are at present dwelling individually. Per TMZ, Prepon at present resides in Tennessee whereas Foster resides in Los Angeles.
The outlet additionally cited sources as saying the “Orange Is the New Black” actress and “Hell or High Water” star broke up inside the previous couple of months. The insiders added that Prepon has stopped sporting her wedding ceremony ring.
In the meantime, Foster has not been photographed sporting his wedding ceremony band since August.
Prepon and Foster met as youngsters and have been each associates with Prepon’s “That ’70s Show” costar Danny Masterson for a number of years.
The pair started a romantic relationship in July 2016 and bought engaged in October of that yr. They welcomed a daughter, Ella, the next August.
Prepon spoke about how she and Foster tried to navigate their careers with their roles as dad and mom throughout an April 2018 interview.
“Ben and I are really great about if I’m at work, he’s [at home], and if he’s at work, I’m [at home],” Prepon shared. “[But] I do feel guilty, and I just know that [Ella would] be proud if she knew. I’ve talked to a bunch of women [asking], ‘How do you do this?’ And they’re just like, ‘There’s really no solution. You just do it.’”
The couple bought married in June 2018. Prepon shared the information on Instagram.
“Just Married! Thank you for all the love and support. Wishing all of us the good stuff!” she captioned a sepia-toned wedding ceremony picture of her and Foster.
The actors had a second youngster, a son, in February 2020.
“Welcoming home our new bundle of love,” Prepon wrote on Instagram alongside a pic of her holding her new child. “Overwhelmed with gratitude.” To this point she and Foster haven’t revealed the kid’s identify, citing privateness causes.
“It’s a constant negotiation because we’re so fortunate to do what we love,” the actress informed Us shortly after their son’s delivery. “But part of being in the public eye is how do you negotiate keeping your privacy, how do you negotiate keeping your personal life private?”
The Put up has reached out to reps for Foster and Prepon.
