Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have split after 13 years of marriage, three kids
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Alexandra Del Rosario April 5, 2024 “My wife?” More like my ex-wife.reference to borat joke, but if it’s too much feel free to cut!//i love it! but i cut it! Sacha Baron Cohen
and
Isla Fisher
‘s marriage has come to an end
,
after 13 years.
The comedians and “
Brothers Grimsby
” co-stars announced their split
on
Friday, revealing in matching Instagram story posts that “in 2023 we jointly filed to end our marriage.”
To their respective accounts, the The
now-exes
both
shared a photo
on both their accounts
of themselves in coordinating white athletic outfits.
“After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down,” their joint statement said.
A
representative for
Cohen
representative
confirmed the legitimacy of both the stars’
posts to The Times on Friday, but did not provide additional comment. A
representative for
Fisher
representative
did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment
on Friday
.
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“Borat” star Cohen,
52
, and “Now You See Me” actor Fisher,
48
, married in
2010
after first meeting
in 2001
at a party in Sydney
, Australia ,in 2001,
according to People.
Since After
their quiet March
2001 2010
marriage in Paris, the actors welcomed three children
: Olive, Elula, and Montgomery
.
For much of their marriage
, the
actors kept
much of
their family life away from the public eye and social media, aside from
the a few
interview comments and appearances at Hollywood events, including
at
the most recent Golden Globe Awards in early January.
In their Friday announcement the actors said ,
“
W
e have always prioritized our privacy
,
”
they said in their Friday posts.They added:
“[We] have been quietly working through this change
,” they continued. “
We forever share in our devotion and love for our children. We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family’s wish for privacy.”
Cohen and Fisher unveiled their divorce more than a week after “Pitch Perfect” star
Rebel Wilson
the former Cohen
of hiring “high priced lawyers or PR crisis mangers” to threaten the publication of her memoir, “
Rebel Rising
.” Wilson, also
Cohen’s a
“Brothers Grimsby” co-star, revealed that Cohen is the “massive a” who inspired a chapter in her forthcoming book.
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In a statement previously shared
with
The Times, a representative for the “Les Misrables and Brno star responded to Wilson, who also accused
the actor Cohen ??correct? or am i misreading? i might be misreading you’re right!alex
of inappropriate behavior on the irreverent spy comedy.
While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence, including contemporaneous documents, film footage, and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during and after the production of The Brothers Grimsby, a representative for Cohen said
in the March
statement.
shared with
In February, Fisher appeared on the “Kelly Clarkson Show” and told its eponymous host about her low-key Valentine’s Day traditions with Cohen.
“Every year, Sacha does give me a card that’s like, ‘Happy Valentine’s from …’ and there’s like a massive question
m
ark
,
as if anybody else would send it,” she said, laughing with Clarkson. “As if I have any other Valentines.”
