Another Hollywood couple has called it quits after two decades together. Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher announced they are divorcing after 14 years of marriage. Baron Cohen made the official announcement on social media.
The estranged couple usually remains quiet about personal matters, but word was spreading about the lack of appearances from the power couple, including vacation photos. After much speculation, the Hollywood stars released a joint statement, which Baron Cohen posted on his Instagram Stories. Look at the surprising and heartbreaking message from the Borat star below.
According to Cohen’s words, the couple was working on their marital issues for some time before dissolution became the only course of action. The soon-to-be-exes met in 2001 at a party in Sydney before getting engaged in 2004. They officially tied the knot in 2010. They share three children – two daughters and a son.
The notoriously private couple maintained that angle by prioritizing their children’s privacy over public perception. Either way, the news is surprising considering how much the comedic pair gush over each other at Hollywood events. However, there appeared to be relationship issues that the usually mum couple didn’t share.
According to Page Six, the couple’s divorce announcement might’ve been in the works for some time. Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher were living separate lives for a while. Fans and the media first began questioning their relationship status after Fisher hid her left ring finger for a London fashion event last December. Speculation grew as she showed up at the Vanity Fair Oscar party solo with a cocktail ring replacing her wedding ring. The Wedding Crashers star recently enjoyed a theatre girls’ night with Oscar nominee Naomi Watts and Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery.
Fisher wasn’t the only one seen mingling around Hollywood solo as Baron Cohen was spotted out at several Oscar parties. The comedic actor was out partying with other Hollywood A-listers at the CAA party. He enjoyed his new singledom after the actor was reportedly spotted at pop icon Madonna’s exclusive post-Oscars bash The Party earlier this year. The The Dictator star even hung out with Metallica’s Lars Ulrich at the Time Women of the Year gala around the same time.
According to the publication, a close source claimed Sacha Baron Cohen met with divorce lawyers in Los Angeles late last year. However, the couple officially filed for divorce in London where they currently reside. The divorce announcement is just the latest surprise news to hit the Brothers Grimsby star’s fans. His Grimsby co-star Rebel Wilson called him out in her upcoming memoir for challenging experiences shooting the comedy. He vehemently denied Wilson’s accusations, saying he had “extensive detailed evidence” to contradict her claims.
As the soon-to-be-former couple move on, their acting careers continue without any bumps. Sacha Baron Cohen is pivoting to TV with the upcoming miniseries Disclaimer and Ironheart airing on Apple TV+ and Disney+, respectively. Airdates are currently unknown. Isla Fisher is currently starring in the Peacock series Wolf Like Me. She will return to feature films in an untitled Netflix coming-of-age drama starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler. Check out our schedules of upcoming movies and TV series.
