Ever since the one-two punch of divorce announcements from Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck and Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert, I definitely had the gossip sixth sense feeling that this summer would have at least one more major breakup. My money was on Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux, quite honestly. But it turned out to be the sleeper entry in the Terrible Divorce Sweepstakes: Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale. Damn, you guys.
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are divorcing after nearly 13 years of marriage.
“While the two of us have come to the mutual decision that we will no longer be partners in marriage, we remain partners in parenthood and are committed to jointly raising our three sons in a happy and healthy environment,” the duo confirmed to People in a statement (Access was first to report the news). “To that end, we respectfully request privacy from the media during this time.”
The pair tied the knot in 2002 after six years of dating and were set to celebrate their anniversary next month.
“We go through so much together – it’s a miracle that we could stay together this long,” the No Doubt singer told Cosmopolitan earlier this year. “It’s good to have those days when we both do our own things. I think that’s what keeps relationships going, when both people can be themselves and have their own individuality.”
Rossdale, 49, and Stefani, 45, share three sons together: Kingston, 9, Zuma, 6, and Apollo, 1.
This actually shocks me. Of course there have been rumors about the state of Gwen and Gavin’s marriage for years, but they always seemed pretty solid in spite of the rumors. They seemed to love their family unit and they seemed to have figured out a way to do the whole rock ‘n roll marriage thing. I guess not. As for those rumors… in 2010, Gavin confirmed that he had a “one night thing” with a male lover once upon a time, only his lover always claimed that their relationship lasted more like six years. I always believed that Gavin probably experimented a lot in his younger days and…? No judgment. Unless it turns out that Gavin had someone on the side this whole time, then there will be judgment. And for whatever reason, I just don’t believe that Gwen would ever fool around on him, but I’ve been wrong before so who knows?
Oh, and before The Batfleck, there were some rumors about Gavin and his hot nanny too. Remember that?
Last thing: Gwen and Gavin have already filed the paperwork for the divorce. Gwen filed first and they’re apparently in agreement about joint custody of the kids. You guys… what happened?!
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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