Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty Photographs
Leah Remini appeared to take a cue from Jennifer Lopez’s when it got here to submitting for divorce.
In keeping with court docket docs obtained by Us Weekly, Remini, 54, filed for divorce from Angelo Pagan on Thursday, August 29 with out a lawyer. Lopez, 55, additionally didn’t use a lawyer when she filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on August 20.
In her divorce submitting, Remini listed her and Pagan’s date of separation as August 1, 2024, and cited “irreconcilable variations” as the rationale for his or her cut up. The King of Queens alum additionally requested that neither of them obtain spousal help and didn’t request little one help, as their daughter, Sofia, is 20 years previous.
Remini and Lopez have been shut buddies for a number of years however sparked rumors of a falling out after Remini didn’t attend Lopez and Affleck’s August 2022 nuptials to take her daughter to school. It’s unclear what their present standing is, however Remini’s pal Michelle Visage teased that the 2 have been on the outs throughout a September 2023 episode of the “Las Culturistas” podcast.
“No remark,” the RuPaul’s Drag Race decide, 55, mentioned when requested if Remini and Lopez have been nonetheless “finest buds.”
Remini introduced through Instagram on Thursday that she and Pagan, 56, had cut up after 28 years as a pair and 21 years of marriage. “This resolution got here after plenty of thought and care, and as arduous as divorce is, we’re approaching this with a optimistic outlook as a result of we all know it’s what’s finest for us,” wrote alongside previous and up to date pictures of the 2 of them.
Leah Remini & Angelo Pagan Gregg DeGuire/WireImage/Getty Photographs
She continued: “We’re pleased with how we have now labored by way of this collectively. Sure, we’re unhappy, and we’ve received some determining to do as we proceed to maneuver ahead into our new regular—collectively nonetheless in some ways, and aside in some new ones. However right here’s the factor: we’ve been finest buddies for therefore a few years. We’re nonetheless celebrating holidays collectively, watching our favourite television exhibits collectively, and gathering as a household.”
Remini went on to supply reasoning behind their separation, telling followers: “To place it merely, we each modified, as individuals do, and we received used to taking part in roles that didn’t match us anymore. After plenty of effort and consideration, we’ve determined to take this step, which displays who we’re at the moment. Our bond continues to be sturdy—it’s simply developed into one thing totally different.”
Regardless of their relationship coming to an in depth, Remini wrote that she considers their marriage to have been a “big success,” including, “We hope our journey can encourage others to see that relationships — whether or not they change or finish — aren’t failures.”
Remini’s divorce submitting comes lower than two weeks after information of Lopez and Affleck’s cut up. Lopez — who has since requested that her authorized identify be restored to Jennifer Lynn Lopez — additionally cited irreconcilable variations for her and Affleck’s breakup. The date of their cut up was listed as April 26, the identical month she and the Oscar winner, 52, first sparked rumors of marital troubles.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Arturo Holmes/Getty Photographs
The date of Lopez’s divorce submitting is notable because it’s the anniversary of the pair’s second wedding ceremony ceremony. They mentioned “I do” in Georgia in August 2022 after secretly tying the knot in Las Vegas one month prior.
“The timing of the divorce was an enormous f—okay you to Ben,” a Hollywood insider completely instructed Us earlier this month.
A second insider additionally acknowledged that “it was an increasing number of obvious they weren’t a superb match” within the leadup to their cut up. “It boiled right down to [the fact that] they’re two totally different individuals.”
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A 3rd supply later instructed Us that Lopez and Affleck had “already agreed” to the phrases of their divorce earlier than Lopez submitted her submitting, noting that the separation was “deliberate.”
“J.Lo lastly pulled the set off as a result of that was their settlement that she would file, and she or he was the one who finally made the choice,” the third insider added.