They made the news public on Instagram on Friday,when they shared a picture of themselves posing in a white tennis kit and wrote:“After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years,we are finally putting our racquets down.
“In 2023 we jointly filed to end our marriage. We have always prioritised our privacy,and have been quietly working through this change.
“We forever share in our devotion and love for our children. We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family’s wish for privacy.”
The pair married in 2010 and have three children,daughters Olive,17,and Elula,13,and nine-year-old son Montgomery.
It comes days after the Australian actressRebel Wilson made a series of allegations about Baron Cohen in her memoir,Rebel Rising,which was released in the US earlier this week but delayed from publication in Australia until early next month. UK publication has also been delayed until April 25.
The book was originally delayed after details emerged of her account ofworking onGrimsby (The Brothers Grimsby in the US) with Sacha Baron Cohen. Wilson alleges that she did not want to appear naked in the film and that Baron Cohen asked her to stick her finger up his backside during the filming of a sex scene.