They had one of the most enduring Hollywood marriages.
But
after 18 years of wedded unity, Melanie Griffith has filed for divorce
from 53-year-old Antonio Banderas, according to a Friday report from TMZ.
The 56-year-old actress, who has reportedly hired power attorney Laura Wasser, has cited irreconcilable differences.
Split: Melanie Griffith has filed for divorce
from husband of 18 years Antonio Banderas, pictured together in 2012,
according to a Friday report from TMZ
THEIR JOINT STATEMENT
'We
have thoughtfully and consensually decided to finalize our almost
twenty years marriage in a loving and friendly manner honoring and
respecting each other, our family and friends and the beautiful time we
have spent together - Melanie & Antonio'
The site have legal documents on the filing. No date of separation was listed.
The couple, who fell in love on the set of the 1995 film Two Much, have been plagued by split rumors for most of this year.
A
spokesperson for the couple announced this statement: 'We have
thoughtfully and consensually decided to finalize our almost twenty
years marriage in a loving and friendly manner honoring and respecting
each other, our family and friends and the beautiful time we have spent
together.'
Griffith is asking for child support and sole physical and joint legal custody of their 17-year-old daughter Stella.
The Working Girl star is also asking for spousal support.
The unlikely couple: The odds were against them from the start but Griffith and Banderas managed almost two decades
No problems here: The Working Girl actress with Eva Longoria at the AFI Tribute to Jane Fonda in LA on Thursday
The dream is over: The last time the couple were
spotted together in public was on their return from what seemed to be a
happy holiday in the Bahamas in March
Sources
tell TMZ the split is 'amicable.' This will be Melanie's fourth divorce:
she was twice married to Don Johnson and also married to Steve Bauer.
It's Banderas' second divorce.
Griffith
looked to be in good spirits Thursday evening at the AFI tribute to
Jane Fonda, and smiled as she walked the carpet holding hands with Eva
Longoria, still wearing her wedding band.
As recently as March, the couple seemed happy, Melanie even tweeted a shirtless picture of her husband on a in the Bahamas.
The writing's on the wall: Griffith has filed for divorce, as these documents prove
'Antonio!!!!!' Griffith tweeted a shirtless
picture of her husband Antonio while on an incredible seaside holiday in
the Bahamas in Marach
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