“Cougar Town” actor Busy Philipps (42) and screenwriter and director Marc Silverstein (50) gave each other their yes in the summer of 2007.
Now the couple has decided to go their separate ways, and divorced after 15 years as husband and wife, reports People.
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– Who invented the rule?
During Friday’s episode of the podcast «Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best»the mother of two says that she and Silverstein have already been separated for a long time.
– We really discussed how we should handle it in public. Because when we first separated, it was in February last year, she says.
– Filled with rage and grief
– But the truth is, it’s a conventional idea of what a public figure should do when a relationship ends that is very well established, right?
– You make a statement, you are obliged to remain friends, “please respect our privacy and the family in this time”, right? But the truth is, who invented the rule that this is the way to do it? I’m serious.
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Philipps says that in the end, you should do what is best for your family. She reveals that the thought of making a public statement when she and Silverstein had decided made them both unwell.
She also emphasizes that they are still very fond of each other.
– He broke her heart
Seek comfort from another
During 15 years as husband and wife, the couple has encountered several challenges. In the actress’ book, “This Will Only Hurt a Little” from 2018, she admits that she sought comfort from another man during a bad period in the relationship.
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‘It was a man I was friends with, another father. We ate lunch and stuff. The text. Talked a lot on the phone. Honestly, I was in love with him. I liked him. Maybe even loved him? He obviously liked me too “, she writes in the book.
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Encouragement to other parents
Philipps and Silverstein have two children together: Birdie Leigh (13) and Cricket Pearl (8).
Birdie Leigh is non-binary and uses the hen pronoun. The 42-year-old has on several occasions shown his support for the queer environment.
