After a marriage that lasted about 45 years, the veteran American star, Meryl Streep, separated from her life partner, Don Gummer, according to media reports.
The magazine confirmed,PeopleThe American newspaper reported that the 74-year-old star, who won an Academy Award three times, officially announced her divorce from Gomer (76 years old) following an “emotional separation” that occurred 6 years ago.
“Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for over 6 years, and although they will always care for each other, they have chosen to live apart,” a representative for Streep said in a statement to the magazine.
Although the couple has not appeared together in public since the 2018 Academy Awards, Streep was seen wearing her wedding ring, Friday, at the 2023 Princesa de Asturias Awards in Spain.
On September 30, the “Iron Lady” star and Gomer celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary.
Merrill had met Gomer, a sculptor from Louisville, Kentucky, in 1978, through her brother, noting that at that time she was mourning the death of her colleague, actor John Cazale, who passed away due to lung cancer.
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Over the years, neither Streep nor Gomer has spoken much about their love lives, but they have occasionally been photographed side by side.
While Streep was achieving successes on the big screen, Gummer had also achieved some remarkable achievements in the world of fine art. He later earned a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the prestigious Yale University, and his works have appeared in galleries around the world since the early 1970s.
During an interview with Vogue magazine in 2002, Streep gave a rare glimpse into her relationship with Gomer, as she explained that the secret to the longevity of their relationship was due to “good faith and a mutual willingness to bow down… and be silent from time to time.”
She continued: “There is no road map on how to create and raise a family. There are always difficult negotiations.”
She added, “But I have an overarching need for work and great love connections in my life. I can’t imagine avoiding one for the other.”
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Streep and Gomer have 4 children: Henry, Mamie, Grace, and Louisa.
In 1998, Streep told The Washington Post that motherhood was “the most challenging for her.”
Although Streep’s private life rarely appears in front of the cameras, Gummer was the first person she thanked when she received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 2012 film “The Iron Lady.”
She said at the time: “First, I will thank Don… because I want him to know that everything valuable in our lives was the one he gave to me.”
