October 21st 2023.
After 45 years of marriage, Meryl Streep and her husband Don Gummer have separated. According to a statement from the Mamma Mia! star's spokesperson, the couple have been living separately for more than six years.
Meryl and Don have four children together, three daughters and one son, along with five grandchildren. When asked about the secret to a long-lasting marriage, Meryl told Vogue that it requires "goodwill and willingness to bend - and to shut up every once in a while."
The two were first introduced by Meryl's brother in 1978. The wedding took place six months after the death of her boyfriend and fellow actor, John Cazale, who died in March of that year. Meryl told People one year after his death, "The death is still very much with me. It has forced me to confront my own mortality, and once you do that, you look at things differently."
The couple's split announcement comes after their daughter Grace married Mark Ronson. The producer and DJ revealed the pair had tied the knot in a heartfelt Instagram post on his 46th birthday in 2021.
Meryl, meanwhile, has most recently been seen starring alongside Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short in season 3 of Only Murders in the Building.
It's clear that Meryl and Don will always care for each other, having spent nearly half a century together and raised a beautiful family. Though the couple have chosen lives apart, they will forever be connected by the love and memories they've made together.
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