Meryl Streep's shocking relationship news
Meryl Streep has confirmed her separation from her longtime husband Don Gummer.
The couple were married for 45 years and share four children together, as well as five grandchildren.
A spokesperson for Streep confirmed that Meryl and Don have been living apart for six years, after going through their separation away from the public eye.
A statement from Streep's spokesperson to Vanity Fair said, "Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for more than six years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart.”
Despite their separation, Streep continues to wear her wedding ring, as she was spotted at an awards ceremony in Spain on Friday with the band still on her finger.
The couple were last pictured together at the 2018 Oscars ceremony.
Meryl and Don share four children: singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe, 43, and actresses Mamie Gummer, 40, Grace Gummer, 37, and Louisa Jacobson, 30, whom they raised at their Connecticut compound in the quiet, historic town of Salisbury.
Streep and Gummer were first introduced by her brother, Harry, in 1978, and married that same year.
They have long been determined to keep their relationship out of the public eye, and have only been spotted together at major Hollywood events.
Some years ago, Streep was quoted saying, “It sure isn’t easy being married to an actress."
“But if you give each other space, you also get closeness. And time is still the best thing we can give each other nowadays.”
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