Michelle Williams shocked the world in July 2018 when she revealed that she had secretly wed indie musician Phil Elverum. The Fosse/Verdon actress has now quietly separated from her husband after less than a year of marriage. Click through the gallery for all the info on the breakup.
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Michelle, 38, revealed in a
Vanity Fair cover story in July that she had married Phil, 40. They tied the knot in a small ceremony with just family present.
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3-year-old daughter Matilda with late actor
Heath Ledger. Phil has a 3-year-old daughter from his first marriage. His late wife,
Geneviève Castrée, died of inoperable pancreatic cancer 18 months after their daughter was born.
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At the time, Michelle called their relationship “very sacred and very special.”
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“Obviously I’ve never once in my life talked about a relationship,” she said, “but Phil isn’t anyone else. And that’s worth something. Ultimately the way he loves me is the way I want to live my life on the whole. I work to be free inside of the moment. I parent to let Matilda feel free to be herself, and I am finally loved by someone who makes me feel free.”
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In recent weeks, Michelle has appeared at events promoting her new television show, Fosse/Verdon, without her wedding ring.
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A source told
People, “Michelle and Phil separated at the beginning of the year. It was an amicable split and they remain friends.”
Michelle, 38, revealed in a
Vanity Fair cover story in July that she had married Phil, 40. They tied the knot in a small ceremony with just family present.
Michelle has 1
3-year-old daughter Matilda with late actor
Heath Ledger. Phil has a 3-year-old daughter from his first marriage. His late wife,
Geneviève Castrée, died of inoperable pancreatic cancer 18 months after their daughter was born.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
At the time, Michelle called their relationship “very sacred and very special.”
“Obviously I’ve never once in my life talked about a relationship,” she said, “but Phil isn’t anyone else. And that’s worth something. Ultimately the way he loves me is the way I want to live my life on the whole. I work to be free inside of the moment. I parent to let Matilda feel free to be herself, and I am finally loved by someone who makes me feel free.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
In recent weeks, Michelle has appeared at events promoting her new television show, Fosse/Verdon, without her wedding ring.
Photo credit: Getty Images
A source told
People, “Michelle and Phil separated at the beginning of the year. It was an amicable split and they remain friends.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
