Elliot Page Files for Divorce
From Emma Portner.
‘Umbrella Academy’ actor Elliot Page
and professional dancer Emma Portner
are getting divorced.
They had been
married for just
three years. .
Court records show that Page filed for contested
divorce at the Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday. .
The pair released a joint statement, saying
their decision to divorce came after
“much thought and careful consideration.” .
Page and Portner revealed that
they made the “difficult decision”
after separating “last summer.” .
After much thought and careful
consideration, we have made the difficult
decision to divorce following our separation
last summer … We have the utmost respect
for each other and remain close friends, Elliot Page and Emma Portner, via ‘Page Six’.
News of their
divorce comes
just months after
Page came out
as transgender.
Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am
trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name
is Elliot. I feel lucky to be writing this. To be
here. To have arrived at this place in my life, Elliot Page, via Instagram.
At the time, Portner expressed her support,
calling Page's existence “a gift in and of itself.”.
Trans, queer and non-binary people are a
gift to this world … I also ask for patience
& privacy but that you join me in the fervent
support of trans life every single day. Elliot’s
existence is a gift in and of itself. Shine
on sweet E. Love you so much, Emma Portner, via Instagram