Jessica Alba shared a shocking message with her fans on Thursday: She and her husband, Cash Warren, have split. The couple, who first met in 2004, have been married since 2008 and, for two decades, seemed to be one of the happiest couples in Hollywood. What did Jessica say about the split and what other information is out there? Here is everything you need to know about it.
Jessica and Cash Will “Embark on a New Chapter of Growth and Evolution as Individuals”
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Jessica confirmed the split in an Instagram post. "I've been on a journey of self realization and transformation for years – both as an individual and in partnership with Cash," she wrote on January 16. "I'm proud of how we've grown as a couple and in our marriage over the last 20 years and it's now time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals."
They Will “Forever Be Family”
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"We are moving forward with love and kindness and respect for each other and will forever be family," she continued. "Our children remain our highest priority and we request privacy at this time."
They Have 3 Kids
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Alba met Warren on the set of "Fantastic Four" in 2004, where he was working as an assistant producer. They got married in 2008 and welcomed three children together: Honor, 16, Haven, 13, and Hayes, 7.
They Briefly Split Prior to Getting Married
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In 2023, Warren confessed that prior to tying the knot, he and Jessica briefly separated. He told Jana Kramer on "Whine Down with Jana Kramer" podcast that he was "really jealous of other guys and the attention that she was getting from other guys,” while they were dating. "It just wasn’t making me feel good," he said. "I was always a pretty confident person… And next thing you know, I’m looking up and just feeling jealous all the time. I was like, I hate feeling like this, it doesn’t make me feel good, and I know it doesn’t make you feel good," he said. He added that he felt like he was "turning into an a--hole” and so they broke up. “And during that time apart, I was just, like, if we ever got back together – I, like, made a promise to myself to channel that in a different way, into a more productive way."
They Became “Roommates"
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During an interview on Katherine Schwarzenegger's Instagram show, "Before, During and After Baby” in 2021, Alba confessed that marriage wasn’t always a fairytale. "It's all rosy for 2 1/2 years," Alba said "But then after that, you become roommates,” she said. "You're just going through the motions. You have the responsibilities. It's a lot of, like, checking the boxes, right?"