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.
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Court records show that Page filed for contested divorce at the Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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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
