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Elliot Page and Emma Portner are getting divorced.
The couple announced the decision in a statement to CNN on Tuesday.
“After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce after our separation last summer.
We have the utmost respect for each other and remain close friends.
Their separation comes three years after announcing that they got married in 2018.
Portner, a Broadway Dance Center teacher, and the actor began dating in 2017.
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The news comes two months after Elliot Page came out as transgender.
At the time, Portner posted a message of support on Instagram: “I am so proud of @elliotpage.
Trans, queer and non-binary people are a gift to this world.
I also ask for your patience and privacy, but that you join me in fervently supporting trans life every day.
Elliot's existence is a gift in itself.
Shine, sweet E. I love you so much ».
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