Comedian Kathy Griffin has filed for divorce from longtime partner Randy Bick just shy of the couple’s fourth wedding anniversary.
Los Angeles Superior Court records show Griffin filed for divorce Thursday, citing irreconcilable differences.
The pair dated for several years before marrying on New Year’s Day 2020. They have no children together, and Griffin’s filing says a prenuptial agreement dictates how their assets should be divided.
Griffin, 63, was a star of the NBC series “Suddenly Susan” and poked fun at her celebrity on “My Life on the D-List.” Bick has worked as a marketing executive and began dating Griffin in 2011.
Griffin was previously married. She accused her former husband of stealing from her on “Larry King Live” in 2006, and says she put their troubles into her act.
The filing was first reported Friday by celebrity website TMZ.
It’s among the last celebrity divorces in a year filled with them. As Business Insider previously reported, everyone from award-winning actors — Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara announced their respective divorces in the spring — to bestselling pop stars — Britney Spears and Ariana Grande ditched their dudes this summer — are trading wedded bliss for divorce proceedings as they return to their prenuptial agreements.
While most famous couples are keen to release a half-hearted joint statement and hash out the divorce details in private, a few especially messy separations this year have signaled the arrival of a new normal for splitting celebrities — one that no longer follows the established rules of yesteryear — as they try to curry favor among fans and “win” the breakup.
Kevin Costner’s drawn-out divorce with longtime wife Christine Baumgartner drew media scrutiny this summer as the couple haggled over eye-popping financial details in court. Meanwhile, obsession over celebrity splits reached a social media fever pitch this fall as Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas battled it out in the court of public opinion following their divorce announcement.
“Celebrities are just like normal people when it comes to breakups,” said Holly Davis, a high-net-worth family law attorney based in Texas. said. “They’re often hurt and reactive and responsive.”
