Lisa Bonet filed for divorce from Jason Momoa two years after they announced their separation.
According to court documents obtained by People, the 56-year-old man requested the dissolution of the marriage on January 8, 2023, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason. She listed their separation date as October 7, 2020. The longtime couple shocked the public after revealing in a joint statement that they would be separating in January 2022.
At the time, the couple said in their joint statement: “We have all felt the pressure and changes of these transformative times… A revolution is unfolding and our family is no exception… feeling and growing from the seismic changes that are taking place”.
“We share the news with our Family that we are separating in marriage,” they added.
“The love between us continues, evolving in ways that long to be known and lived. “We free each other to be who we are learning to be,” they concluded. “Our unwavering devotion to this sacred life our children. Teach our children what is possible. Living Prayer. “Let love prevail.”
In the divorce petition, Bonet allegedly asked the court for joint custody of the children and no spousal support for either party. The 44-year-old man Aquaman The star and Bonet share two children: daughter Lola, 16, and son Nakoa-Wolf, 15.
The couple began dating after friends introduced her at a jazz club in 2005. In an appearance on The Late Late Show with James CordenMomoa recalled his first date with Bonet: “Turns out we were in the right place at the right time.”
“I was actually afraid of my hair because of her. I had dreadlocks, she had dreadlocks. I literally turned around and saw her and she said, ‘I’m Lisa.’ I turned to my friend and me. [pretended to scream]. It had fucking fireworks in it, man,” he shared. “I convinced her to take me home, because she lived in a hotel.”
The couple ended up sharing a Guinness and grits at Café 101 in New York City. “We sat down, she ordered a Guinness and that was it,” she said. “I love Guinness more than anything. We had Guinness and grits, and the rest is history.”
Two years later, on July 21, 2007, they welcomed their first child together, Lola Iolani. game of Thrones The alum reportedly wanted to honor his Hawaiian roots with his daughter’s middle name, Iolani, which means “royal falcon.” The following year, they welcomed their second child, Nakoa-Wolf, on December 15, 2008. For their son’s name, they also selected names that paid homage to Momoa’s Hawaiian heritage, with Nakoa meaning “warrior.” .
“Her ultimate art form is being a phenomenal mother,” Momoa gushed. People about his wife and children in 2017. “It’s true love. “Watching them grow, learning from them, teaching them… it’s just the greatest thing in the world.”
After 12 years and two children together, the couple decided to get married in a secret ceremony in October 2017, but five years later, they announced their separation in January 2022. Despite everything that was going on, Momoa reportedly made an appearance on the batman was released the following month to show support for Zoë Kravitz, Bonet’s daughter with ex-husband Lenny Kravitz.
At the time, she gushed about her former stepdaughter: “I hope and pray that my daughter is this talented, loving, open, and close to her family. [as Zoë].”
Her appearance at the premiere led to speculation that Bonet and Momoa had rekindled their relationship, but the Aquaman The actor quickly shut down those rumors during a red carpet interview with Access Hollywood. “We are not getting back together. “We are family,” he clarified to the media. “We have two beautiful children together.”
