Roseanne alum Sara Gilbert finalizes divorce from Linda Perry five years after they split
Roseanne alumna Sara Gilbert has finalized her divorce from singer-songwriter Linda Perry, five years after they first went their separate ways.
Perry, 59, and Gilbert, 49, tied the knot in 2014 and welcomed their now nine-year-old son named Rhodes the following year, before splitting in 2019.
It was widely reported in late 2021 that the couple had finalized their divorce, but it has now emerged that they had only been declared legally separated at that time.
However, now the legal procedure has actually been completed and the marriage was officially dissolved last Thursday People.
The former couple came to an agreement on joint custody of their son in 2021, and in the new documents, Gilbert checked off an item showing that the arrangement “has not changed.”
They share both legal and physical custody, and day-to-day decisions regarding Rhode’s upbringing will be “the responsibility of the party in whose home Rhodes then resides,” under the terms of their divorce.
Roseanne alumna Sara Gilbert (left) has finalized her divorce from singer-songwriter Linda Perry (right), five years after they first went their separate ways
However, they are both mandated to provide and share information on a regular basis regarding Rhodes’ healthcare, welfare, physical and mental health, education and well-being.”
Gilbert filed for an uncontested dissolution of marriage on October 24 this year, and the divorce was subsequently finalized last week on December 19.
Neither Gilbert nor Perry will pay child support in the agreement, We weekly reported on their legal separation in 2021, citing mediation in the split.
The actress and the 4 Non Blondes singer also agreed to all financial terms — such as spousal support and asset division — separately, the outlet reported.
The Conners star filed for divorce from Perry in December 2019 after nearly six years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split.
She listed the date of separation as August 13 and requested no spousal support to Linda or herself.
They met in 2011 and married in 2014, after Perry proposed in 2013.
Perry spoke We weekly about their breakup, saying, “It’s life, man. Life happens and you witness it. You know, this is a moment in life and people are going to witness it and… I’ve had an incredible journey and I’m still on an incredible journey.”
The actress and the 4 Non Blondes singer also agreed to all financial terms — such as spousal support and asset division — separately, the outlet reported. The former couple was snapped in LA in early 2019
The former couple was photographed in LA in 2016 with son Rhodes Emilio
Gilbert (above left) is pictured on Roseanne in 1989 with co-stars Lecy Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman, Roseanne Barr and John Goodman
Talk to Page sixthe singer said: ‘I love her. I adore her. We have a beautiful child together. So that journey is not over, but has evolved into something else.’
Sara also has children Levi Hawk, 17, and Sawyer Jane, 14, from a previous relationship with Allison Adler.
Gilbert received a big raise in April ahead of the fourth season of The Conners. She and co-stars John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and Lecy Goranson have been signed for the new season, according to the newspaper. Termwho first broke the news.
According to the outlet, the sitcom’s stars have signed annual deals, as opposed to the industry’s traditional six-year deals for talent, as it is a spinoff of the Roseanne reboot.
Gilbert, Goodman and Metcalf have earned about $400,000 per episode, while Goranson’s salary has increased significantly over the first three seasons, the outlet said.
The four performers, who all appeared on the original Roseanne show, will receive a percentage of the backend of the series’ revenue stream.
The Conners ousted Roseanne after Roseanne Barr was fired from the show in May 2018 after sending a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, a former adviser to ex-President Barack Obama. Roseanne’s character was subsequently killed off in the storyline of the series, which remains ABC’s best comedy show.