Over the weekend, we got sent a tip from someone who claimed that Dexter star Michael C. Hall and his co-star Jennifer Carpenter were living apart and that everyone on the set of Carpenter’s new movie knew about it. Kaiser and I debated whether we should repeat it, as the story was a “a friend” kind of source and I could not verify that the e-mail address came from anyone who might know or who was even located in LA or Miami.
A tipster e-mailed us: “[A friend] recently got done [working on] a film called Ex Girlfriends with Jennifer Carpenter and he got to know her pretty well. She didn’t open up to him directly about the state of her marriage, but she was living in an entirely different residence than Michael C. Hall and throwing parties and inviting dudes over, kind of hitting on them from what [my friend] could tell. More worrying, [my friend] saw Michael C. in a club a couple months back, and he entered the club with his wedding ring on but left the club with it off and with 2-3 girls on his arms.”
It looks like that person’s information was accurate, sadly, as Hall and Carpenter have just filed for divorce after two years of marriage. Carpenter, who plays Hall’s sister on the show, was by his side while he went through treatment for Hodkin’s lymphoma, which he has since overcome.
After nearly two years of marriage, Dexter stars Michael C. Hall, 39, and Jennifer Carpenter, 31, are divorcing. An exclusive joint statement to EW from their representatives read: “Having been separated for some time, Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall have filed for divorce.” Both reps add that the split was amicable. The couple — who met on the set of the Showtime drama, in which she plays his foster sister — married on December 31, 2008. Hall completed treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma earlier this year.
Two years is a very short marriage, but I guess that’s par for the course in Hollywood. It sounds like these two had to spend too much time apart for their careers and that it took a toll on the relationship. Was Hall cheating first, or was Carpenter cheating first or was it mutual?
Also, I haven’t watched Dexter past the first three seasons but Kaiser has been following this season and has not seen the season finale (which aired on Sunday) yet. She’s waiting until it reairs this weekend. So please do not post spoilers for the finale in the comments.
NOTE BY KAISER: Seriously, don’t destroy the finale for me! Also: this is so sad! I love them as a couple. She stayed with him through cancer, for the love of God.
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