Meryl Streep and her husband Don Gummer have been separated for six years
Meryl Streep and her husband Don Gummer have been separated for several years.
The news was confirmed by Streep's rep in a statement to People on Saturday.
"Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for over six years and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen to live separately," Streep's rep told the outlet.
Three-time Oscar winner and sculptor Gummer married for the first time in 1978. Last month was their 45th wedding anniversary.
Streep and Gummer have been photographed together at numerous events over the years, but have largely kept their private lives secret from the press.
“There is no plan to start a family: it is always a big negotiation” – Streep in old Vogue 2002. “But I have a holistic need to work and I have great bonds of love in my life.I can't imagine giving up one for the other."
Streep recognized Gummer in her Best Actress Oscar acceptance speech for her role in "The Iron Lady" in 2012.
"First of all, I want to Don, because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech, you entertain him with music and I want him to know that you have given me everything that I value most in our lives," Streep said at the time.
They are both parents of four adult children, their son Henry and three daughters: Mamie, Grace and Louisa.
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