Meryl Streep splits from longtime husband Don Gummer after 45 years of marriage as couple reveal they've been separated 'for more than 6 years'

Meryl Streep and husband of 45 years, Don Gummer, have revealed they've been separated 'for more than six years' after deciding to have 'lives apart,' Daily Mail writes. 

In a statement shared to Page Six, a spokesperson expressed that The actress, 74, and the sculptor, 76, 'have been separated for more than 6 years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart.' 

The pair initially tied the knot in 1978 and share four children: Henry, 43, Mamie, 40, Grace, 37, and Louisa Jacobson, 30.

The former couple were first introduced through Meryl's brother in 1978, and said 'I do' later that same year in September during a romantic ceremony in the garden of her parents house. 

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