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Leah Remini and her husband reveal they are getting divorced and explain why
Leah Remini and her husband, Angelo Pagan, announce their divorce.
August 30, 2024, published at 3:30 PM ET
Leah Remini and her husband of 21 years, Angelo Pagan, are calling it quits.
RadarOnline.com can reveal by Jennifer Lopez bestie confirmed the news on Instagram.
The post also explained why the couple – who had been together for 28 years – ended their marriage.
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Remini and Pagan announced their split in a joint Instagram post.
News of Remini’s divorce comes just over a week after Lopez filed to end her marriage Ben Affleck.
The decidedly former Scientologist married Pagan in 2003 and they share a 20-year-old daughter, Sofia Bella.
In their joint post, the former couple said: “Well, here we are. After 28 years together and 21 years of marriage, we have decided to file for divorce.
“This decision came after much thought and care, and as difficult as a divorce is, we approach this with a positive outlook because we know it is best for us.
“We are proud of how we got through this together.”
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Remini and Pagan met before she became a star in the hit song “King of Queens.”
Although they acknowledged they were both “sad” about the split, the pair insisted they wanted to remain “best friends.”
They said, “Yes, we are sad, and we have some things to figure out as we move forward into our new normal – still together in many ways, and apart in some new ones.
“But the thing is, we’ve been best friends for so many years. We still holiday together, watch our favorite TV shows together and get together as a family.”
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Along with the announcement, the couple explained “why” they split.
“So the big question: why? Simply put, we both changed, just like people, and we got used to playing roles that no longer suited us.”
They also assured fans that the decision was not made lightly and that their bond is still “strong.”
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Remini last posted a photo with Pagan in June 2023.
They admitted that they announced their breakup in an effort to get the word out from fans.
Remini and Pagan stated, “We want to be as transparent as possible here because we have shared our marriage so publicly for years, whether it was on our specials on VH1 or on our reality show, which ran for two seasons on TLC. “
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Long before Remini became a household name The better half of Kevin JamesCarrie, in the popular sitcom King of Queensshe met Pagan while he was performing in the Los Angeles-based Cuban nightclub El Floridita.
He proposed on Christmas Eve 2002 and seven months later, in July 2003, they married at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vegas.
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Remini and her best friend Lopez pictured on the set of ‘Second Act’.
