Toni Collette Clarifies Divorce Timeline After Ex Dave Galafassi Is Spotted With Another Woman

09.12.2022 - 23:11 / usmagazine.com

Setting the record straight. Shortly before Toni Collette and Dave Galafassi’s separation announcement, the drummer was photographed making out with another woman. Now, they are clearing the air about the breakup timeline.

“After a substantial period of separation, it is with grace and gratitude that we announce we are divorcing,” the Pieces of Her alum, 50, edited her Instagram statement on Thursday, December 8.

Collette and the 44-year-old drummer initially announced one day earlier that they had called it quits after nearly 19 years of marriage.

“It is with grace and gratitude that we announce we are divorcing,” the Unbelievable actress wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, December 7. “We’re united in our decision and part with continuing respect and care for each other. Our kids are of paramount importance to us and we will continue to thrive as a family, albeit a different shape.”

The statement concluded: “We’re thankful for the space and love you grant us as we evolve and move through this transition peacefully. Big thanks, Toni Collette and David Galafassi.”

Collette’s Thursday tweaks kept the bulk of their original joint message intact, merely adding that they had a “substantial period of separation” before deciding to break up.

Before the estranged couple — who share two children — announced their split, Galafassi was spotted packing on the PDA with an unidentified lady while swimming in the ocean in photos published by the Daily Mail on Wednesday. Neither the Fun Mom Dinner star nor Galafassi have publicly addressed the photos.

Collette and the Lucky Them actor tied the knot in January 2003, before going on to expand their brood. The former couple shares daughter Sage, 14, and son Arlo, 11.

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