Why Did John Mulaney Anna Marie Tendler Divorce? It Was ‘Totally Shocking’
25.04.2023 - 18:43
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If you’ve been keeping up with the comedy world and his first couple of comedy specials, you might be wondering: Why did John Mulaney and Anna Marie Tendler divorce?
John Mulaney constantly mentioned his then-wife and their dog Petunia in his comedy specials like The Comeback Kid and Kid Gorgeous—having bits about their marriage and how they didn’t want kids together. “Being married is so nice. I never knew relationships were supposed to make you feel better about yourself,” he said in the Netflix comedy special Kid Gorgeous. On April 2020, the couple announced they were separating much to his fans’ shock and they eventually announced their divorce in July 2021.
So why did John Mulaney and Annamarie Tendler divorce? Read more below to find out.
Why did John Mulaney and Anna Marie Tendler divorce?
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Why did John Mulaney and Anna Marie Tendler divorce? Mulaney filed for divorce on July 2021. Though his reps said that John didn’t make a comment about the divorce. Tendler made a statement at the time: “I am heartbroken that John has decided to end our marriage. I wish him support and success as he continues his recovery.”
During the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdowns, Mulaney relapsed into his drug addiction and his comedy friends staged an intervention in December 2020. He recounted in his comedy special Baby J that comedians like Bill Hader, Nick Kroll, Seth Meyers and Fred Armisen attended the intervention to advise him to go to rehab. He then went to rehab soon right after the intervention.
“It was a relief to his wife and family that he checked in,” a source Us Weekly at the time. “It was John’s decision. Plain and simple, John had too much