Chris Pratt and Anna Faris are separating after eight years of marriage.
The acting power-couple — he being best known for playing lovable goofball Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation, and starring roles in the Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World franchises; and she of Mom, Scary Movie, and The House Bunny fame — announced the split on social media on Sunday.
“Anna and I are sad to announce we are legally separating,” Pratt wrote on Facebook (Faris added something similar to Instagram). “We tried hard for a long time, and we’re really disappointed. Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward. We still have love for each other, will always cherish our time together and continue to have the deepest respect for one another.”
Pratt and Faris had been together since 2007, when they met on the set of the otherwise forgettable Take Me Home Tonight (it wasn’t released until 2011). They got married on July 9, 2009, and had a son, Jack, in 2011.
“Love is dead” is a played-out meme, especially as it relates to celebrities (if love died every time a famous couple broke up, there would be a million hearts walking around like Casey Affleck in A Ghost Story). This breakup, though, is not only surprising, but also surprisingly sad. Pratt and Faris (Paris?) are very charming and likable, and it’s hitting a lot of people hard.
Man Chris Pratt and Anna Faris were a couple I had mad faith in. That's real sad but at least they're civil for their son's sake.
— beff (@elizabeff93) August 7, 2017
so chris pratt and anna faris split up and help me god if john krasinski and emily blunt break up, i'm killing myself
— shut up emma (@mynamemma) August 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/EmmaKitt/status/894400494160015360
not to be over dramatic but chris pratt and anna faris splitting up is the worst thing to happen to me this decade
— ☆ micah ☆ (@micahleigh13) August 7, 2017
I believed in love until Chris Pratt and Anna Faris separated.
— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) August 7, 2017
Chris Pratt and Anna Faris have announced their separation. I DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS ANYMORE. pic.twitter.com/JZdloLM0de
— Melissa (@melissa__ong) August 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/DeLaBreezus/status/894406275836104704
hey guys I finally got my “Chris Pratt and Anna Faris, together forever“ t-shirt in the mail, what’s going on?
— Bobby (@SullivanBobby) August 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/kamrunnesa/status/894403602139185152
If you or anyone you know has been affected by Chris Pratt and Anna Faris' divorce, please know you are not alone.
— Rob || Pro-Democracy (@RealityRobbed) August 7, 2017
I'm honestly more heartbroken over Chris Pratt and Anna Faris getting divorced than my actual parents
— Gina Marie Nicole (@GinaMarieNicole) August 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/MichaelMarcinko/status/894413332861435904
(Via Facebook)