James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff announce divorce

May 13 2016 07:17 AM

CP1180084628 — FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2015 file photo, actors Anne-Marie Duff and James McAvoy pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Suffragette," at the opening gala of the London film festival in London. McAvoy and Duff are ending their nearly 10-year marriage. The couple released a joint statement Friday, May 13, 2016, announcing their divorce and commitment to co-parenting their five-year-old son. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP, File)

Original Publication Date: May 13, 2016 7:17AM

Publication Updated: April 28, 2025 10:01AM

LOS ANGELES – Actors James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff are ending their nearly 10-year marriage.

The couple released a joint statement Friday announcing their divorce and commitment to co-parenting their five-year-old son.

McAvoy, 37, stars in “X-Men: Apocalypse,” opening later this month. Duff, 45, is a regular on the Showtime show “Shameless.”

The couple asked for privacy in their statement as they plan to move forward with “continued friendship, love and respect for one another and the shared focus of caring for our son.”

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