Highlights
- Actress Jennifer Carpenter, best known for her role in The Exorcism of Emily Rose, is set to divorce from husband Michael C Hall after just one and a half years of marriage.
- The couple, who work together on the hit show Dexter, married in December 2008. The pair came into the media spotlight earlier this year after it was revealed that Hall had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- However, their representatives have now said, "Having been separated for some time, Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C Hall have filed for divorce," reported Entertainment Weekly. The statement added that the split was amicable. Hall, who plays the anti-hero Dexter Morgan on the hit US show, received his fifth Golden Globe nomination on Tuesday and Dexter was recently renewed for a sixth season after recording impressive viewing figures.
Actress Jennifer Carpenter, best known for her role in
The Exorcism of Emily Rose, is set to divorce from husband Michael C Hall after just one and a half years of marriage.
The couple, who work together on the hit show
Dexter, married in December 2008. The pair came into the media spotlight earlier this year after it was revealed that Hall had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
However, their representatives have now said, "Having been separated for some time, Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C Hall have filed for divorce," reported Entertainment Weekly. The statement added that the split was amicable. Hall, who plays the anti-hero Dexter Morgan on the hit US show, received his fifth Golden Globe nomination on Tuesday and Dexter was recently renewed for a sixth season after recording impressive viewing figures.
Carpenter, who plays Dexter Morgan's sister on the show, recently completed work on the forthcoming crime-horror movie
The Factory, which also stars John Cusack and Mae Whitman.