It’s always interesting to watch celebrities execute certain strategies when it comes to divorces or breakups. Jessica Alba is in that sort of in-between generation – too old to spill everything on social media, but too young to hire a crisis manager to take everything off her plate. It definitely looks like Jessica Alba and Cash Warren separated months ago and they will likely file for divorce at some point in the near future. There have been rumors circulating for months about their split, but I don’t know how much of that was coming from Alba and/or Warren. I do know that TMZ wouldn’t have gone all-in on their divorce-reporting without a nod from Alba’s publicist or manager, and I know People Magazine wouldn’t have piggybacked on TMZ’s report without a similar go-ahead from Alba’s team. That says, to me, that Alba is ready to end her marriage and she’s making choices about how the news comes out. For now, she also wants to tamp down the speculation that things could get ugly. Behold, a People Mag exclusive:
There’s no “hateful drama” between Jessica Alba and Cash Warren as they reportedly call off their marriage.
According to a report from TMZ on Wednesday, Jan. 8, the pair, who married in 2008 and have three children together, have separated and are preparing for divorce. A rep for Alba has not responded to requests for comment.
A source tells PEOPLE that Alba, 43, and Warren, 45, are still “friends and all about the kids.”
“No matter what’s going on right now, it seems they will remain close,” says the source. “If they’re filing for divorce, it’s not because of some hateful drama. They still look happy together.”
“Jess has mentioned over the years though that it’s hard to keep the spark,” the source adds.
The Trigger Warning actress and Warren first met in 2004, and they share daughters Honor, 16, and Haven, 13, and son Hayes, 7.
Alba shared a photo roundup on Instagram for New Year’s Eve that didn’t feature Warren, and she wrote in the caption about having a year “filled with connection, growth, adventures, laughter, peace, sisterhood, transformation, rebirth, joy and so much love.”
My little contribution to “divorce trendspotting” is that this seems to be more common these days, where a couple is married for ten-plus years and the wife has something like a mid-life crisis in her 40s and just decides that she would either be happier alone or with a jumpoff waiting in the wings. It feels like it’s been happening a lot in recent years, not only in celebrity circles but just with regular, everyday people. I still wonder if that’s what happened with Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth as well! Another trend: I think a lot of women are trying to file for divorce before the MAGA cult takes away no-fault divorces in this country. Anyway, yeah, all of which to say, it does sound like Alba wants out of the marriage and she’s trying to keep things as peaceful as possible. Maybe I’m wrong, but that’s the vibe right now.
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- Cash Warren and Jessica Alba arrive at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 9, 2020 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Image: 563459100, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251, Model Release: no, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- WEST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – NOVEMBER 13: Actress Jessica Alba and husband/producer Cash Warren arrive at the Baby2Baby 10-Year Gala 2021 held at the Pacific Design Center on November 13, 2021 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Image: 643097510, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Jessica Alba, Cash Warren, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- Cash Warren mit Ehefrau Jessica Alba bei der Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2024 anlässlich der 96. Oscar-Verleihung im Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Beverly Hills, 10.03.2024 *** Cash Warren with wife Jessica Alba at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2024 on the occasion of the 96th Academy Awards at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Beverly Hills, 10 03 2024 Foto:xJ.xBlocx/xFuturexImagex vanity_fair_1135,Image: 855892088, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Jennifer Bloc/Avalon/Avalon
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- WEST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – NOVEMBER 09: Cash Warren and wife Jessica Alba arrive at the 2024 Baby2Baby Gala Presented by Paul Mitchell held at the Pacific Design Center on November 9, 2024 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Image: 932810840, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Cash Warren, Jessica Alba, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
I didn’t follow the gossip back in the day about them, so I don’t know anything about them. But in light of this news, comments that she made about her marriage several years ago have come back around. It sounds like they didn’t prioritise their marriage/relationship and just grew apart. She talked about them being like roommates, her being a workaholic, and how they tried to do weekly date nights and how that fell apart. 🤷🏻♀️
I’m around this age and married and had kids around the same time. I am amicably separated as well. The larger trend I’m noticing is that our divorces and separations are not as nasty and ending things before we hate each other. It’s a good trend.
One of my fave reads last year was This American Ex-Wife. Talked about women realizing they are better off single than in a mediocre marriage. And that being unhappy is reason enough to leave, even if you’ve got kids.
I’ve also seen stats showing women GAIN more hours in the day once divorced bc they’re not carrying their husbands to-do lists around on top of the kids etc. So being a single mom actually frees up time for kids and hobbies.
I do find it interesting that she revealed living as roommates. I don’t think she realized, that she basically let it slip they have a dead bedroom.
The 800 lb gorilla in the room is the Honest Company. Did they have a prenup. Does he have equity in the company. Are they selling as rumored to Unilever. What would the profit split be. I have so many questions….
I am surprised with this kind of money on the table. If they do file, will it stay as amicable. If it does and they keep it cool for the kids. Then I have mad respect for them.
I mean look at the insanity of Kim and Kroy. Their own children would call 911 since those two would go at it over a shoe.
Evert once in a while you see one of those couples who were together long enough for the amicable split to include the community property.
There’s still a few couples who feel they built their lives and wealth together, or at minimum don’t mind losing half to leave.
She likely knows she can have a healthy new chapter full of endorsements and possibly premium television roles.
Income generated from the date of marriage to the date of separation is community property. Now if Alba used funds earned prior to marriagen(Sep property) to start the Honest Company things are more dicey.
It seems like more women are tired for doing ALL the emotional labor, and real labor in the house.
I understand Alba is wealthy- but she probably knows the names of the kids’ doctors, and goes to appointments.
And women seem to be deciding- i don’t need this extra child to care for. He is not particularly helpful.
Life is better with just my *actual* kids.
And men seem to be NOT rising to the occasion to be better partners on a grand scale.
Certainly “not all men” as creepy men point out. But They’re so used to having everything centered on them and doing a minimum in return.
To tailgate on the emotional labor, Alba also went public in 2024 about attending therapy w/ her daughters in order to become a better parent [People & The Hollywood Reporter]. She struck me as someone who didn’t want the teen years creating any fissures & a devoted parent in general.
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See also, Bustle: Jessica Alba’s Reason for Going to Therapy w/ Her Daughter Makes So Much Sense.
I remember the gossip back in the day when they got together. He was a nobody, viewed as a hanger-on who got her pregnant and “swept her off her feet” with the marriage. Reminded me a lot of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe – getting pregnant with Mr. Right Now and spending years trying to make it seem like they would’ve married them anyway. Jennifer Garner also spent years trying to polish a turd and call it true love. This newer generation of young women don’t seem to being doing that as much thank goodness!