Jack White and Olivia Jean call it quits after four years of marriage.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Jean, whose full name is Olivia Jean Markel, filed for divorce from the White Stripes rocker on June 3 in Nashville. The filing states the same date as the couple’s separation date.
In the petition, Jean claims White is guilty of “unbecoming marital conduct,” a legal ground for divorce in Tennessee. The suit states, “The wife would show that the husband is guilty of unbecoming marital conduct, which makes further cohabitation unsafe and inappropriate.”
Jean also requested financial support from White, saying she relies on White’s income to help cover expenses. She asked for spousal support and requested that she be retained as a beneficiary on White’s life insurance policy.
The split marks the end of a marriage that began in unconventional ways. White and Jean married in April 2022, according to the musician surprised her with a proposal on stage during a concert at Detroit’s Masonic Temple Theatre.
The proposal took place while the couple performed a rendition of the White Stripes song “Hotel Yorba.”
“It was the best experience of my life,” Jean shared New York Times of courtship and wedding. “You could plan a wedding for five years and it wouldn’t compare to that.”
White and Jean had been frequent collaborators before their marriage. Jean is best known as the frontwoman of the garage rock band The Black Belles and has also released solo music through White’s label, Third Man Records.
The divorce will be White’s third. The musician was previously married to former White Stripes bandmate Meg White and later to model and singer Karen Elson. White and Elson, who share two children, divorced in 2013 but have remained on friendly terms in the years since.
The two announced their divorce by throwing a party. “In honor of the time we shared, we are having a divorce party … a night together in Nashville to reaffirm our friendship and celebrate the past and the future with close friends and family,” the former couple announced at the time, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Neither White nor Jean have publicly commented on the divorce filing. White is currently on tour and is set to release his new album Frozen Charlotte on July 10.
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