Overview
- The couple confirmed their separation through Paradis’s manager to AFP and in reporting by GALA on Thursday, saying the decision was mutual and respectful.
- Paradis and Benchetrit were together from November 2016 and married on June 30, 2018, ending an almost ten-year relationship after eight years of marriage.
- The announcement emphasizes there is no public acrimony and both intend to stay on friendly terms, though formal divorce steps have not been detailed.
- Paradis brings two children, Lily‑Rose and John Christopher Depp, from her earlier relationship with Johnny Depp and Benchetrit is the father of a son from his prior marriage.
- Coverage recalls Benchetrit’s earlier marriage to actress Marie Trintignant, who died in 2003 after a violent assault, a background detail noted in reporting of the split.