Overview
- A joint statement that Paradis’ management confirmed to AFP on Thursday said the two have separated by mutual agreement and will preserve respect and affection for one another.
- Neither party provided reasons for the split or details about living arrangements or timing of a formal divorce.
- Paradis and Benchetrit met while working on his film Chien in 2016, began dating that year, and married on June 30, 2018 after a private courtship.
- Both are prominent cultural figures whose partnership included occasional professional collaborations, and the announcement stressed there will be no public feud between them.
- The coverage notes family backgrounds relevant to the story: Paradis has two children from her long relationship with Johnny Depp and Benchetrit is the father of Jules from his earlier marriage to the late Marie Trintignant.