Jane Lynch and Lara Embry to Divorce
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Kevin Winter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jane Lynch and her wife of nearly three years, Lara Embry, are planning to divorce, People magazine reports.
“Lara and I have decided to end our marriage. This has been a difficult decision for us as we care very deeply about one another. We ask for privacy as we deal with this family matter,” Lynch tells People in a statement.
The Glee star, 52, and Embry, 44, met at a 2009 fundraiser at which Embry, a clinical psychologist, was being honored.
“I said, ‘I want my picture taken with her,’” Embry once told The New York Times of the moment she met the actress. “I thought she was cute.”
A year later, they were married in Massachusetts, which allows gay marriage, and Lynch became a stepmother to Embry’s two daughters: Haden, who lived with the couple, and Chase. Lynch has said that being a stepmother was a role she cherished.
In fact, when she was reciting her vows, the New York Times reported that Lynch promised “to be the very best parent I can be,” and “to do my best to get her iCarly tickets.”
A call to Lynch’s rep has not been returned.
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