Jack White and Olivia Jean call it quits after four years of marriage.
This is evident from 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 lists the same date as the couple’s divorce date.
In the petition, Jean claims White engaged in “improper marital conduct,” a legal basis for divorce in Tennessee. The file states: “The woman would demonstrate that the man has engaged in inappropriate marital behavior, which makes further cohabitation unsafe and inappropriate.”
Jean also asked White for financial support, stating that she relies on White’s income to cover costs. She asked for spousal support and requested that she be retained as beneficiary of White’s life insurance policy.
The split marks the end of a marriage that began in an unconventional way. White and Jean married in April 2022 after the musician surprised her with an on-stage proposal during a concert at the Masonic Temple Theater in Detroit.
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 said The New York Times of the proposal and the wedding. “You could plan a wedding for five years, but it doesn’t compare to that.”
White and Jean had worked together regularly before their marriage. Best known as the frontwoman of the garage rock band The Black Belles, Jean has also released solo music through White’s record 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 friends since.
The two famously announced their divorce by throwing a party. “In honor of that shared time, we are throwing a divorce party…an evening together in Nashville to reaffirm our friendship and celebrate the past and future with close friends and family,” the former couple announced at the time. The Hollywood Reporter.
Neither White nor Jean have publicly commented on the divorce filing. White is currently on tour and that’s true set to release his new album Frozen Charlotte on July 10.
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