The news of the Margaret Cho split from her husband has shocked the world, considering the fact that the "Drop Dead Diva" star had been married to artist Al Ridenour since 2003, in a marriage that had lasted for over a decade in its odd and unconventional form.
It's sad when a long-standing Hollywood couple breaks up, but the news of Margaret Cho's split takes a different turn, due to the fact that the press had long speculated that the openly bisexual comedienne - who had dated Quentin Tarantino in the past - was in the middle of an open marriage, which seems to have stopped working.
According to 3News, the announcement of Margaret Cho's split came over the past weekend, when the actress publicly spoke out about the end of her marriage to Al Ridenour, an artist she met when she was involved in "Art of Bleeding" in the early 2000s.
For her fans and those of her lifestyle, the Margaret Cho split has been particularly tough, as many - like The Daily Mail - have placed the blame of the divorce on the way their open marriage worked, as the reasons of their separation are still unclear.
"A lot of people have questioned my marriage and questioned the validity of my marriage, but I've been married 51 times longer than Kim Kardashian and that guy she was with," she told Queerty magazine on her 10th anniversary with husband Al. "51 times longer. 51 times! I mean that's, like, significant."
However, it seems that ultimately things didn't work out. It is still unclear whether the Margaret Cho split was amicable or in tougher terms, but a source told Us Weekly that the actress known for her role in "Drop Dead Diva" is very sad and having a hard time coping with the whole situation, even considering they'd decided on having a non-monogamous union since the time they met.