New York Daily News

Weiner, Huma end it quietly

- Stephen Rex Brown

HUMA ABEDIN and convicted perv Anthony Weiner agreed Wednesday to finalize their divorce out of court, seeking to protect their 6-year-old son from an embarrassi­ng public separation.

The agreement between the top Hillary Clinton aide and the disgraced sexter serving a 21-month sentence came the same day Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Michael Katz was to hear their case.

“In order to ensure the proceeding­s have a minimal impact on their child, the parties have decided to finalize their divorce swiftly and privately,” Abedin attorney Charles Miller said in a statement.

From the bench, the judge confirmed the case was discontinu­ed.

Abedin filed for divorce in May and listed the case as “contested,” indicating there was a dispute between her and her husband. The couple could refile their divorce as “unconteste­d,” meaning they would not have to appear in court.

Susan Karten, a divorce attorney not involved in the case, said an unconteste­d divorce would let Weiner and Abedin keep details private.

A call to Weiner’s attorney was not returned.

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