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Scarlett Johansson files for divorce from Dauriac
NEW YORK — Scarlett Johansson’s husband was “shocked” at the star’s divorce filing Tuesday and sees the move as a “pre-emptive strike” in a battle over custody of the couple’s toddler daughter, his lawyer said.
Johansson filed for divorce from Romain Dauriac in a New York City court Tuesday, saying the marriage was “irretrievably broken.” The move follows a January announcement that the couple split last summer after less than two years of marriage.
Johansson is asking for joint custody of their daughter, Rose, but also wants the child to live with her. Dauriac’s lawyer, Hal Mayerson, told The Associated Press Wednesday that he and Dauriac were taken aback by the request because he has been the “primary parent” for Rose while Johansson has been involved with her career.
The divorce filing notes that the couple signed a prenuptial agreement in September 2014, but Mayerson said the pact does not address custody or financial issues regarding their daughter.
Dauriac is a former journalist who now works as a curator of art shows in New York, Mayerson said.
Johansson’s representatives and attorneys didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
This was Johansson’s second marriage. She was previously married to actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2011.
Iconic arch falls into sea, was TV, film backdrop
VALLETTA, Malta — The Azure Window, a natural rock arch which jutted into the sea off Malta and was a backdrop for the “Game of Thrones” TV series, has collapsed in a storm.
Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat tweeted his “heartbreaking” sadness at the loss Wednesday of one of the main tourist attractions on the island of Gozo. No one was injured. Geologist Peter Gatt said the limestone pillar supporting the arch had given way. He attributed the collapse to years of erosion by the sea.
The Azure Window also served as a backdrop in the 1981 movie “Clash of the Titans.”
With parts of the rock formation crumbling over the years, the government last month enacted $1,580 fines for anyone caught walking across the arch.