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Elisabetta Canalis' nearly decade-long marriage is coming to an end.
The Italian model-turned-actress — who was previously linked toGeorge Clooneyprior to her September 2014 wedding — filed for divorce from her husband, orthopedic surgeonBrian Perri, on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
The couple share 7-year-old daughterSkyler Eva. Canalis is asking for joint legal and physical custody of the child.
She did not address spousal support or the division of assets in the initial filing, choosing instead to note that the petition would either be later amended with this information or discussed in trial.
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Prior to meeting Perri, Canalis dated Clooney from 2009 to 2011. The formerDancing with the Starscontestant said in ajoint statementwith the actor at the time of their breakup that the split was “difficult and very personal.”
“It was a difficult time for me,” she told Italy’s Chi magazine several months later. “When I lose something I always find a good reason to go forward … I throw myself into my work. It’s the only thing I can cling to.”
However, following her marriage to Perri and birth of her daughter, Canalis took a sunnier view of her past relationship.
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“We are both happily married, and I think we both wish the best for each other,“she said of her famous ex, who tied the knot withAmal Clooney, also in September of 2014. “I wish the best for him, I’m sure he wishes the best for me.”
source: people.com
