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Lake Bell Said She Did … Until She Didn’t
Unlike her pro-marriage movie ‘I Do … Until I Don’t,’ marriages that don’t last ‘until death’ can still have happy endings
Actor, director and screenwriter Lake Bell recently announced that she and her husband of seven years, Scott Campbell, are divorcing.
“After 9 years together, 7 years married, 2 sparkling children … Scott and I are ending our marriage, but continuing our loving family. With respect and thoughtful guidance, we will continue to be parental comrades in arms and best friends for all of our days.”
It isn’t unusual for couples to divorce, even if they have young children — daughter Nova is 6 and son Ozgood is 3. What is ironic in this case is that she is divorcing after seven years and just three years ago, Bell wrote, directed and starred in I Do … Until I Don’t, a pro-marriage film that explores the promise of a seven-year marital contract. (Bell was inspired by German politician Gabriele Pauli’s proposed seven-year marital contract.)
Except Bell didn’t even entertain the benefits of a renewable marital contract, which is…
