by Staff writer
The wife of Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, has filed for divorce in New York, according to court records.
Vanessa Trump, a former model and actress, and Trump Jr. said in a joint statement on Thursday: “After 12 years of marriage, we have decided to go our separate ways.”
The statement was provided by the Trump Organization, the president’s business empire, which his son helps manage.
Further details were not immediately available on the uncontested divorce filing by Vanessa Trump in a New York state court. She and Trump Jr. have “enormous respect” for each other, according to the joint statement, which also asked for privacy.
The couple were married in 2005 and have five children.
According to Reuters, Vanessa Trump was last month taken to a New York hospital after she opened a letter containing a threat and a white powder that was later determined to be non-hazardous.
Federal prosecutors in Boston earlier this month charged a Massachusetts man with sending the threatening letter.
