Ali Wong files for divorce from Justin Hakuta a year after separation due to 'irreconcilable differences'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Ali Wong who separated from her husband Justin Hakuta over a year ago has now filed for divorce. The 'Birds of Prey' actress cited “irreconcilable differences” in divorce documents and noted the date of her separation from Hakuta, 41, as of April 10, 2022. The duo are stated to have a prenuptial agreement in place, PageSix reports.
The 41-year-old stand-up comedian is seeking joint legal and physical custody of their two children daughters Mari, eight, and Nikki, six. The documents also stated that the actress and Hakuta are in mediation over their assets.
Ali Wong confirmed her split with Justin Hakuta in April last year
At the time of the split, a source told People that "it's amicable and they will continue to co-parent lovingly.” Wong met tech entrepreneur Hakuta at a friend’s wedding in 2010. The pair hit it off instantly and married in San Francisco on November 27, 2014.
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Wong addressed signing a prenup in her 2019 memoir dedicated to her daughters, 'Dear Girls: Intimate Tales Untold Secrets and Advice for Living Your Best Life.' In the memoir, as per CNBC, the actress said that she felt "more motivated to make my own money because I signed a document specifically outlining how much I couldn't depend on my husband.”
"In the end, being forced to sign that prenup was one of the greatest things that ever happened to me and my career,” added Wong.
Ali Wong briefly dated Hader following her split
Wong, known for her Netflix stand-up specials Baby Cobra, Hard Knock Wife, and Don Wong briefly dated Bill Hader in the fall of 2022 after her split from Hakuta. In April, it was confirmed that Wong and Hader, 45, had rekindled their romance and the pair have since been seen out and about together on several occasions.
Wong said in March that, despite their split, she and Hakuta are still “best friends” and that they are “really, really close.” "We've been through so much together. It's a very unconventional divorce,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.
Ali Wong on her mother's reaction after her split
Wong also discussed the attention her divorce received and shared that out of everybody’s reaction, her mother’s was the most difficult to deal with.
"I did not expect the announcement to be so widespread, but by far the hardest part about getting divorced was my mother's reaction," Wong continued, adding "I had told her before that I thought we might get divorced, and she was really upset.”
“She looked me in the eye and asked, 'Can you just wait until I die?' She was literally asking me to not live a life for myself. But she's 82, what do I expect? … But it was still really f------ hard dealing with all her fear of the shame it would bring her," she added.
