Author Jillian Lauren has filed for divorce from her husband of 20 years, Weezer bassist Scott Shriner. This news comes months after a confrontation with the Los Angeles police that left her hospitalized with a gunshot wound.
Lauren, who is best known for her books “Some Girls: My Life in a Harem” and “Pretty”, filed the petition Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The 52-year-old writer is seeking joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s two teenage sons and requesting spousal support. She is also asking the court to terminate its ability to award support to Shriner.
Lauren, who married Shriner in November 2005, also wants his last name removed from her legal name and is requesting that he pay her attorney fees.
The divorce filing comes several months after Lauren’s arrest in April on suspicion of attempted murder. The Los Angeles Police Department said Lauren fired a gun at officers in the backyard of her Eagle Rock home while they were searching the area for a suspect in an unrelated hit-and-run incident. Officers reported seeing Lauren with a handgun that she pointed at them before shots were exchanged. Lauren sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital.
Prosecutors charged Lauren with assault and negligent discharge of a firearm. She entered a not guilty plea in May. In September, a judge granted her mental health diversion, which allows her to avoid jail time. Under the two-year agreement, Lauren must abstain from drugs and alcohol, attend therapy sessions, and refrain from owning firearms to have the charges dismissed.
Prior to the incident, Lauren had been recovering from cancer treatment and a hysterectomy. She shared with her Instagram followers that she had “a little bit of the C word” and expressed gratitude to her oncologists.
Shriner and his Weezer bandmates are set to perform at Australia’s Good Things Festival this weekend.