{"id":770778,"date":"2026-07-18T19:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/770778\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T19:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:46:09","slug":"the-bear-star-abby-elliott-files-for-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/770778\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Bear&#8217; star Abby Elliott files for divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abby Elliott is walking away from her husband of nearly 10 years, producer Bill Kennedy. <\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old actress, who is best known for playing Natalie on the FX hit series \u201cThe Bear,\u201d filed to end their marriage on Friday, according to divorce documents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/17\/abby-elliott-files-for-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">obtained by TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She listed the date of separation as July 8 and \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason for the split. <\/p>\n<p>Abby Elliott is walking away from her husband of nearly 10 years, producer Bill Kennedy. (They\u2019re seen here at the 2026 Actor Awards in March.) Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old actress filed to end their marriage on Friday. (The estranged couples is seen here at a benefit dinner in November 2015.) Your Name\/BFA \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Elliott also requested for joint legal and physical custody of their two children \u2014 Edith, 5, and William, 3 \u2014 whom the estranged couple welcomed during the marriage. <\/p>\n<p>Elliott requested that Kennedy provide her spousal support, and asked the court that he not be awarded any. <\/p>\n<p>She has also requested that the producer pay her legal fees.<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Elliott did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Elliott is best known for playing Natalie on the FX hit series \u201cThe Bear.\u201d Chuck Hodes<\/p>\n<p>In the divorce docs, she listed the date of separation as July 8 and \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason for the split.  Abby Elliott\/instagram<\/p>\n<p>Elliott and Kennedy first met on set of the 2014 movie \u201cSex Ed,\u201d which he had written.\u00a0She starred in the film alongside Glen Powell, Haley Joel Osment and Lorenza Izzo.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after meeting, they struck up a romance, and in October 2015, he proposed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been dating for a year-and-a-half, I think. It was a surprise,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theknot.com\/content\/abby-ellliot-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">she told the Knot<\/a> in a past interview. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>She said Kennedy popped the question \u201cin our apartment and it was beautiful. There were flowers everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was\u00a0really beautiful and he was traditional and got down on one knee.\u00a0It was just very simple, but lovely and wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elliott also requested for joint legal and physical custody of their two children \u2014 Edith, 5, and William, 3 \u2014 whom the estranged couple welcomed during the marriage.  Abby Elliott\/instagram<\/p>\n<p>The estranged couple (pictured in July 2017) tied the knot in September 2016.  WireImage<\/p>\n<p>The following year \u2014 in September 2016 \u2014 Elliott and Kennedy tied the knot during a church ceremony in New England.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott and Kennedy welcomed their first child, Edith, in October 2020, and second child, William, in June 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Elliott, who was a cast member on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d from 2008 through 2012, has starred in films like 2011\u2019s \u201cNo Strings Attached,\u201d 2014\u2019s \u201cLife Partners\u201d\u00a0and 2022\u2019s \u201cCheaper By The Dozen.\u201d She\u2019s also appeared in TV shows such as \u201c2 Broke Girls,\u201d \u201cHow I Met Your Mother\u201d and \u201cKing Of The Hill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy, meanwhile, is known for being a producer and writer on TV shows like \u201cHouse Of Cards,\u201d \u201cTell Me Lies\u201d and \u201cThe Morning Show.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abby Elliott is walking away from her husband of nearly 10 years, producer Bill Kennedy. 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