Muse singer Matt Bellamy has filed for divorce from wife Elle Evans after seven years of marriage.
According to court documents obtained by Us, Bellamy, 48, submitted a dissolution of marriage on Wednesday, August 12. The rock star cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split. A date of separation was not listed but Bellamy and Evans, 36, reportedly broke up last year.
Bellamy is seeking legal and physical custody of his and Evans’ two children: daughter Lovella, 6, and son George, 2, per the filing. (The Grammy winner is also father to son Bingham, 15, whom he welcomed with ex-fiancée Kate Hudson.)
The docs also stated that spousal support will be pursuant to Bellamy and Evans’ prenuptial agreement. Bellamy asked the court to terminate his ability to receive spousal support.
Evans told TMZ in a Wednesday statement that she plans on fighting for custody of her and Bellamy’s kids and that the divorce filing was “a long time coming.”
Us has reached out to Bellamy’s lawyers and Evans’ spokesperson for comment.
Bellamy and Evans tied the knot in August 2019 after four years of dating.
“Mr. & Mrs. Bellamy 💕😊💕,” the singer wrote via Instagram at the time alongside photos from the pair’s seaside nuptials.
Last year, Bellamy and Evans called it quits, but never publicly acknowledged their decision to part ways until earlier this year. During a June interview with The i Paper, Bellamy opened up about his split from the model.
“It’s one of those situations that involves something that people wouldn’t normally think it is,” he told the outlet. “It was a set of really unexpected circumstances. It’s the kind of thing no one really prepares for in life. It threw me off, and I had to prioritize looking after the kids and creating stability at home.”
Bellamy added that the “ life-changing experience” served as inspiration for Muse’s latest album, The Wow! Signal.
“It was just, ‘Boom.’ It would just pour out of me,” he recalled of the writing process. “It might have been the easiest album for me to make because it was such a catharsis. It became a lifeline for me.”
Although Bellamy is moving on, he admitted some tracks still can get an emotional reaction out of him.
“‘Shimmering Scars’ is tricky. I think ‘Space Debris’ is one of my most personal tunes, but it’s not all darkness. [‘Nightshift Superstar’ is about] how me and my ex used to go to Burning Man and just dance all night long,” he shared. “The whole album isn’t just whining.”
