In a span of two months, it’s the third high-profile divorce in Hollywood. Actor David Duchovny (The X-Files) and Tea Leoni have finally come to the conclusion that it’s time to part ways.

The couple had been having trouble in keeping their relationship intact since 2008, and had distanced from each other twice for brief periods. However, now they have decided to divorce. They will share their two children’s custody, Tea L getting the primary physical custody. 

So David D appears to be the one who will be affected more by the separation, because he will also have to pay a decent amount as child support on a monthly basis apart from coughing up the spousal support amount.

Only an alien or a supernatural force can mitigate his problems. But no, his duty is to find and nab them. Tch, tch …

Published in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, August 17th, 2014

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