Kate Winslet's Civilized Divorce
Amidst the contentious and dramatic divorces of Tiger Woods and Sandra Bullock, it is refreshing -- albeit rare -- for divorce attorneys in Pasadena to hear about grown-up celebrity divorces. Take Kate Winslet, for example...
The Oscar-winning actress and American Beauty director Sam Mendes announced their split earlier this year, and appear to be participating in a very amicable and functional divorce. Kate and Sam have been seen around New York City in recent months exchanging their children in perfectly organized pick-ups and drop-offs. According to the Daily Mail, Winslet and Mendes orchestrate timing to avoid one another while keeping their children out of the war zone. Mendes reportedly waits for his ex to leave before he accompanies the kids to school each day. He then walks the kids to their private school in Greenwich Village about a mile away. Winslet picks them up in the afternoon around 3 p.m. when Mendes is at work. The couple even lives on the same block while sharing parenting duties of son Joe and daughter Mila. Winslet and Mendes avoid contact with one another but generally appear to get along in situations when they are forced to interact. Despite this current peaceful climate, sources are quick to note that the couple is not expected to reconcile.
This is an improvement for the couple; they were on separate sides of the globe when their divorce was announced back in march. Winslet was on vacation with close friend and former co-star Emma Thompson and the children in Mexico. Mendes, on the other hand, was working in Los Angeles. Rumors of Mendes having an affair with actress Rebecca Hall swirled shortly after the pair announced their separation. Hall since has denied the rumors, saying that she and Mendes are only friends. Winslet has stayed out of the limelight, focusing on her children and returning to work. She has a variety of projects on the horizon, including a romantic comedy with Hangover star Bradley Cooper.
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