The actor Elliot Page and his wife, Emma Portner, have confirmed the news that they are to divorce after three years of marriage.
TMZ was the first media outlet to report yesterday that Page had filed divorce papers in Manhattan.
Yesterday evening, Page and Portner confirmed the news in a brief, joint statement to the Hollywood Reporter.
“After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce following our separation last summer. We have the utmost respect for each other and remain close friends.”
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Page found fame with his starring role in the Oscar-winning Juno in 2007. He has also featured in movies such as Inception and X-Men, along with TV shows Tales of The City and, most recently, two seasons of the Netflix action-comedy, The Umbrella Academy. Emma Portner is an acclaimed dancer and choreographer.
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Page and Portner were first photographed together in 2016. News of their marriage was posted by Page to Instagram in January 2018.
Last month, on December 1, Page took to Instagram to announce he is trans and used he/him pronouns.
“I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot,” he wrote. “I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life.”
He continued, “I love that I am trans. I love that I am queer. And the more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive.”
He also expressed, “overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me along this journey.”
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Portner was among those to comment, saying, “love you so much elliot.”
Portner also re-shared Page’s message to her own Instagram adding, “I am so proud of @elliotpage. Trans, queer and non-binary people are a gift to this world.
“I also ask for patience and privacy but that you join me in the fervent support of trans life every single day. Elliot’s existence is a gift in and of itself. Shine on sweet E. Love you so much.”
Portner later deactivated her Instagram account in mid-December, but has recently returned. Neither has posted any information about their divorce to their social media.
Page has confirmed that he will be returning to the role of Vanya Hargreeves on the next season of The Umbrella Academy.
cuteguy
No one can really blame her bc if she identifies as lesbian, she is physically attracted to women. And Elliot no longer identifies as a woman. And before anyone starts, that wasn’t transphobic.
Openminded
Yeah. Kinda ironic that there was this same story line in Tales of the City.
inbama
Same thing happened to Chaz Bono, surprise, surprise.
Cam
Always a shame when a couple that looked happy splits up. I hope they’re both doing well.
sfhairy
Who didn’t see that coming. While Emma may support Elliot’s transition, if she identifies as a lesbian, she may not want to be partnered/married to a man.
hotdogla
Its always heart breaking to hear an awesome couple break up. What is love?
humble charlie
When Emma/Elliot transitioned to becoming a man, her partner realized he also transitioned to become a pig like all other men.
Looking at Elliot’s picture, did she transition to become Justin Bieber?
Openminded
If I’m a “pig”, I guess that makes you a “sow”. It always amazes me to see LGBTQ people make blanket statements about any group of people. Of all the communities who have fought against and hate hearing blanket statements, the LGBTQ community has been the most vocal against it, yet so often, they turn around and state “ALL (fill in the blank) are (insert insulting adjective).
inbama
Justin is prettier.
ConcreteBlonde
Hahahah, no doubt. I can hear his male privilege from here.
Leash
You know what, I’m revoking your queer membership. Clear your desk by friday and take that ConcreteBlonde with you. @ConcreteBlonde You really think transgender people have some kind of privilege? Sure, call him privileged for being a celebrity, but other than that transgender have it way harder than you or I, whose physical form already match with what we are on the inside.
Donston
Leash, none of that really matters. There are people who are so misandrist, it doesn’t matter who is cis or trans or whatever, if you identify as “male” then they will resent you. That’s part of the reason this idea of a “queer community” feels partly like a mirage made up of internet niceties and identity politics. This is also part of the problem with representation politics. Everyone needs to stop depending on these public figures to reflect them, stop depending on them to fit into your fantasies. If you’re less obsessed with identities and validation and you realize everyone has their own thing going on and their own journey, then you’re never pressed about these celebrities or looking for them to reflect you.
Leash
Yeah it baffles me how they not see the fault in believing every male is by default an enemy. Sure we are still privileged, but I’m in no position of power to change society just like that. What I can do though (and what I do) is to be an ally and stand up for women’s rights.
To think every male is the same and doesn’t want women to be truly equal is just obviously not true. It’s nazi logic to assume everyone in a group of people is the same.
And to come for gay men who already are mostly sensitized for the topic… or someone like Elliot who actually experienced how it is to go through life looking like a woman is just ..why? If you want to look for enemies I think there are plenty outside our community.
Guess it comes down to “assholes are everywhere” and “thinking in extremes is always wrong”, but I need to believe I’m part of some kind of bigger community and that the assholes are the minority in our minority. I think its important to have representation in form of public figures especially for the kids so they have someone to look up to.
Den
I know of only a few couples where they have remained together when one of them transitions. In one case where they were both bisexual and non-monogamous they actually got tighter.
And it makes sense that breakups would be common because love is , after all, a mix of affinity and sexual attraction. To think it “should” transcend gender issues is naïve.
Donston
I do think the whole “I can love anyone” and “gender doesn’t matter to me” and “I connect with people’s souls” perspective is frequently a naive one. And that’s even if both partners are bi/pan/has experiences with fluidity and it’s not a conventionally monogamous partnership. People frequently have their idea partnership. People still have their spots in the romantic, sexual, emotional investment, relationship contentment spectrum. It’s hard for “love” to overcome that.
Openminded
I fell in love with Elliott for his acting in Tales of the City, then his being, IMHO, the central actor in Umbrella Academy was just icing on the cake. Hope them both the best in life.
ConcreteBlonde
I can’t even fake surprise at this. I am just surprised they didn’t announce it sooner. Guess we know who the real lesbian is.
Leash
“Guess we know who the real lesbian is” …whats …that even supposed to mean? If you’re implying Elliot isn’t a real lesbian then congrats on that observation, because yeah you’re right, you can’t be a lesbian if you’re a dude. Or are you mad at Elliot for coming out as a lesbian before he came out as transgender? If you’re queer yourself you should be empathic enough to understand that coming to terms with your sexuality or gender identity might take a while. e.g. I pretended to be straight untill I was 24, because I lied to myself and didn’t want to be gay.
whateverokok
Again, this r– can’t get its facts right. She was not in Juno before X-Men. X-Men: The last stand, of which she was in, came out in 2006. Juno came out after. I cannot believe this is what passes for journalism, when a simple google search will tell you the facts. And it takes less than 2 minutes. Katherine Graham was right when she went against Nixon/government and printed the truth. We need more women like her now. What the world has come to.
Cam
I’m interested to see how they evolve the character in Umbrella academy.