Billy Porter and his husband Adam Smith they announced that they are getting a divorce. The Pose star’s rep told People that the two have made the “sad decision to end their marriage after six years.”

The decision was amicable and mutual and was made after much consideration,” Porter’s spokesperson said. “They continue to love and support each other as they embark on the next chapter in their lives. There will be no further comment and it would be important to respect their privacy».

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In 2009, Porter and Smith met and briefly dated, before reconnecting in 2015. They got engaged in 2016 and married two weeks later in 2017 in New York.

The thought of marriage… There was no context for it, there was no dream for it, because there was no context for dreaming. It was unacknowledged and very clear that the sanctity of marriage was not for usBilly Porter had stated in an interview.

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He added: “So to see this changed still takes my breath away. I’m still trying to find the words to describe it».

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