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Busy Philipps Splits from Husband Marc Silverstein, Reveals Breakup Happened a Year Ago

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“It’s been a really long time that Marc and I have been separated, and our kids know, our families know, our friends know,” Busy said on the podcast.

She continued, “And we really discussed, like, how do I handled it sort of publicly. Because when we first separated, it was, like, February of last year. But the truth is, we, you know, there’s, like, a conventional idea of what a person in the public eye is supposed to do when their relationship ends, and it’s been very well established, right? Like, you make a statement, you’re committed to remaining friends, ‘please respect our privacy and our family’s privacy in this time,’ right? But the truth is, like, who made that rule up, that that’s how you do it? I’m serious.”

“And if anything, the last several years has shown me it’s a little bit that, like, you can only do what’s right for you and your family, whether or not you have a public-facing life or you just post on Facebook or whatever. Because we all at this point have a public-facing life. You don’t have to follow a conventional idea just because it’s been done before. I really do believe that,” Busy said. “Marc and I talked about it, and when we first separated, we couldn’t even think about putting one of those statements out — it made us sick, both of us, truly ill.”

Busy talked about the breakup being a “journey” and explained that it felt “safer” to not make it public.

“The surest way that Marc and I have been able to ensure the privacy of our kids that we love so f–king much was by not involving the public,” she said.

Co-host Caissie St. Onge said, “If I may, you are the least separate separated people I’ve probably ever known.”

Busy responded, “Well we love each other, very much! And we have these beautiful kids together. And there are a lot of things that really work about our relationship.”

Busy and Marc got married in June 2007 and share two children – Birdie, 13, and Cricket, 8.

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