Comedian and actress Sarah Silverman and actor Michael Sheen have split up after four years. Sarah took to Twitter [1] to announce the couple's separation, stating that there was no big fight and the reason was largely down to the couple living in two different countries — Sarah lives in Los Angeles, whereas Michael lives in Wales. "It got hard", she tweeted.
The great @michaelsheen [2] & I consciously uncoupled over Christmas. I mean, not "over Christmas" - like that wasn't the fight that ended it. No fight. We just live in different countries & it got hard. Felt we should just tell y'all so u stop askin, "How's Michael/How's Sarah?"
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 5, 2018 [3]
Sarah's tweet jokingly refers to Gwyneth Paltrow's "conscious uncoupling" [4] from Coldplay Singer Chris Martin in 2014, while explaining that the split actually happened over Christmas. In a later tweet, the actress noted that she had posted her break-up tweet on his 49th birthday.
the joke here is I just realized I posted our breakup tweet on his actual birthday and I can't believe what a dick I am
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 6, 2018 [5]
The couple met in 2014 while filming Masters of Sex, and they've previously discussed the difficulties of a long-distance relationship. When she appeared as a guest on ex-boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel's talk show, Sarah opened up about her relationship with Sheen. "I call him my on-again, off-again lover because we're apart by oceans; one ocean... and then we just long for each other and we see each other and we love each other." Sheen hasn't yet commented on the separation.
