Who Is Zooey Deschanel Dating?
Before Finding Love With Jonathan Scott, Zooey Deschanel Dated These People
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Around the same time Deschanel and Linden split, she was spotted getting close with the producer, whom she met on the set of "Rock the Kasbah" in August 2014, per Us Weekly. Deschanel and Pechenik got engaged in January 2015, and married just months later in June 2015. One month after tying the knot, the couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Elsie Otter, in July 2015. Regarding the name of her daughter, the "New Girl" actor told "Today" in 2015, "We just really liked the name Elsie, and then we both love otters because they're so sweet and also smart." Two years after Elsie's birth, Deschanel and Pechenik welcomed their second child, a boy named Charlie Wolf, in May 2017.
The couple's relationship didn't last, unfortunately. In September 2019, they announced their split and said in a joint statement obtained by People, "After much discussion and a long period of contemplation we have decided we are better off as friends, business partners and co-parents rather than life partners. We remain committed to our business, our values and most of all our children. Thank you for respecting our privacy at this time." Their divorce was finalized in June 2020.