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Kaley Cuoco Asks to Keep Her Personal Earnings amid Divorce from Karl Cook
“The Big Bang Theory” alum Kaley Cuoco and her estranged husband Karl Cook have ended their marriage. Additionally, Cuoco has a personal request before cutting ties officially.
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Kaley Cuoco’s divorce filing obtained by People states the actress has requested the court to terminate its ability to award spousal support to either herself or Karl Cook.
Cuoco filed the documents in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, September 3, the same day she and Cook announced their breakup.
Actress Kaley Cuoco attends the Fallout 4 video game launch event in downtown Los Angeles on November 5, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, the next photo shows her estranged husband Karl Cook | Photo: Getty Images and Instagram/@mrtancook
DIVORCE REQUESTS
The documentation requests the “Hop” star and the equestrian to separate their property, with Cuoco, 35, keeping "miscellaneous jewelry and other personal effects," including her "earnings and accumulations" from before and during marriage and from after the date of separation.
The court papers also noted additional separate property assets and obligations that the pair must adhere to as mandated by their Prenuptial Agreement.
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Kaley Cuoco attends The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California | Photo: Getty Images
In the joint agreement, "The Wedding Ringer" star also asks that she and 30-year-old Cook be responsible for their own attorney fees.
The producer cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their divorce but did not specify when exactly she filed for their separation.
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THE SPLIT
Cook and Cuoco are parting ways after three years of marriage, which is a decision that is supposedly sudden, a source close to the estranged couple shared.
The duo announced their split in a joint statement to People on September 3 and shared despite their love and respect for each other, they are going in opposite directions, adding their separation is amicable with no anger nor animosity.
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ABRUPT BREAKUP
A day after their announcement, an insider told the outlet that they had not seen their divorce coming. The source shared Cuoco seemed happy with Cook at the beginning of the summer.
The insider revealed the now-estranged couple was affectionate and seemed great; hence, their separation is rather sudden and shocking.
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SOCIAL MEDIA BIO
Just recently, Cuoco made some changes to her Instagram bio by removing traces of Cook. Her bio previously read: "Mrs @mrtanccok” – a direct reference to him and her former status as his wife.
She has now changed her Instagram bio to: "Yes Norman," a reference to the television production company she founded back in 2017.
Cuoco and Cook started dating in 2016 and got engaged on her birthday in November 2017. They later walked down the aisle on June 30, 2018.
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