French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis announced Thursday her separation from director and novelist Samuel Benchetrit after almost a decade of living together.
“Vanessa Paradis and Samuel Benchetrit announce by mutual agreement their separation in the respect and affection that they continue to have for each other,” announced her manager in a short press release sent to AFP.
The couple got married on June 30, 2018.
Vanessa Paradis, 53, began her singing career very young, in the 1980s, with the hit “Joe le taxi”. She achieved cinema success with the romantic comedy “L’Arnacoeur” in 2010.
Samuel Benchetrit, 53, notably directed “I Always Dreamed of Being a Gangster” and “Asphalt”, put on several plays, such as “Rabbit”, and wrote around ten books, including “Reviens” and “La Nuit avec ma femme” in homage to Marie Trintignant to whom he was married.
