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Ed Asner Divorce: Actor, 85, Divorcing Cindy Gilmore, 79, After 8-Year Separation, Supporters React

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Ed Asner’s divorce from Cindy Gilmore is moving forward eight years after the couple decided to separate.

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A Cindy Gilmore Ed Asner divorce is grabbing headlines. The 85-year-old actor separated from his wife, Cindy Gilmore, in 2007 after nine years of marriage. However, divorce papers were never filed until this month, according to TMZ.

Asner, who gained fame for appearing on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, was previously married to Nancy Syke from 1959 until 1988. The political activist and Syke had three children. The Lou Grant star also had another child with Carol Jean Vogelman in 1987.

In 1998, Asner wed Gilmore, and things went sour in 2007. After Ed Asner’s divorce had been announced eight years ago, an ugly battle ensued between the former lovers. Asner wanted to cut off financial support to Gilmore, the former president of the Screen Actors Guild claimed at the time that she was not making any real effort to be independent. Gilmore is a 79-year-old film producer, who worked on Sister Act in 1992. She is also credited as a producer on Gypsy, a 1993 TV movie starring Bette Midler and Tony Shalhoub. Asner was also featured in the biopic.

The Cindy Gilmore Ed Asner divorce news came as a surprise because after reaching a financial settlement in 2009; the estranged couple opted to lay low. No one knows why Asner has decided to file for divorce, and people close to the actor are not commenting on the reports. Fans have said some interesting things on social media about the divorce. Here is a small sample.

“Thought I had “real friends” but not a one called to tell me Ed Asner is single again.”

“Forget about looking for love this weekend at the bars or on eHarmony because Ed Asner is getting a divorce.”

What are your thoughts on Ed Asner’s divorce?

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