Rebecca Gayheart Requests to Dismiss Eric Dane Divorce 7 Years After Initial Filing

Mar. 15, 2025

Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty

Rebecca GayheartandEric Daneare giving marriage another go.

The pair first met in 2003 and wed a year later in a Las Vegas ceremony. In 2018, Gayheart filed for divorce.

Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane.Chris Weeks/WireImage

“After 14 years together we have decided that ending our marriage is the best decision for our family,” Dane said in a statement to PEOPLE at the time.

“We will continue our friendship and work as a team to co-parent our two beautiful girls as they are the most important thing in the world to us. We kindly ask that you respect our privacy during this time as we navigate the next phase of our lives.”

In the filing, the model cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split and listed the date of separation as “TBD.” She requested joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s two daughters in addition to spousal support.

In 2019, theyreceived warnings from the courtabout finalizing the divorce in a timely fashion. Supervising Judge Thomas Lewis said the court “may dismiss” the case “for delay in prosecution” if the exes fail to provide the necessary documents.

Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane.Steve Granitz/WireImage

The couple has had a history of ups and downs throughout their marriage. Five years after they tied the knot, avideostarring Dane, Gayheart and former Miss Teen USA Kari Ann Peniche nude in a tub was released online, which their rep Marty Singer slammed in a statement following the leak.

“It is a private tape made for only my clients' personal use, and nobody has the right to exploit it. If anyone exploits the tape, they will be violating my clients' rights and will be exposed to significant liability,” he added.

“Actor Eric Dane voluntarily checked himself into a treatment facility to help him get off of pain medication that he was prescribed for a sports injury that he suffered over the recent hiatus. He reports back to work this week. Business as usual,” his rep said in a statement.

Theirsecond daughter, Georgia Geraldine, was born in December 2011.

Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

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Dane opened up about hispast in an interview with PEOPLEin 2014, where he acknowledged the toll his former struggles had taken on his wife.

“We’ve all made mistakes. My one regret is that I got the person I love most wrapped up in all that: Rebecca,” Dane told PEOPLE.

“I never had a family, and now I do,” he said of his two children with Gayheart. “I know I’m a very lucky guy.”

Gayheart later spoke out in support of Dane after he announced hewas taking a breakfrom his TNT showThe Last Shipto deal with his depression in 2017.

“Way back when I met my Monday man crush,” shewrote in the captionof a sweet Instagram post. “@realericdane #mmc #flash #back #2003 #mohawk #fauxhawk.”

source: people.com