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Ricki Lake files for divorce from Christian Evans

Rumors of the couple's separation surfaced in mid-October.

By Annie Martin
Ricki Lake has filed for divorce from husband Christian Evans. (UPI/Jim Ruymen)
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Ricki Lake has filed for divorce from husband Christian Evans.

Rumors of the couple's separation surfaced in mid-October, and the documents state Lake filed for divorce October 16. She listed October 9 as the date of their legal separation, and cited "irreconcilable differences" for the split.

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Lake requested to pay spousal support to Evans, who is a jewelry designer. The couple met in summer 2009, and married in a secret ceremony in April 2012. Early reports claimed the 46-year-old television personality is "devastated" by the breakup.

Lake was previously married to Rob Sussman from 1994 to 2005. She and her first husband have two children together, 17-year-old Milo and 13-year-old Owen.

Lake is best known for her first talk show, Ricki Lake, which aired from 1993 to 2004. She is currently attached to executive produce a documentary about the dangers of hormonal birth control, Sweetening the Pill.

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