Is This Why Megan Fox And Brian Austin Green Really Got Divorced?
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green were once one of Hollywood's most gorgeous couples. The pair first met on the set of ABC's Hope and Faith when Fox was just 18 years old. The actress later admitted that she thought he was gorgeous and wanted to get to know him better. "Everyone was sort of gathered around the monitors watching playback from his scene, and he accidentally grazed my leg with his hand. I felt ... electric shocks go through my body, so I figured that meant something," she revealed during a 2012 interview on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (via Us Weekly).
The couple dated for six years before getting married in 2010. The duo welcomed their first child together, son Noah Shannon Green, in 2012. Fox gave birth to their second son, Bodhi Ransom in 2014. After five years of marriage, Fox filed for divorce in August 2015. A few months following their split, the actress became pregnant with the couple's third son, Journey River, who was born in 2016 (via PopSugar).
Later that year, the couple got back together and Fox ditched the divorce plans. However, split rumors began to swirl around the couple again in 2019 (via ET). Fox filed for divorce again on Nov. 25, 2020. after news broke that she was dating singer Machine Gun Kelly, per USA Today.
Why did Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green divorce?
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green have had their share of ups and downs. Sadly, they've hinted that they simply grew apart during their marriage. "I feel like people are on paths in life sometimes and you're on the same path, and you walk that path together, and things are working, then paths just kind of separate sometimes," Green said on his podcast after confirming his split with Fox (via Celebrity Insider). The actress waited nearly a year before filing for divorce in late 2020. In the documents, she requested both joint physical and legal custody of the couple's three sons.
E! reports that Fox waited to file for divorce for a very specific reason. "They needed to hash out custody and figure everything out. It's been in the works and this was always her plan. As soon as they wrapped it up and the papers were in order, she filed. They will continue with 50/50 and have a plan for holidays," a source told the outlet.
Meanwhile, Fox is said to be getting serious with her current boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly (via Vanity Fair). "Megan needs her divorce to be finalized before she can fully move on. She is very happy though. Co-parenting has been tricky at times, but everyone is doing better now. Brian has moved on and is happier as well," sources revealed to People. Green is now dating Dancing with the Stars pro dancer Sharna Burgess.