Jack White’s wife Olivia Jean files for divorce, citing ‘inappropriate marital conduct’
Only a small ghost of Jack White and Olivia Jean’s time together remains.
The Black Bells frontwoman, whose real name is Olivia Jean Markel, filed for divorce from the White Stripes rocker in Nashville on June 3 after four years of marriage, according to court documents obtained by E! news.
Markel, 36, wrote in the complaint, listing the date of the couple’s separation as the date of the complaint: “The wife is showing that the husband is guilty of inappropriate marital conduct, making further cohabitation unsafe and inappropriate.”
“The wife alleges that there are irreconcilable differences between the parties that entitle her to an absolute right to divorce,” the application continues, adding that the wife is “dependent on the husband’s income for maintenance.”
In Tennessee, citing “improper marital conduct” is the standard ground for fault-based divorce.
Eh! The News reached out to representatives for White and Markel for comment, but did not receive a response.
The two kept their romance hidden from the public eye, but White, 50, proposed to Markel on April 8, 2022, during a hometown concert in Detroit.
