After 16 years of being together and five years being a married couple, Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa and A Different World star Lisa Bonet announced they were going their separate ways.
Needless to say, fans were shook over the split and had some eye-opening thoughts to share.
Before we get to those comments, Momoa explained in an Instagram post:
“We have all felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times.”
Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet released a joint statement posted on the former's verified Instagram account, announcing they are ending their marriage.https://cnn.it/3FpIexZ— CNN (@CNN) 1642067103
He continued:
“We share this not because we think it’s newsworthy ~ But so that~ as we go about our lives we may do so with dignity and honesty.”
"The love between us carries on, evolving in ways it wishes to be known and lived. We free each other ~to be who we are learning to become…"
The two started dating in 2005. Although it was previously believed they married on November 15, 2007, Momoa and Bonet actually exchanged vows in October 2017.
The separated couple share two children–a daughter, Lola, who was born in July 2007; and their son, Nakoa-Wolf, who was born in December 2008.
"Our devotion unwavering to this sacred life & our Children," wrote Momoa.
He ended the post with:"Teaching our Children What’s possible ~ Living the Prayer May Love Prevail ."
The reason for their separation is unclear, but fans had plenty to say about it.
jason momoa and lisa bonet are breaking up\u2026 a huge blow for hot peoplepic.twitter.com/E46dYSHVW6— i want to bailey-ve \ud83d\udef8 (@i want to bailey-ve \ud83d\udef8) 1642037177
I don't want to believe thispic.twitter.com/a9ZblgPBsU— Poetic Monologues (@Poetic Monologues) 1642038227
I\u2019m more upset about this than I have any right to be tbh— IRON\u207d\u207b\u1d48\u1d49\u1da0\u1da6\u1d9c\u1da6\u1d49\u207f\u1d57 \u02b7\u1d52\u207eMAN (@IRON\u207d\u207b\u1d48\u1d49\u1da0\u1da6\u1d9c\u1da6\u1d49\u207f\u1d57 \u02b7\u1d52\u207eMAN) 1642038625
Omg. I know I said I hate Lisa for taking my man but this still hurts \nPs. call me Jason— Silvia (@Silvia) 1642058353
Pls is this Venus retrograde\u2019s doing ? @iJaadee— Japril\u2019s Press Secretary \ud83e\udd60 (@Japril\u2019s Press Secretary \ud83e\udd60) 1642041181
If she finds another similarly hot husband to send her shirtless birthday greetings, I will know for sure we are living in a matrix.— Misty \ud83c\udd98\ufe0f U.S. democracy \ud83c\udd98\ufe0f (@Misty \ud83c\udd98\ufe0f U.S. democracy \ud83c\udd98\ufe0f) 1642037918
I'm literally crying I hate 2022pic.twitter.com/6D714lB76r— drogo (@drogo) 1642063551
Jason Momoa's DMs RNpic.twitter.com/cmQQmihzRu— \ud83d\udc80DeathMetalViking\ud83d\udc80 (@\ud83d\udc80DeathMetalViking\ud83d\udc80) 1642047184
Romantic fans who were hoping true love existed felt dejected.
What they couldn't express through words, they used memes to help process their feelings.
this is literally earth shattering and heartbreaking. if ANY couple i thought could go the distance, it would\u2019ve been them. love can\u2019t be real. but ima hold it together pic.twitter.com/8kTz2jYCuT— is that an iPhone 9 (@is that an iPhone 9) 1642042004
pic.twitter.com/PWrSRnyy8M— R. Adjovi (@R. Adjovi) 1642055440
pic.twitter.com/qpQeSrJUxo— agony agate\u2122 (@agony agate\u2122) 1642037762
pic.twitter.com/sTKFJK7tPo— On Track (@On Track) 1642038866
Oh no!!!! pic.twitter.com/jyeerV10jV— MadamDuchessBroughtTheSunshine\ud83c\udf4b\ud83c\udf4b\ud83c\udf4b (@MadamDuchessBroughtTheSunshine\ud83c\udf4b\ud83c\udf4b\ud83c\udf4b) 1642060128
pic.twitter.com/GNh2otXkRF— Stembile K (@Stembile K) 1642043242
Are breakups all the rage these days? As much as I lust over Jason Momoa I did want him & Lisa Bonet to last pic.twitter.com/UxRNzEP8FU— ~*Lola*~ (@~*Lola*~) 1642037192
Others were impressed by Momoa's musing over his matrimonial expiration.
Quite possibly the most beautiful separation announcement I have ever read. \n\nIn a completely unrelated note, at which point do we give up on 2022 and FFwd to 2023?— The Last Mrs. Morgan (@The Last Mrs. Morgan) 1642038418
Shocking. Sad. And yet, if they're able to handle it with honesty and love, more power to them. My ex and I couldn't and I will forever see that as a tragedy. Best to them both.— Melanie (@Melanie) 1642037841
I hear him saying this as a dothraki and it makes cry more— Marcus Muat (@Marcus Muat) 1642037930
His PR team ispic.twitter.com/7QsREg8pIB— Allen Knight (@Allen Knight) 1642049834
While others needed a translation.
thank you. guess we\u2019ll need someone on weed to come through and translate that cosmic epiphany. I mean like, good weed; no bs!\n\nI\u2019ll wait\u2026— Capricorns March \u264d\ufe0f (@Capricorns March \u264d\ufe0f) 1642061887
why did jason momoa and lisa bonet announce their divorce in a poem pic.twitter.com/LYAEn7dFrw— gabby (@gabby) 1642036870
Is this an intro to a novel or sci fi flick Just say it\u2019s over\u2026if doing way too much were people smh— That Chick (@That Chick) 1642049551
With one devastating news headline from Hollywood after another, Momoa and Bonet's breakup announcement isn't helping 2022 from looking very optimistic.