Comedian Fortune Feimster separates from wife Jacquelyn Smith after four years of marriage
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Fortune Feimster has reportedly separated from her wife Jacquelyn 'Jax' Smith after over four years of marriage.
The 44-year-old comedian has been telling friends they split recently and she's planning to file for divorce, according to TMZ.
Fortune (born Emily) and Jax did not have any children, but they'll have to figure out who gets custody of their beloved Pomeranian rescue dog, Biggie.
On Thursday, Feimster Instastoried a cute snap of Biggie sleeping as she 'tread water for an hour' in her swimming pool.
'I got a little downtime, which is nice,' the Handsome Podcaster - who boasts 2.7M social media followers - said Thursday.
'I have the whole weekend off! I love that. We went hard in April. May's not too bad. It's a pretty good amount of downtime there too, so yeah!'
Fortune Feimster (L, pictured February 2) has reportedly separated from her wife Jacquelyn 'Jax' Smith (R) after over four years of marriage
The 44-year-old comedian has been telling friends they split recently and she's planning to file for divorce (pictured November 17
Fortune and Smith were last pictured together on March 2 attending Elton John AIDS Foundation's 33rd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party in West Hollywood.
'It was love at first sight' when Feimster first met the former kindergarten teacher in a parking lot at a Chicago Pride event in 2015 - the day after the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal in all 50 states.
The You're Cordially Invited actress and Jax - who came out in 2005 and 1995 - initially bonded over watching NBC's Dateline before getting engaged during a romantic getaway to Big Sur in 2018.
The lesbian ex-couple tied the knot during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in the backyard of a rented a seaside home in Malibu in front of 'a couple' of their closest friends and more via Zoom.
On October 23, Fortune and Smith even celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary with a lavish trip to Greece.
'There's so much I appreciate about you and our relationship but I think my most favorite thing is after ten years together we still laugh as much as ever,' Feimster gushed at the time.
'No wave is gonna rain on our parade. I love you.'
The Michigan native served as an executive producer for three of the North Carolina-born funnywoman's Netflix standup specials - Sweet & Salty (2020), Good Fortune (2022), and Crushing It (2024).
'I don't have a problem seeing her shine and getting all the attention. I love that for her. But I don't want any of that! I never want to get on a stage,' Jax told People years ago.
Fortune (born Emily) and Jax did not have any children, but they'll have to figure out who gets custody of their beloved Pomeranian rescue dog, Biggie (pictured November 17)
On Thursday, Feimster Instastoried a cute snap of Biggie sleeping as she 'tread water for an hour' in her swimming pool
The Handsome Podcaster said Thursday: 'I got a little downtime, which is nice. I have the whole weekend off! I love that. We went hard in April. May's not too bad. It's a pretty good amount of downtime there too, so yeah!'
Fortune and Smith were last pictured together on March 2 attending Elton John AIDS Foundation's 33rd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party in West Hollywood
'It was love at first sight' when Feimster first met the former kindergarten teacher in a parking lot at a Chicago Pride event in 2015 - the day after the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal in all 50 states (pictured September 21)
The lesbian ex-couple tied the knot during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in the backyard of a rented a seaside home in Malibu in front of 'a couple' of their closest friends and more via Zoom
On October 23, Fortune and Jax even celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary with a lavish trip to Greece: 'We still laugh as much as ever!'
Smith served as an executive producer for three of Feimster's Netflix standup specials - Sweet & Salty (2020), Good Fortune (2022), and Crushing It (pictured December 16, 2024)
The North Carolina-born funnywoman is next scheduled to bring her 44-date Takin' Care of Biscuits Tour to the Steven Tanger Center for the Arts in Greensboro, NC on May 1 (pictured Monday)
'Since I tour with her a lot, we talk about the jokes because I hear them so often. I'm not the funniest, but I'll be like, "Hey, I think there's something there. Maybe you could find a funnier bit in that." I am always so proud of her and love seeing her bring joy to a theater full of people.'
Fortune is next scheduled to bring her 44-date Takin' Care of Biscuits Tour to the Steven Tanger Center for the Arts in Greensboro, NC on May 1.
On Tuesday, Deadline reported that Feimster had signed on to star in Nicholas Stoller's untitled new comedy starring Will Ferrell, Zac Efron, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas for Amazon MGM Studios.
The Fubar action star wrote on Instagram: 'Some fun news. Can't wait to work with Will Ferrell again!'
But first, audiences can catch Fortune voicing the beaver Nibbles in Jared Bush and Byron Howard's animated sequel Zootopia 2, which hits US theaters November 26 and UK theaters November 28.
