American musician Dan Aykroyd and popular actress Donna Dixon, who were married nearly 40 years, tell PEOPLE magazine, “We are now on separate life paths.”
The power couple Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon have must have felt that, they are better off together.
The Emmy Award winner and his wife of over 40 years confirmed their separation to PEOPLE exclusively on Friday, despite the fact that they are still legally married and maintain a “loving friendship.”
“We are now on separate life paths after 39 years as a couple. We’re still legally married, as well as co-parents, coworkers, and business partners “In a joint statement, they both told PEOPLE magazine.
“This is our beloved friendship’s choice.”
Donna Dixon and Dan Aykroyd
They first saw each other on the set of the comic movie named “Doctor Detroit” in 1983, Aykroyd and Dixon, 64, married in 1983.
Furthermore, they then acted together in films including Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Spies Like Us (1985), The Couch Trip (1988), and Exit to Eden (1989). (1994).
The couple welcomed three beautiful daughters Danielle, Bella and Stella respectively.
The Saturday Night Live alum earlier talked about his years of being together with Dixon in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times.