Sara Gilbert seemed to have met her true match when she fell in love with musician Linda
Perry. The pair met in 2011 and Perry proposed in 2013 in an elaborate fashion. Not only
did she plan a picnic in the park, but Perry also arranged for John Waite to serenade them.
Sara explained on an episode of "The Talk.",
"She goes to her backpack and she pulls out these T-shirts and the first T-shirt says
'will' and then puts on another T-shirt and it says, 'you,' then 'marry,' 'me.’ It was
the most amazing proposal ever."
Perry and Gilbert tied the knot in 2014 and Gilbert gave birth to their son, Rhodes, one
year later. Gilbert already had two children, son Levi and daughter Sawyer, with former
girlfriend Allison Adler. Gilbert said,
"I knew when we got married that Linda needed a baby. That even though we were a family
— the four of us — she needed to follow a little soul from day one."
After completing their family, the couple seemed stronger than ever, releasing a children's
album, "Deer Sounds," together in 2015. They also continued to have career successes on
their own. Gilbert spearheaded the revival of "Roseanne," which eventually turned into
"The Conners," while Perry has helped to write hit songs for Christina Aguilera, Pink, and
Gwen Stefani.
By 2019, however, People reported that Gilbert filed for a legal separation from Perry, citing
irreconcilable differences.
After filing for a legal separation in 2019, Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry have finally
come to an agreement on the details of their divorce. According to People, they will share
joint custody of their son, Rhodes, with the court instructing them,
"To regularly confer and share information concerning Rhodes's care, wellbeing, physical
and mental health, education and welfare."
Neither of them will receive spousal support.While the marriage is over, the split has been amicable,
with sources telling Closer Weekly that Gilbert and Perry are "still on good terms," adding
that,
"They don't hate each other and are still communicating."
In fact, the two have been spotted in the park and out to lunch with Rhodes — per
Opera News — and Perry confirmed that all is well between the former spouses. Perry
told Page Six in 2020,
"You have to look at life as life, and things happen. I'm still on an incredible adventure
with Sara. I love her. I adore her. We have a beautiful child together. So that journey's
not ended, it's evolved into something else."
Before she married Linda Perry, Sara Gilbert was in a ten-year relationship with television
producer Allison Adler. The couple share two children — Levi and Sawyer — and Adler
was reportedly blindsided when Gilbert broke things off to be with Perry. A source told
Radar,
"Allison and Sara had a family together. They had history. Things weren't moving in a downhill
direction, so Allison was actually surprised when they broke up. It was really hurtful
for Allison to basically lose Sara to Linda. To see them splashed all over the news holding
hands and being romantic."
When Gilbert and Perry got engaged in 2013, it was "like the final dagger for Allison,"
with the source adding that,
"Things might not have been roses and rainbows, but Allison would have liked to have worked
on her relationship with Sara instead of just giving up."
Luckily, Adler, who co-created "Supergirl" and "The New Normal," has since moved on.
According to All-Star Bio, she's been dating film producer Sophie Watts since 2017.
While fans might've been shocked that Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry were parting ways,
the couple's closest friends weren't. A source told Closer Weekly,
"Friends saw this coming. They've separated in the past, a couple of years ago, but it
wasn't officially announced they got back together. Everyone who knows them knows that
Sara is the easier one to get along with and Linda is the more difficult one. It seems
like they just got into the daily grind of parenting and decided it was best to stay
together."
However, the exes are still committed to doing what is best for their blended family. An
insider revealed to Closer Weekly,
"They were married for five years and they share their son Rhodes. They don't hate each
other and are still communicating. Sara's two other kids, Levi and Sawyer, are teenagers,
but they like Linda, and considered her their stepmom. All three kids get along and Sara
and Linda are committed to making sure Rhodes, who's five, stays close to his older siblings."
The former flames are in good company with their co-parenting set-up, joining celebrities
like Garth Brooks, Kelly Clarkson, and many others. If they can do it, so can Gilbert
and Perry!
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