An iconic actor's ex-wife said, "He decided he wanted to enjoy success from the perspective of a single man."

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In 2017, he told The Off Camera Show, "I just wanna be known as a really good actor. I'm a hired gun. One of the reasons was a deathly fear of that kind of Hollywood success. People crash and burn."

In her 2017 memoir Unqualified, she said, "I've often tried to understand my rationale for getting married the first time, because it does seem baffling to commit to a lifelong relationship when there are so many glaring problems. I still wonder why I did that, and I don't fully have the answers, and I don't know if I ever will."

In 2005, Uma told Oprah that the "excruciating" divorce left her self-esteem "pretty mangled." She said, "You can move on, and you can be lucky, and you can seize the moment, and you can take one step after another. You bear two children with somebody — that's not a small thing — and then you can hardly talk to them."

In 2025, Ethan reflected on the media attention around their relationship and separation, telling British GQ, "It's humiliating. It's almost humiliating, even when they're saying positive things."

In 2018, Taylor told Entertainment Tonight that he was "really proud" of her A Star Is Born success. He said, "It's watching someone live their dream, so, continued success, and I hope it keeps climbing. The sky is the limit."

In 2013, she told Allure, "Oh, he's a great guy. We were full-on grown-ups, but looking back, I'm aware we did not know what hit us. We didn't have a shot. He's a really good guy, and we just imploded."

Previously, she told Parade, "I thought I wanted to be with Jim. I was dealing with the pain of having lost Stephen [Tredre, her late former long-term partner] and Titanic coming out. Jim was just a regular guy, and that had a big impact on me."

He also said, "Getting to the first rung of the ladder has not been an easy task. To have expected by virtue of a prior relationship that I would be given access-all-areas to the film industry is absurd — it was just never going to be the case."

Jim said, "She's lucky to be out of my life. I'm in a different time zone at this point. I was headed there when we were together, so it's OK. Everything is fine. This is the way it's supposed to be. ... I don't think there can be a creative person on earth who doesn't have extreme highs and lows. Otherwise, you're just boring. Some of the best work I've ever done has come out of those lows. There will be times in my life again, I'm sure, when I get in a dark spot. That's just the way I am.”

In a joint statement, they said, "After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways. This is the mutual decision of two people with an enormous amount of respect and admiration for each other. We hope that you respect our privacy during this difficult time."

She continued, "So everyone claiming 'Teyana said' didn't get any statements directly from ME. These statements were taken from private court documents that were leaked to the public. It is very heartbreaking that someone would take out the time to make such a private matter public for the world to see."

She also shut down rumors that he'd cheated on her.

In a statement to TMZ, Teyana's lawyer said, "Ms. Taylor has tried to resolve this matter amicably and privately in order to protect all parties involved, particularly the parties' minor children."

Iman's lawyer told the outlet, "Mr. Shumpert hopes parties and counsel can work toward a fair resolution, keeping the best interests of the children of paramount concern."

"The differences in their personalities have also become harder to ignore after years together. They've grown apart," the source said.

"As everyone knows, we together — both of us, mutually — decided to keep the more private details of our relationship private. It was never something to commodify, and I see no reason to change that now," he said.