Joe Manganiello denied Sofia Vergara's claims regarding their divorce in an interview with Men's Journal published on Tuesday.

Manganiello has offered a new perspective on his divorce from Vergara, denying the notion that their sole reason for splitting was their desire to have children. interview In an interview with Men's Journal, Manganiello addressed the speculation and reports surrounding their breakup, specifically responding to comments Vergara made to El Pais that her husband's desire to have more children was a major factor in their split.

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Vergara, who has an adult son, said she would rather be a grandmother than a mother again. Said Manganiello's youth and interest in starting a family contributed to their decision to separate. (Related article: Colombian gangster family sues one of America's most popular actresses, Sofia Vergara: reports)

“The press always says I want a family. That's a total lie. I tried to have a family for the first year and a half,” he told Men's Journal. “And we had a lot of conversations right away, within the first month of dating. I said, 'If you don't want any more kids, I understand. Just tell me, and I'll know what that means, and that's OK.' But she didn't, and I swore to myself that if it didn't work out, I'd never break up with her. And I didn't.”

Manganiello stressed that their separation was the result of a mutual growing apart, not an ultimatum about having children, and he expressed concern about being portrayed as someone who demanded children so soon after marriage, a charge he emphatically denied.

“To be portrayed as if I was having a midlife crisis and nine years later I gave someone an ultimatum: 'If you do anything that might be bad for your body, I'm gone,' is not who I am,” Manganiello explained.