According to sources close to the couple, cited by Page Six, the reason Joe Manganiello is rumored to have decided to file for divorce from Sofia Vergara is because the couple disagreed on the subject of having a child.
A source revealed that the 46-year-old “True Blood” star has always wanted to be a father, and that feeling has grown so strong in recent years that the couple’s seven-year marriage came to a last-minute halt. Vergara, now 51, has a 31-year-old son named Manolo with his ex-wife Joe Gonzalez, according to reports. page 6.
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello Divorce Details Revealed in Documents, Had Premarital Sex https://t.co/P3m43vLOCq
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In early July, the couple surprised fans when it was revealed that their marriage was ending. (Related: Sofia Vergara Divorced)
Vergara has made headlines about reproductive issues before, when she got into a long-running dispute with then-fiancée Nick Loeb over the custody of two frozen embryos from IVF in 2013. Page Six says he wanted them to come to term at the time of the dispute.
A judge ruled in Vergara’s favor in the case, but sources believe it may have changed Vergara’s views on having children, Page Six reports. (Related: Ariana Grande Heads for Divorce)
The source claimed that the “irreconcilable differences” Manganiello referred to in her divorce application filed Wednesday were an inaccurate description of the breakdown of the marriage. According to Page Six, sources denied rumors that Manganiello’s years of abstinence were a problem for Vergara.
