Ethan Slater and Lilly Jay are lastly divorced, as a result of they've come to a settlement … TMZ has realized.
According to new court docket docs, obtained by TMZ, the Broadway star and his highschool sweetheart have settled their divorce and a decide has signed off as of Thursday.
The phrases of the settlement are sealed, as all divorces are in NY state.
Ethan and Lilly, who grew up collectively in Maryland, first started relationship in 2012 … later relocating to New York City in 2014 — the place ES pursued his theater dream. In reality, Lilly walked the 2018 Tony Awards purple carpet with Ethan — the place he was nominated for his work as SpongeBob SquarePants in the musical adaptation of the Nickelodeon cartoon.
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The longtime loves have been married that very same yr … welcoming their first baby collectively, a son, 4 years later in 2022. However, Ethan and Lilly's storybook romance got here to an finish a yr later in July 2023, when Ethan filed for divorce.
Ethan's filing came after we reported he was dating his “Wicked” costar, Ariana Grande — who had also separated from her husband, Dalton Gomez, earlier that year.
Ethan and Ariana initially kept their relationship out of the spotlight … with the new couple first emerging into the public eye in October.
As TMZ beforehand reported … the duo loved a candlelit dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in NYC, the place they showcased a bit of PDA. The pop star later supported her man on Halloween, as she attended the first efficiency of his “Spamalot” revival on Broadway.
Since then, the pair has been a bit extra public … with Ariana seemingly addressing her divorce and new romance in her seventh studio album, “Eternal Sunshine.”
Ethan and Ariana even turned the Stanley Cup Finals right into a date evening, cheering on the Florida Panthers at the Amerant Bank Arena in June.
Ariana and Ethan's “Wicked” film premieres Thanksgiving weekend … so we're positive we'll be seeing extra of them very quickly.