- Stofle – who wed the legendary filmmaker, 77, in 2009 – is also requesting spousal support and attorney’s fees as per TMZ
- There is no evidence that the duo have a prenup according to the publication
- This is Lynch’s fourth marriage
David Lynch’s wife Emily Stofle has filed for divorce from the legendary filmmaker after 14 years of marriage.
The Twin Peaks director’s, 77, estranged spouse, 46, is asking for sole legal and physical custody of their 11-year-old daughter, Lula Boginia Lynch, as per TMZ.
The actress – who wed the filmmaker in 2009 – will allow David to have visitation rights. She is also requesting spousal support and attorney’s fees.
According to the publication, there is no evidence that the duo signed a prenup before tying the knot.
Stofle appeared in Lynch’s 2006 film Inland Empire as well as the 2017 revival of Twin Peaks.
Lynch met Emily when she appeared in Inland Empire, and they later married in February 2009.
She gave birth to the couple’s first and only child together in 2012, when Lynch was 66.
During Emily’s pregnancy the pair released a statement that read: ‘The couple are thrilled at the news and looking forward to meeting their first child together.’
This is the Mulholland Drive filmmaker’s fourth marriage. He was previously married to Mary Sweeney from 2006–2007, Mary Fisk from 1977–1987, and Peggy Lynch from 1967–1974.
Lula is the acclaimed director’s fourth child.
He shares daughter Jennifer, 55, who is also a director, with first wife Peggy, 76. He also shares son Austin, 41 – an actor – with second wife Mary, and son Riley, 31 – a musician – with third wife Mary Sweeney, 70.
Lynch previously revealed that his tendency to prioritize his work caused him to not always be the best husband and father, in a 2018 interview with The Guardian.
‘You gotta be selfish. And it’s a terrible thing. I never really wanted to get married, never really wanted to have children. One thing leads to another and there it is.’
‘I did what I had to do. There could have been more work done. There are always so many interruptions,’ he added.
Sweeney worked with Lynch as the co-writer and producer of The Straight Story, but they divorced in July 2006 after just one month of marriage.
He also dated Italian actress Isabella Rossellini for four years after meeting on the set of Blue Velvet.
Lynch is best known as a filmmaker whose work often has turned into cult classics, including The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and the television series Twin Peaks.
Arguably, Lynch’s greatest success behind the camera was with the Elephant Man (1980), a historical drama film that received eight Academy Award nominations and starred John Hurt as John Merrick, a man suffering with severe deformity, and Anthony Hopkins as the doctor who takes Merrick out of a freak show.
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