Donnie Wahlberg, the brother not famous for his physique but for being part of the original 90s boy band New Kids on the Block, is getting divorced from his wife of nine years Kim Fey.
Donnie Wahlberg and his wife, Kim Fey, both filed for divorce on Aug. 13, court documents in Los Angeles and Ventura County, Calif. show.
Citing irreconcilable differences, Fey is seeking sole physical and legal custody of their two sons – Xavier, 15 and Elijah, 7 – with visitation rights for Wahlberg.
Fey, 39, is also seeking spousal support and attorney’s fees from the New Kids on the Block singer, also 39. It wasn’t immediately clear what terms Wahlberg is seeking.
People reports that the couple separated in January.
I find it heartening that the couple both filed for divorce on the same day, like they are going to split amicably for their children.
What I find coincidental is that their separation comes rapidly on the heels of the New Kids on the Block reunion. Is this reunion less of a celebration of the music, or even a cash-in on 90s nostalgia, but more of a mid-life crisis? The band members are all in their thirties and forties now, which is just about the right time for that kind of thing. I imagine Kim is seeing her husband desperately attempting to jam himself into his old stage costumes, suck in his gut while lip synching, and make his old lines for groupies sound fresh. While she stay at home with the kids.
Perhaps it’s a good time to go for the reunion tour – Donnie needs to earn some cash for spousal support.
