I’ve been behind the camera since 2001 and shot more than 2,000 scenes, so I know how a love story usually ends on set: someone yells “cut,” everybody hugs, and the crew goes home. Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff just yelled “cut” on three years of marriage. On paper, in a Brooklyn courthouse, together.
It’s official. Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff filed for divorce on Friday, Oct. 30, nearly four months after the news broke that they had split. The case, Sarah Margaret Qualley v. Jack Michael Antonoff, was filed in Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn as an “uncontested joint divorce,” Rolling Stone reports, citing the court record. People broke the news, and a source close to the couple told the magazine: “This is a mutual decision.”
And here’s the part nobody can stop talking about: Jack is still on tour, still singing the love songs he wrote about her, and a week ago he told The Guardian he won’t drop them. Below: what the filing actually says, what’s only a source, his words and hers, and everything Margaret has coming next. Her Scandal Planet hub has every scene that made her a star, from “The Substance” to “Love of Your Life.”
What happened: one filing, two names, no fight
New York requires a plaintiff and a defendant on every divorce, so Margaret’s name comes first and Jack’s second. The People source stressed that this means nothing: “Jack and Margaret are filing for divorce jointly,” and it’s “an uncontested, mutually agreed divorce.” The Associated Press and USA Today confirmed the filing in court records.
According to Rolling Stone, the court has processed a certificate of dissolution of marriage, but a settlement agreement is still pending and a judge has to sign off on everything. So they’re not divorced yet. They’ve started the paperwork, and neither of them is fighting it. Reps for both didn’t answer requests for comment from Rolling Stone or the Los Angeles Times.
See it: the reports that broke it
People had it first on Friday afternoon, New York time. Within hours Pop Crave’s post passed 3.5 million views on X, and Page Six, the New York Post and Complex all ran it. Here are the posts:
I’ve watched a lot of couples wrap a scene. The classy ones shake hands and leave. Margaret and Jack just did it with a joint filing and a source swearing they’ll be “lifelong friends.” No lawyers throwing chairs. Respect.
Jack, though. Brother. You’re on stage every night singing “Dirty Wedding Dress” about the woman whose name is on the other side of the case file. That’s either the bravest thing in rock or the most expensive therapy in America. My bet: both.
Margaret took the other route. Within weeks of the split news she was shooting a horror remake in Jersey City, and her new film has her in a candlelit bath. She’s not crying. She’s working.
Want to see the woman who walked away with the spotlight? Her hub has every scene, from “The Substance” to “Love of Your Life” →
— Nico
Her hub has every big moment: “The Substance,” “Kinds of Kindness,” “Drive-Away Dolls,” “Stars at Noon,” “Honey Don’t!” and her new Prime Video film “Love of Your Life.”
The filing vs. the source: what’s actually confirmed
- Confirmed by court records (via Rolling Stone, AP, USA Today): filed Friday, Oct. 30, in Kings County Supreme Court; listed as an uncontested joint divorce; certificate of dissolution processed; settlement agreement still pending; a judge still has to review it.
- Only from an unnamed source (to People): it’s “a mutual decision,” and “they share a deep affinity and love for one another, and though their romantic partnership is ending, they will absolutely be lifelong friends.”
- On the record from her side (her rep, July 10, via People): “The narratives running in the press about Margaret and Jack are categorically untrue. There are no trust issues. There was no infidelity.” The rep added that “the sources who are talking to the press and commenting on their relationship are not people who know them,” per USA Today.
- Not known: why they split, what the settlement says, and whether either one is seeing someone new. Neither has said a word about any of it.
So if you see a “cheating” headline this weekend, remember her rep shot that down in July, on the record, and nobody has put a name to anything since.
He’s still singing her songs, and he says he won’t stop
Bleachers’ latest album, “Everyone for Ten Minutes,” came out weeks before the split news, and it’s full of songs about Margaret. The video for “You and Forever” even stars the two of them together, The Guardian notes. Jack is now on tour performing them, and he told the paper on Oct. 25 he thought hard about cutting them:
“I sat long and hard with it and thought: ‘If I change the setlist …’ and in my gut there was a unanimous jury that said, ‘No, this is the deal.’ The deal I’ve made with my audience is that I’m going to tell you honestly how I feel.”
He also said: “I would rather live through something publicly than even escape it privately.” At the Red Rocks show after the interview, the Guardian’s writer heard both “Dirty Wedding Dress” and “You and Forever” in the set.
He hasn’t always been that solemn about it. At a Sept. 15 show in West Hollywood, a fan yelled for the 2017 song “Let’s Get Married.” Jack’s answer, caught on video by USA Today: “Absolutely not. Read the news, brother.” Then, softer: “I love that song.”
And Margaret’s last public words about him are still sweet. In 2024 she told Rolling Stone the Bleachers video “Tiny Moves,” which she choreographed, co-directed and starred in, was a “love letter” to Jack: “He’s my favorite person to do anything with,” Rolling Stone recalls. That video is on her hub, too.
Margaret and Jack: how we got here
- August 2021: the romance starts, per the LA Times. They’d met at a party and were seen kissing on a date in Brooklyn, USA Today reports.
- August 2023: they marry at Parker’s Garage on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum are on the guest list, the LA Times reports.
- 2024: Margaret calls the “Tiny Moves” video her “love letter” to Jack.
- March 2026: she shares wedding photos to promote his song “dirty wedding dress.”
- Early July 2026: Jack goes to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding party in New York without her, and fans notice Margaret has deleted photos of him from Instagram, including those wedding pictures, per the LA Times.
- July 8-10, 2026: People reports the split, and her rep confirms it and denies the cheating stories.
- July 22-24, 2026: Margaret is back at work, filming the “Possession” remake with Callum Turner in Jersey City, per E! and Just Jared.
- Sept. 15, 2026: Jack’s “Read the news, brother” moment on stage.
- Oct. 25, 2026: Jack tells The Guardian he’s keeping her songs in the set.
- Oct. 30, 2026: the joint divorce filing in Brooklyn.
What’s next for Margaret
Her year on screen has been huge, and the divorce hasn’t slowed it down.
- “Love of Your Life” got a one-week theatrical run and has been streaming on Prime Video since Oct. 14, per Decider. She plays Maya, an ER nurse, opposite Gabriel Basso, Aaron Pierre and Patrick Schwarzenegger, and director Rachel Morrison told Variety she cast her for her “wild range.” The film’s steamiest moments are on her hub.
- “The Dog Stars,” Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller, opened Aug. 28. She plays Cima, the love interest, per 20th Century Studios.
- “Possession,” Parker Finn’s remake of the 1981 cult horror film, with Callum Turner. Paramount has dated it for June 11, 2027, Variety reports. She’s taking the role Isabelle Adjani made famous, and that one was not a quiet performance.
Catch up on the ones already out on her hub, plus her co-stars: Demi Moore from “The Substance,” Aubrey Plaza from “Honey Don’t!” and Geraldine Viswanathan from “Drive-Away Dolls.”
Photos: Margaret and Jack
These are licensed archive photos from Wikimedia Commons, not from the filing. No freely licensed photo of the two of them together exists, so they’re shown separately.
FAQ
When did Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff file for divorce?
On Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, in Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn. Court records list it as an uncontested joint divorce; a settlement agreement is still pending and a judge has to review it, according to Rolling Stone.
Why did Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff split?
Neither has said. Her rep said in July 2026 that there were “no trust issues” and “no infidelity,” and a source told People on Oct. 30 that the divorce is “a mutual decision” and that they’ll stay “lifelong friends.”
Is Jack Antonoff still performing songs about Margaret Qualley?
Yes. He told The Guardian on Oct. 25, 2026 that he decided to keep songs like “Dirty Wedding Dress” and “You and Forever” in the Bleachers set, because “the deal I’ve made with my audience is that I’m going to tell you honestly how I feel.”
What is Margaret Qualley’s next movie?
“Possession,” Parker Finn’s remake of the 1981 horror film, with Callum Turner, out June 11, 2027 per Variety. Her latest, “Love of Your Life,” has been on Prime Video since Oct. 14, 2026.
— Nico. One filing, zero drama, and a setlist that won’t quit. If either of them finally talks, you’ll read it here. Until then, Margaret’s hub has the scenes that never needed a breakup song.
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Photos: card, cover and X image use Margaret Qualley at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival by Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Jack Antonoff at Electric Lady Studios 2023 by Alex Lockett, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Gallery: Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0; Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0; Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0; Rainey Qualley and Anthony Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0. Archive photos, not from the filing. Scene stills are frames from the clips on Margaret Qualley’s Scandal Planet hub.
Sources
- People: Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff file for divorce (Oct. 30, 2026)
- Rolling Stone: Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley file for divorce (Oct. 30, 2026)
- AP: Margaret Qualley, Jack Antonoff file for divorce after 3 years (Oct. 30, 2026)
- USA Today: Margaret Qualley, Jack Antonoff to divorce (Oct. 30, 2026)
- Los Angeles Times: Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley officially file for divorce (Oct. 30, 2026)
- Page Six: Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff file for divorce (Oct. 30, 2026)
- The Hollywood Reporter: Qualley and Antonoff file for divorce (Oct. 30, 2026)
- The Guardian: Jack Antonoff interview (Oct. 25, 2026)
- E!: Margaret Qualley’s first appearance since the breakup (July 2026)
- Just Jared: Margaret Qualley films Possession with Callum Turner (July 24, 2026)
- Variety: Possession remake release date
- Variety: Love of Your Life director on Margaret Qualley
- Decider: Love of Your Life on Prime Video (Oct. 14, 2026)
- 20th Century Studios: The Dog Stars
