Musician, Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez’s nearly three-year marriage has come to an official end, as confirmed by a Los Angeles Superior Court judgement on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old pop sensation and the 28-year-old real estate broker finalised their divorce, with Grande agreeing to a one-time payment of $1.25 million (£980,000) to Gomez as part of their settlement.
Grande filed for divorce six months ago, citing irreconcilable differences, marking the conclusion of a relationship that began in January 2020, just before the Covid-19 pandemic.
The couple tied the knot in a “tiny and intimate” ceremony at Grande’s Montecito, California home in May 2021.
In addition to the monetary settlement, Gomez will receive half of the proceeds from the sale of their Los Angeles property. Grande has also agreed to cover up to $25,000 in his legal fees, with no provision for future alimony.
The separation, which occurred over a year ago, was facilitated by a prenuptial agreement, and the absence of children or legal disputes allowed for a swift finalisation of the divorce proceedings.
Gomez, hailing from southern California, has a decade-long career in luxury real estate, as noted on his AKG profile. The couple’s public debut was in February 2020, followed by a cameo in Grande and Justin Bieber’s Stuck With U music video in May of the same year.
Grande, a two-time Grammy Award winner, recently released her seventh studio album titled Eternal Sunshine on 8 March. She is also set to star as Glinda, the good witch, in the film adaptation of the musical Wicked alongside Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum, scheduled for release in November.
The divorce marks a new chapter for both Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez, following a significant period of their lives spent together.