Matt Lauer‘s wifeAnnette Roquehas filed for divorce almost two years after their split.
Roque, 52, submitted the paperwork Tuesday in Suffolk County, New York, Lucian Chalfen, director of public information for the New York State Unified Court System, confirms to PEOPLE.
“The case, which is an uncontested matrimonial, was filed on July 9th in State Supreme Court in Suffolk County, New York and is awaiting judicial review of the agreement,” says Chalfen. “Upon a judge’s signature, it will be sent to the court clerk’s office to be entered. The process could take up to a few months.”
Roque’s attorney John Teitler tells PEOPLE, “The matter has been settled.”
They sharethree children: son Jack, 18, daughter Romy, 15, and sonThijs, 12.
PEOPLE confirmed in December 2017 that Lauer and his wifehad removed their rings, though a source said Lauer was “fighting to save the marriage.”
“He doesn’t want a divorce,” the source said at the time. “Both of them, their first thought is their children.”
In the wake of his firing, several insiders have told PEOPLE that the veteran morning hostwas allegedly often unfaithfulto his wife, a former Dutch model whom hewedin 1998 after meeting on ablind date. (Lauer was previously married to television producer Nancy Alspaugh from 1981-88.)
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Despite the allegations, Roque withdrew the court papers three weeks after filing them.
In 2010, the couple slammed a report claiming they had split and that Lauer had moved out of their home as “a work of fiction.”
“I am living in my apartment with Annette and my children as a family and a couple,” Lauer told PEOPLE at the time. “I have never moved out. I am not moving out. There is no truth to that.”
Lauer acknowledged past difficulties in the marriage, buthe labeled reports that he cheated on her as “ridiculous” and “offensive.”
“Have we had a completely perfect, easy marriage? No. But the stories you’ve read over the years are not true,” he said. “I don’t think we’re any different than any married couple that’s been together for 12 years. The accusations [of infidelity] are ridiculous and I’m not going to [dignify] them with an answer. It’s not true.”
Roque stated in a separate interview with PEOPLE, “Out of self respect, I want to stand up for our family and protect them.”
She also acknowledged past marital difficulties but said, “We have worked through it.”
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“The reason people are so upset and people are crying on our staff, which is like 80 percent women, is because he was really loved and treated people really well,” said the staffer. “And it’s shocking to think that there could be this side.”
Last month, PEOPLE confirmed that Lauerplanned to sellthe $44 million Hamptons home where he’d been living since the scandal broke.
Entertainment Tonightfirst reported the divorce news.
source: people.com
