Billy Porter has split from his husband Adam Smith after six years of marriage.
Simon Halls, a representative for the Broadway star, confirmed the divorce, telling PEOPLE that the decision was ‘amicable and mutual.’
‘I can confirm that Billy Porter and his husband Adam Smith have made the sad decision to end their marriage after six years,’ the statement began.
‘The decision was an amicable and mutual one and was made after much consideration. They continue to love and support each other as they embark on this next chapter.’
Halls concluded by insisting there would be ‘no further comment from either parties’ regarding the divorce and that they ask for privacy.
The exes first met in 2009 while attending a dinner party and went on to date for a year before splitting.
They rekindled their love five years later and Smith popped the question while he and Porter dined in London on December 29, 2015.
Smith told the outlet that it was important to Porter that they marry before January 20th before Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration.
‘We were discussing, and Billy had actually brought up to me that it’s important for us to get married while [Barack] Obama is still President and before January 20,’ he explained.
Porter added that it was an ‘extension of our activist side’ and that it was ‘important to show the world what our love looks like; it’s important for us to take that stand.’
They married on January 17, 2016 during an intimate ceremony at a friend’s Chelsea penthouse in Manhattan, New York.
PEOPLE reported at the time that the couple were clad in Thom Browne and Prada suits for the ceremony.
Porter and Smith exchanged platinum Cartier bands.
Billy Porter has split from his husband Adam Smith after six years of marriage; seen in 2021
