Billy Porter & Husband Adam Smith Announce Divorce

Billy Porter and his husband of six years, Adam Smith, have decided to end their marriage. 

Porter’s representative confirmed their divorce and said that the men have asked for “privacy” while dealing with the logistics. 

Their split was “amicable” and there is no bad blood between the two. He additionally added that neither will comment on the divorce publicly. 

The couple first met back in 2009 while at a dinner party and dated for a year before breaking up. Five years later, they decided to get back together and tied the knot on January 14, 2017, just 16 days after Porter proposed in London. 

The couple said at the time that they chose to get married so quickly because they wanted to get married while Barack Obama was still president. They had a small and intimate wedding in Manhattan with about 45 guests. 

Their marriage was especially important to both of them as Porter revealed that both their sexualities were not accepted by their families when growing up, which lead them to believe that marriage was not an option. 

The couple have been spotted together at several public events, including in 2021 the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards and the Grammy Awards in 2022. Both times they wore stylish outfits and posed together. 

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Porter is a well-known actor and singer who has starred in Cinderella, Pose, 80 for Brady, Anything’s Possible, American Horry Story, Like a Boss and The Twilight Zone. He additionally has acted in various Broadway plays, including Kinky Boor, Grease, Smokey Joe’s Café and Five Guys Named Moe & Miss Saigon. He won a Tony Award in 2013 for Best Actor in a Musical for his character Lola in Kinky Boots. In 2014, he won a Grammy for Kinky Boots for Best Musical Theater Album.

Smith is a fashion designer who creates men’s swimwear inspired by vintage themes and is the creative director of The Smith Society, a swimwear brand. He previously worked at Jil Sander Eyewear and Chanel in the sales department. From 2016 to 2017, he was the co-owner of Native Ken, an online eyeglasses company.