{"id":22130,"date":"2026-07-30T15:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22130"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:48:24","slug":"danny-devito-gives-update-on-relationship-with-ex-rhea-perlman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22130","title":{"rendered":"Danny DeVito gives update on relationship with ex-Rhea Perlman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F135929985.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman are seemingly the happiest separated couple in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The duo, who first separated in 2017, still have no plans to get divorced, talk daily, and meet up for weekly meals with their children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re always over at her house,\u201d the \u201cIt\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia\u201d star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/entertainment\/movies-for-grownups\/danny-devito-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told AARP<\/a> in a recent interview. \u201cWe see the grandchildren together, that kind of stuff. So that\u2019s a good relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Danny DeVito, seen here with his ex Rhea Perlman in 2024, shared where things stand now between them. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Center for Reproductive Rights<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>DeVito, photographed with Perlman in 2024, calls their relationship \u201cgood\u201d and says they speak daily. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>DeVito, 81, met Perlman, 78, in 1971 in New York and moved in together two weeks later. They finally tied the knot in 1982 and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/danny-devito-rhea-perlman-kids\/\">share three children, Lucy, Grace, and Jacob.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pair also collaborated on screen, including playing the title character\u2019s parents in the 1996 film \u201cMatilda,\u201d which DeVito directed, and in the sitcom \u201cTaxi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In October 2012, they separated after over four decades together but reconciled the following year. They separated for a second time in March 2017.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The couple, photographed here in 1986, met in 1971. <span class=\"credit\">Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The duo, photographed in 1995, married in 1982. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple remained close, however.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, they were <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/05\/22\/danny-devito-and-rhea-perlman-floss-their-teeth-at-restaurant\/\">spotted dining together at a restaurant<\/a> in Chelsea and were so comfortable with one another that they happily flossed together at the table.<\/p>\n<p>Perlman <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/05\/10\/rhea-perlman-and-danny-devito-are-still-separated-but-not-divorcing\/\">spoke about their split in 2019.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>They share three children together. The family was snapped at a premiere in 1994. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>They also acted together in shows like \u201cTaxi\u201d in 1980. <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDanny and I have always loved each other and we have three amazing children together and we really agree on almost everything important and so, you know, we were together for 40 years,\u201d she said on \u201cWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForty years is a long time!\u201d she added. \u201cYou might have to do something else! It\u2019s OK!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCheers\u201d alum explained that their relationship is \u201cmuch better 1785408504 because all the tense stuff is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The pair, seen here in 2025, separated for a second time in 2017. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perlman, seen here in 2002, said in 2019 that she had no plans to ever divorce DeVito. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not in your face. I\u2019m not in his face. He\u2019s not in mine \u2026 there was a hard transition through the kids and everything, but everybody\u2019s got a good relationship with Danny and with me and with each other, and that\u2019s all we care about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also reiterated that they have no plans to get divorced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not in the picture \u2026 what for? We do live separately. We see each other a lot, too,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman are seemingly the happiest separated couple in the world. The duo, who first separated in 2017, still have no plans to get divorced, talk daily, and meet up for weekly meals with their children and grandchildren. \u201cWe\u2019re always over at her house,\u201d the \u201cIt\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia\u201d star told&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/135929985.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}