Bill Murray and Jennifer Butler Murray
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The wife of entertainer Bill Murray wants a divorce after nearly 11 years of marriage.
Jennifer Butler Murray filed papers May 12th in Charleston County, South Carolina, where she owns a home.
The complaint was first reported by The Post and Courier of Charleston. It alleges abusive behavior, drug and alcohol addiction, and frequent abandonment by the former "Saturday Night Live" star.
An attorney for Murray says the actor is deeply saddened by the breakup and is committed to the best interests of the couple's four children.
JUNE 26 UPDATE:
Bill Murray and his wife of nearly 11 years are divorced.
Documents filed in Charleston County in South Carolina show that a judge approved a divorce agreement on June 13, barely a month after Jennifer Butler Murray, wife of the 57-year-old actor-comedian, filed divorce papers.
Under the agreement, the couple's four children will live with their mother. Bill Murray will have visitation rights and will pay child support.
Jennifer Murray also will get the couple's home on Sullivans Island, South Carolina, and their second house in Hemet, California.
Other documents were sealed at the couple's request.
Messages left for attorneys for the Murrays weren't immediately returned.
The court papers were first obtained by the Web site TMZ.com.
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