Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict Are Divorcing After 14 Years of Marriage

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Tia Mowry is doing great amid her divorce from Cory Hardrict. On Oct. 17, the 44-year-old actor attended Elle’s Women in Hollywood gala in Los Angeles, where she gave Entertainment Tonight an update on how she’s doing. “I’m doing fantastic. I am doing great. I feel very blessed, I feel very honored to be here,” she said. “I am all about women empowerment, and supporting women.”

Addressing her recent divorce filing, Mowry added, “I have to be honest with you, I am so overwhelmed by the love and support I’ve received. I’m so grateful of the community and the fans that I have. I’m all about inspiring and encouraging, and the DMs that I’ve gotten from so many women who are going through the same thing . . . it has just been [amazing]. I feel so blessed.”

On Nov. 16, Mowry shared another update on her divorce during an appearance on “Today With Hoda & Jenna,” revealing the moment she realized she needed to part ways with Hardrict. “I knew when I really started to focus on my happiness,” Mowry said. “I feel like women, we tend to focus on everybody else’s happiness . . . but at the end of the day, it’s about self-love. And when you start to really work on yourself, love yourself, know your value, know your worth, then, all of a sudden, there’s this awakening.”

Mowry added that therapy, the death of her grandmother, and Alaina Housley — her sister’s, Tamera Mowry-Housley, niece who was killed in a 2018 mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, CA — also contributed to her “aha” moment to start focusing on her “peace, joy, and happiness.” “It’s not easy,” she continued. “It’s a hard journey but, at the end of the day, I feel like it is so, so worth it.”

The “Family Reunion” star concluded her revelation by calling her marriage a “success,” despite it coming to an end. “I look at it as a curriculum . . . you’re learning, you’re growing, you’re evolving, you’re creating, and I was able to create with Cory some beautiful, amazing children,” she shared. “And at the end of that curriculum, there’s a graduation, there’s a celebration. So that’s basically how I’m looking at it now.”

Mowry and Hardrict, 43, wed in 2008 and share two children, 11-year-old Cree and 4-year-old Cairo. “They are doing amazing,” Mowry told ET of how her kids are adjusting. “Cairo, she is so wonderful. She’s awesome . . . and they’re all so happy. And that means the world to me, my children.”

On Oct. 5, Mowry-Housley shared a message of support for her sister amid her separation. “I love her dearly,” Mowry-Housley said on “Today With Hoda & Jenna.” “She is strong, but I know right now she kind of just wants to, you know, just kind of process it all, take it all in, and be a little private about that. And as a sister, you know, I’m just going to respect that.”

In a Nov. 15 interview with ET, Mowry-Housley added that her sister is still in a good place. “I told her, I said, ‘Tia, I’m looking on your Instagram, this is the happiest you’ve been in a long time. You are glowing!'” she recalled. “‘You look different, but in a very positive way!’ I think it’s because — no, I know it’s because she is living her authentic, true self. And I think that is what everyone should do. And it’s not easy! That’s the thing, it’s scary.”

In Los Angeles court documents filed on Sept. 30 and obtained by POPSUGAR, Mowry cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for her split from Hardrict. She did not specify a date of separation. The court documents also specify that she asked for joint custody with Hardrict. On Oct. 4, Mowry posted a quote on her Instagram Story that read, “Letting go can be painful. But it won’t hurt as much as holding on to an illusion.”

Later, she addressed the split in an Instagram post, which a rep for Mowry directed POPSUGAR to when reached for comment. “I have always been honest with my fans, and today is no different,” she wrote. “I wanted to share that Cory and I have decided to go our separate ways. These decisions are never easy, and not without sadness. We will maintain a friendship as we co-parent our beautiful children. I am grateful for all the happy times we had together and want to thank my friends, family and fans for your love and support as we start this new chapter moving forward in our lives.”

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