Cuba Gooding Jr. and wife split after 20 years of marriage

By Pamela Gocobachi
Published on April 23, 2014 07:54PM EDT

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and his wife, Sara Kapfer, have called it quits after 20 years of marriage. Though reps for the actor have yet to comment, People has learned that Kapfer filed for legal separation from the actor in L.A. Superior Court on Monday, citing irreconcilable differences.

Gooding and Kapfer, who met and began dating in high school, have three children together; Kapfer is currently seeking joint legal and physical custody of their two minor children as well as spousal support.

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