Where No Divorce Lawyer Has Gone Before

Back in January of this year, I reviewed The Orville episode All The World Is Birthday Cake.

In that post, I noted the happy news that actors Adrianne Palicki (who plays Kelly) and Scott Grimes (who plays Gordon) were engaged. Huzzah! 

I congratulated the happy couple on their good news, but I went on to say this:

I hate to even bring this up, but let's hope the two stay together. There are whispered rumors that a relationship gone sour between MacFarlane and Halston Sage is what prompted Alara to be written off the show. Maybe MacFarlane needs to institute a No Fraternization Policy on the set.

Wow. How frighteningly prescient.

Palicki and Grimes were married in May 2019. Here's a shot of the happy couple at their wedding, which took place in Austin, Texas for some reason.

Annnnnnnnd here we are in July 2019, and Adrianne Palicki's filed for divorce from Scott Grimes. They're calling it quits after two whole months of marriage!

No reason was given for the breakup. This was Grimes' third marriage though, so odds are the blame lies with him. Who knows though.

I feel bad for the couple of course, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about what this news means for the show. The "official" reason given for Halston Sage's departure from the series is that she wanted to star in a film. But there are unsubstantiated but oddly believable rumors that she left due to a bad breakup with The Orville creator Seth MacFarlane. 

I hope this divorce doesn't mean that either Kelly or Gordon will be written out next. I like both characters, and their absence would leave a large and damaging hole in the cast. 

Hopefully the two actors can be professional and continue to work together. I'd hate for them to never share a scene together again.

Hey, The Orville cast members! Keep it in your pants! Even I know that fraternizing with co-workers is a terrible, terrible idea that rarely if ever works out. Have fun on the set, but go your separate ways at quitting time! Everyone knows you don't dip your pen in the company ink well!