Johansson files for divorce; husband Dauriac ‘shocked’

In 2014, Scarlett Johansson had a daughter, whom she named Rose Dorothy. Then she married Rose's father, Romain Dauriac, a former journalist who now works as an art show curator in New York City. "I love his brain more than anything," she told People at the time. "He does all the sweet gestures for me. He's a gentleman."

From afar, things seemed to be going well. Last October, the couple opened Yummy Pop, a gourmet popcorn store, in Paris. "My hope is for Yummy Pop to become a Parisian snacking staple and a symbol of friendship between my two most beloved cities, Paris and New York," she told USA Today at the time.

But appearances can be deceiving. For as it turned out, Johansson and Dauriac were separated months before the store's opening. In January, People reported that they had been separated since the summer.

On Tuesday, Johansson filed for divorce in New York, where the two primarily reside, saying the marriage was "irretrievably broken." She seeks joint custody of Rose but wants the child to live with her.

Dauriac's lawyer, Hal Mayerson, told the Associated Press that Dauriac was "shocked" by the filing, and views it as a "pre-emptive strike" in a potential custody battle. Furthermore, Mayerson said Dauriac has been the "primary parent" for Rose while Johansson worked on her career.

"Mr. Dauriac is tired of having to run his life and his child's life based on Ms. Johansson's shooting schedule," Mayerson said.

Johansson was less forthcoming, offering the following statement to news outlets:

As a devoted mother and private person and with complete awareness that my daughter will one day be old enough to read the news about herself, I would only like to say that I will never, ever be commenting on the dissolution of my marriage. Out of respect for my desires as a parent and out of respect for all working moms, it is with kindness that I ask other parties involved and the media to do the same.

"We never had any intention of filing papers, we did not want to make it a public spectacle," Mayerson told USA Today. "Now she or her lawyers or her handlers have made it a public spectacle.... She filed, so for her to ask for privacy now seems somewhat oxymoronic to me – it makes no sense."

Added Mayerson, "It's not in her daughter's interest to file in the public court system."