March 20, 2014
It's Splits For Johnny Weir and Husband
Jason St. Amand READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir took to Twitter Wednesday to announce that he and his Russian husband Victor Voronov have called it quits.
"It is with great sadness that I announce that my husband and I are no longer together. My heart hurts, and I wish him well," he tweeted.
On Thursday he followed up and wrote: "No matter what, I am a cheerleader of love and partnership and creation. I am sad yet I am thankful that I was loved and that I could love."
The athlete, who ventured to Russia last month to be a commentator for the controversial Sochi Winter Olympics, later made a statement via Radar Online about the split.
"I have been sad for a long time," Weir said, "and unfortunately don't foresee a way to resolve our current marital issues."
Weir and Vornov were together for two years, as E! points out. E! also reports that the publicity hungry skater wrote a mysterious tweet earlier Wednesday morning: "A sad announcement is coming soon, and the only people I wish to speak with are @TheEllenShow and @Oprah."
The tweet, however, has since been deleted.
Earlier this month, Radar Online reported the couple was involved in an alleged violent domestic dispute. Voronov reportedly filed a police report, accusing Weir of biting him. The couple later asked a New Jersey judge to throw out the case, however.
E! reports Voronov, a lawyer, married the 29-year-old Weir in a New York civil ceremony on Dec. 31, 2011.