KUALA LUMPUR: South Korean actress Claudia Kim has ended her five-year marriage.
The Straits Times reported yesterday that Kim, 39, who spent her childhood in the United States, announced her divorce from Korean-American entrepreneur Matthew Shampine.
The actress has starred in several Hollywood films such as Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald (2018).
Shampine, or Cha Min-Geun, is the former general manager of WeWork Korea and one of the founders of WeWork Labs.
According to Korea JoongAng Daily, Kim's management agency YG Entertainment confirmed the divorce on Monday and said the split was an amicable one.
It added: "Although they have chosen to go their separate ways, they will continue to support each other.
Since this decision was made after long contemplation and thorough conversation, we kindly ask you to refrain from making any malicious comments or speculation."
The couple went public with their relationship in August 2019 and married that December.
They have a four-year-old daughter. Kim, whose Korean name is Kim Soo-Hyun, made her acting debut in the K-drama Queen Of The Game (2006), after winning a South Korea-China modelling competition in 2005.
She went on to star in shows like the Netflix series Gyeongseong Creature (2023) as well as fantasy romance The Atypical Family (2024).