Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his divorce from wife Sophie Grégoire today. The couple appeared to issue a joint statement via the Prime Minister’s social media accounts. Trudeau has served as Prime Minister since 2015, and married his wife in 2005. The pair first met as children in Montreal, Canada, when Trudeau was friends with Grégoire’s brother at school. They later reunited in 2003 at a charity event she hosted during her career as a television news reporter and advertising executive.
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Trudeau did not cite a direct reason for the divorce. Canadians and Americans alike were surprised at the news of the separation.
Not this mess spreading to the politicians pic.twitter.com/KRy1CMP0YM
— C (@VioletHazeDC) August 2, 2023
Social Media Reactions
Many social media users took note of how the Trudeaus’ divorce comes amid a slew of divorce and separation announcements in the entertainment world in recent weeks.
Celebrity breakups and divorces this year:
Taylor Swift & Joe Alwyn
Ariana Grande & Dalton Gomez
Billie Eilish & Jesse Rutherford
Sofia Vergara & Joe Manganiello
Rosalía & Rauw Alejandro
Tina Knowles & Richard Lawson
Tini & Rodrigo De Paul
Hunter Schafer & Dominic Fike…— Worldupdates ( Breaking ) (@itswpceo) August 2, 2023
Others cracked jokes about a theory on the divorce. Pop star Ariana Grande announced a divorce from her husband of two years, Dalton Gomez. Amid the divorce, Grande is reportedly in a relationship with “Wicked” costar Ethan Slater, who allegedly filed to divorce his wife to be with Grande. The scandal has fans of the singer and pop culture followers alike revisiting several of Grande’s previous relationships, in which she allegedly broke up several high profile couples.
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When did Ariana visit Canada ???? pic.twitter.com/IjySol0Xwe
— Ney (@neyyyhaaa) August 2, 2023
everyone is breaking up in 2023 ????
— Joe (@RealJoseph123) August 2, 2023
The Trudeau Tales
The news of the divorce has some of the Prime Minister’s critics resurfacing several of his most notable controversies, and conspiracies surrounding his family. Trudeau notoriously wore black face to a party he attended as a young high school teacher.
Hide your girlfriends he's back on the market. pic.twitter.com/LwGdfYQQTp
— Magic Bigmac (@Magicbigmacx) August 2, 2023
Elsewhere, some continued the spread of the conspiracy theory surrounding Trudeau’s parentage. His father, Pierre Trudeau, preceded him as Canada’s prime minister. Trudeau’s mother, Margaret Trudeau, confessed to having several affairs during her marriage to his father, which ended in 1984. She alleged affairs with numerous American politicians and celebrities, including Ted Kennedy, Mick Jagger, Jack Nicholson, and more. Prior to her marriage to Trudeau’s father, the couple allegedly met in a then Castro-controlled Cuba.
Photos continue to circulate comparing Trudeau’s facial features and the late Castro’s facial features, alleging that Fidel Castro is Justin Trudeau’s biological father.
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Do you believe Justin Trudeau is Fidel Castro’s son? pic.twitter.com/KyMJTMNrgQ
— Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) August 2, 2023
Among the conspiracy are several other allegations, including a sexual harassment claim from the PM’s private school teaching days.
On October 9th 2019, The girl who accused Justin Trudeau of sexual assault signed the $2.25 million. The terms of that agreement prevent both the accuser and Trudeau from acknowledging any aspect of that relationship, according to her father,“she was much younger than 17.” pic.twitter.com/ZjrXUrrewe
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) July 29, 2023
Elsewhere, American conservative media personalities continue to falsely claim that the Prime Minister is gay due to his support for marriage equality. Trudeau has never claimed he is gay.
BREAKING: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau are separating after 18 years of marriage after she realized he was gay. pic.twitter.com/hfVRhazgcz
— Chris Bertman (@manofbert) August 2, 2023
Others continue to find humor in the uncanny timing of the divorce.
the last person who needs divorced guy energy is justin trudeau
— jillkrajewski.bsky.social (@JillKrajewski) August 2, 2023
Grégoire is yet to issue a separate comment regarding the divorce. Custody arrangements for the couple’s children are to be announced. Trudeau will remain Prime Minister of Canada until the 2025 Canadian national election.
