NEW YORK — Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper Gore, are separating after 40 years of marriage.
The longtime couple announced the separation in an email to family and friends, a person close to the Gores confirmed to CNN.
"We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate," they said. "This is very much a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration. We ask for respect for our privacy and that of our family, and we do not intend to comment further."
The Gores just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary two weeks ago. They were married at the National Cathedral in Washington on May 19, 1970. They are parents to four children – Karenna, 37, Kristin, 33, Sarah, 31 and Albert III, 28.
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