Angie, 42, and Jason, 43, had been married 13 years

Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn split after 13 years


NOVEMBER 3, 2014 8:03 AM EST
Angie, 42, and Jason, 43, had been married 13 years

Actress Angie Harmon andsports star Jason Sehorn have agreed to end their marriage amicably after morethan a decade together.

In a statement to PeopleAngie's rep stated, “forthe sake of their children, they ask for respect and privacy as they navigatethis time in their lives.”

Angie and Jason, who starteddating after he divorced his first wife, have three children together — Finley,11, Avery, 9, and Emery, 5.

Angie, 42, has been very openabout how difficult it has been to balance her family life with her busy televisioncareer as she had to split her time between filming her hit TNT drama Rizzoli &Isles in Los Angeles and her home inCharlotte, North Carolina.

“Marriageis a lot of work, really,” she told YourTango.“[I] don't get out Friday nightsearly enough to catch a flight home. So I'm here. We sometimes meet in Texas, atwo-and-a-half hour flight for both of us. I miss my kids, so it's hard, but mychildren are so understanding.”

Angie andthe former New York Giants cornerback, 43, seemedto have a picture perfect marriage and enjoyed one of the most spectacularproposals in celebrity history. Angie was on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 1998 when she was surprised by Jason, whoproposed on bended knee while Elton John serenaded them in the background.