Ben Harper files for divorce from wife of 5 years

WASHINGTON - Singer and musician Ben Harper has filed for divorce from actress wife Laura Dern. arper, a two-time Grammy winner, filed legal docs citing irreconcilable differences and is asking the judge to deny Dern spousal support, TMZ.com reports.

According to the papers, Harper claims he and Dern, who married back in 2005, separated back in January.

However, people close to the couple said that the two have been living and traveling together throughout the year and were even intimate as recently as last week.

Harper is asking for joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s two kids: Ellery, 9, and Jaya, 5. (ANI)