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Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist Files for Divorce From Former ‘Glee’ Costar Blake Jenner

Melissa Benoist has filed for divorce from her former Glee costar Blake Jenner, TMZ reports.

The Supergirl actress, 28, cited “irreconcilable differences” for the split, according to court documents obtained by the site. Additionally, she doesn’t want either of them to receive spousal support.

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Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner
Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner attend the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival in Austin. Mike Windle/Getty Images

“The distance was an issue, things weren’t working,” a source tells Us Weekly. “It’s amicable and mutual.”

Benoist and Jenner, 24, met on the Fox comedy and played Marley Rose and Ryder Lynn from 2012 to 2014. Jenner appeared in two episodes of Benoist’s CW series Supergirl, which films in Vancouver, British Columbia, last winter. The show aired on CBS at the time.

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Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist
Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist as Ryder and Marley on ‘Glee.’ Mike Yarish/Fox

Us broke the news in July 2013 that Benoist and the Edge of Seventeen actor were engaged. They secretly tied the knot in March 2015 and last appeared together at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Benoist posted an Instagram photo of Jenner on August 27. “today is your birthday it’s your birthday today I love you, you big goof @blakedaflake,” she wrote at the time.

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Jenner, meanwhile, shared a pic of the pair via Instagram October 4. “To my best friend and my partner in crime, I love you and wish you the very best of birthdays of today,” he captioned the sweet snapshot. “@Melissabenoist Thank you for being the best person I know.”

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