30 Rock star Tracy Morgan SPLITS from wife Megan Wollover… after the pair married in 2015 following his horrific car crash
- 30 Rock and SNL star Tracy Morgan has split with wife Megan Wollover after almost five years of marriage, he announced Wednesday
- The pair wed just 14 months after his near-fatal bus crash in 2014, that killed his comedian pal James McNair and left him fighting for his life
- Tracy, 51, announced his engagement to Megan, 33, back in 2012, and their wedding appeared to be spurred on by his near-death experience
- In 2015, he told PEOPLE Magazine he’d become determined to undergo painful physical therapy in order to walk down the aisle without a cane or wheelchair
30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has revealed that he and his wife Megan Wollover have split, after almost five years of marriage.
The comedian, 51, and Megan, 33, – who share seven-year-old daughter Maven Sonae – wed in August 2015, 14 months after he was left fighting for his life following the horrific bus crash that his killed friend James McNair.
‘Sadly, after nearly five years of marriage, Megan and I are filing for divorce. This is a challenging time for all involved, so I ask that you please respect our privacy,’ Morgan said in a statement on Wednesday, via PEOPLE Magazine.
It’s over: 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan and his wife Megan Wollover SPLIT after almost five years of marriage (the pair pictured together in January last year)
He is also father to three adult sons Gitrid, 34, Malcolm, 32, and Tracy Jr., 28, from his previous relationship with ex-wife Sabina Morgan.
Tracy announced his engagement to Megan while walking the red carpet at the Emmy Awards back in September 2012, and it seemed at the time that his near-death experience prompted them to get married after their long engagement.
‘We have been through so much and our love is stronger for it,’ Tracy told PEOPLE Magazine at the time of his wedding, adding that he was determined to get through physical therapy in order to walk down the aisle without the assistance of a cane or a wheelchair.
Making it through tough times: Tracy hinted his near-death experience prompted them to get married after their long engagement (the pair pictured last February)
On June 7, 2014, Tracy was a passenger in a Mercedes Sprinter minibus involved in a six-vehicle crash just after 1:00am as the vehicle was traveling northbound on the New Jersey Turnpike near Cranbury.
Tracy’s minibus was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer operated by a Wal-Mart driver, causing a chain reaction crash, leaving him with critical injuries and tragically killing comedian James McNair, 62.
Talking to PEOPLE about his recovery for his wedding in 2015, Tracy said: ‘I don’t want to walk my wife down the aisle with a cane or in a wheelchair,’ adding: ‘So I had to go hard with the therapy I had to get better. There was no ifs, ands or buts about it.’
In 2017, Tracy came to agreement with Wal-Mart over his multi-million dollar payout, though the exact sum remained confidential. However, reports suggested at the time the retailer may have paid out a sum as high as $90 million.