The catalyst for the breakdown of their marriage was hinted at in a statement revealing he was ‘tired’ of living in her shadow.
Now Scarlett Johansson appears to have taken a swipe at her estranged husband Romain Dauriac during a UK TV interview.
The Avengers actress, 36, was a guest on Lorraine on Thursday to discuss her new sci-fi film, Ghost In The Shell.
Turning tide: Scarlett Johansson appears to have taken a swipe at her estranged husband Romain Dauriac during a UK TV interview
Seemingly referencing her ex’s jibe that he was sick of following her to film sets with their daughter, Rose, Scarlett insisted that it was important for her child to see her as an ‘independent woman’ at work.
She explained: ‘I am so proud to do and I love to do and to be able to show my daughter that and have her come to the workplace and show her I’m an independent woman making it happen is very important for me.’
The quip comes after a statement released by Dauriac’s lawyers revealed he had been blindsided by the divorce, and added: ‘Mr. Dauriac is tired of having to run his life and his child’s life based on Ms. Johansson’s shooting schedule.’
Scarlett went on to discuss equality between the sexes in film – and took another shot at America’s new president Donald Trump.
Speaking about the global marches on the day of his inaugration, she said: ‘It’s important to know the women’s march was not against Trump it was basically a march for women to highlight that we are a very strong force to be reckoned with.
‘I think people in general can sometimes forget that their rights are not given, you have to fight for and continue to protect for the rights to your body and equal fair pay and they are important to highlight.
Jibe: Seemingly referencing her ex’s jibe that he was sick of following her to film sets with their daughter, Rose, Scarlett insisted that it was important for her child to see her as an ‘independent woman’ at work
The gender bias does exist. We need to stand together to highlight that imbalance. As a woman, as a feminist, as a mother it was important for me to be there.’
The interview is one of the first since her ex implored her to withdraw her divorce filing for the sake of their toddler daughter.
Johansson filed for divorce from Romain Dauriac in a New York City court earlier this month, saying the marriage was ‘irretrievably broken.’
Blindsided by the move, the frenchman said in a statement that he wants to keep the divorce out of the courts and go back to the negotiating table.
‘It is indeed unfortunate, especially for our daughter, that Scarlett filed in Court and made our personal differences so public,’ he said.
‘I would implore her to withdraw her action promptly and go back, as uncomfortable as it might be, to the negotiating table. We are the parents of a lovely daughter whom we will continue to co-parent for many years and share her joys and sorrows as only a parent can.’
Dauriac’s lawyer, Hal Mayerson, claims the former couple were in the middle of private talks when Johansson suddenly made the move to file.
‘We were shocked that they filed these proceedings in court,’ he said.
‘We had been negotiating information relevant to their child Rose and also economic issues, so we were stunned when they did this. We’ve told [Johansson and her lawyers] that we would go to any means to try to avoid this.’
‘We were shocked’: Dauriac’s lawyer Hal Mayerson said in a statement that the duo were working things out, including a custody agreement regarding their daughter Rose, two, when the actress suddenly filed for divorce earlier this month
The move follows a January announcement that the couple split last summer after less than two years of marriage.
Dauriac sees the move as a ‘pre-emptive strike’ in a battle over custody of the couple’s daughter, his lawyer said.
Johansson is asking for joint custody of their daughter, Rose, but also wants the child to live with her.
Mayerson said on Wednesday that he and Dauriac were taken aback by the request because he has been the ‘primary parent’ for the two-year-old while Johansson has been involved with her career.
Dauriac plans to petition the court to take the child to live with him in his native France, Mayerson said, adding that Johansson will have ‘access to her daughter any time she wants to come to Paris.’
Officially over: The actress filed for divorce from Romain (pictured 2015) in a New York City court at the beginning of March, saying the marriage was ‘irretrievably broken’ and asked for joint custody of daughter Rose
Dauriac has no intention of cutting Johansson off from her daughter, his lawyer told People.
‘Ms. Johansson has two apartments in Paris. She can come any time she wants to see [Rose] and have the child with her,’ Mayerson said.
‘If she’s traveling, we expect there would be a schedule that would be roughly equal between them.’
‘Mr. Dauriac is tired of having to run his life and his child’s life based on Ms. Johansson’s shooting schedule,’ Mayerson said.
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‘Ms. Johansson has two apartments in Paris. She can come any time she wants to see [Rose] and have the child with her,’ Mayerson said
Johansson responded in a statement, saying she is a ‘devoted mother and private person’ who knows her daughter will one day be old enough to read the news about herself.
‘I would only like to say that I will never, ever be commenting on the dissolution of my marriage. Out of respect for my desires as a parent and out of respect for all working moms, it is with kindness that I ask other parties involved and the media to do the same,’ she said.
Johansson has spent a lot of time this year in New Zealand filming Ghost In The Shell.
The star flew Rose to be with her some of time but the arraignment was causing tension between the former couple recently a source told Page Six.
‘She would take the child on these trips like when she was shooting in New Zealand,’ a source close to the case said.
But then Johansson wanted to switch to a shorter schedule under which she would have Rose for three days and then Dauriac would take her for two days.
‘The kid was bouncing back and forth. It can’t work because [Johansson] travels so much,’ the source said.
Aside from Ghost In The Shell – out March 31 – the star also has comedy Rough Night in theaters June 11.
The R rated comedy sees Johansson’s charcater and her bridesmaids – Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer, Zoë Kravitz and Kate McKinnon – accidently kill a stripper on her bachelortette weekend.
Dedicated to her craft: Johansson has spent a lot of time this year in New Zealand filming Ghost In The Shell
Girls’ night out: Aside from Ghost In The Shell, the actress also has comedy Rough Night in theaters June 11. It also stars (L-R) Zoë Kravitz, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer and Kate McKinnon
The actress is set to due in Atlanta any day now for the 11-month-long shoot for Avengers: Infinity War.
Filming has begun on the Marvel movie last month and it will see the star reprise her Black Widow role.
Currently there is also an untitled follow-up film due out in 2019.
Black Widow is back: The actress is set to due in Atlanta any day now for the 11-month-long shoot for Avengers: Infinity War.
The divorce filing notes that the couple signed a prenuptial agreement in September 2014, but Mayerson said the pact does not address custody or financial issues regarding their daughter.
Dauriac is a former journalist who now works as a curator of art shows in New York, Mayerson said.
This was Johansson’s second marriage. She was previously married to actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2011.
Did not address custody: The divorce filing notes that the couple signed a prenuptial agreement in September 2014, but the French journalist’s lawyer said the pact does not address custody or financial issues regarding their daughter
