Jason MomoaandLisa Bonetare ready to move on.
While the former longtime couple “want to explore other things” following their recently announced split, they still care “deeply about each other,” an industry source tells PEOPLE.
“They have been doing things separately for quite a while,” the insider tells PEOPLE of Bonet, 54, and Momoa, 42, whoannounced their split last weekin a joint statement after nearly 17 years together and five years of marriage.
“They were a great couple with a lot of love and respect for each other, but people change and goals change and they weren’t the same together anymore,” adds the source.
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“They have grown apart and the pandemic capped it,” the insider says.
“They havegrown apart because of different focuses,” the latter source said.
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The pair’s career trajectories have taken them in different directions, according to the latter source, who explained of theAquamanandDunestar, “A few years ago, Jason was struggling to find work. Now his career is booming. And he wants to keep working as much as he can.”
Meanwhile, Bonet “has had no interest in joining” Momoa “on every location,” added the insider. “She enjoys her life in L.A.”
Regardless, the source said both Momoa and Bonet are “mature,” and “will keep peace” for the sake of their two children: sonNakoa-Wolf, 13, and daughterLola, 14.
“It’s not going to be some scandalous divorce where they trash talk each other,” the source maintains. “They are both very spiritual and believe in a higher power.”
source: people.com
