Karenna Gore Schiff, the eldest daughter of Al and Tipper Gore, has separated from her husband of nearly 13 years, NBC News has confirmed.
The news of the separation came just one week after the former vice president and his wife announced that they were seeking an amicable divorce after 40 years of what had always been described as an ideal marriage. People magazine broke the story Wednesday. Karenna Gore Schiff, 36, is the oldest of four Gore children. An author and lawyer, she has been working on a documentary about inspirational women. She and her husband have three children: Wyatt, 10; Anna, 8; and Oscar, 3.
According to People, the breakup is by mutual agreement while the couple attempt to patch things up.
“It’s amicable and they are in counseling. They are not divorced,†People quoted an anonymous friend of the couple as saying. Another anonymous friend said the separation took place “a couple of months ago.â€
“Neither the Gores nor the Schiffs plan to comment,†Al Gore’s spokeswoman, Kalee Kreider, told the magazine.
Both Al, 62, and Tipper, 61, have visited their daughter in New York since the separation, according to reports. Al Gore is now in the Philippines, where he is to speak at a climate-change convention. Published reports say he is still wearing his wedding ring.
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