Ali Wong Says Divorce Has Opened Up 'Many New Adventures,' Including 'Friendship with the Father of My Children'

Mar. 15, 2025

(L) Justin Hakuta and Ali Wong.Photo:Rob Latour/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Rob Latour/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Ali Wongis sharing her empowering outlook ondivorce.

While appearing onToday with Hoda and Jennaon Oct. 9, theAli Wong:Single Ladystar, 42, shared how her decision to end her marriage to her ex-husband,Justin Hakuta, was the right move for her journey.

“With divorce, it’s the same thing where people look at it like this sad ending and that’s just not been the case for me,” Wong explained. “It’s been this beautiful beginning to many new adventures, and one being — sincerely — the friendship with the father of my children.”

(L) Justin Hakuta and Ali Wong.Araya Doheny/Getty

When co-hostHoda Kotbasked how the two were able to maintain a close relationship despite their divorce, the comedian revealed that she’s always been one to keep in touch with her exes.

“I’m friends with exes from my 20s in college,” she continued, noting that she still keeps in contact with one who lives in Vietnam. “I think because my siblings all went through multiple serious relationships before they got married, I kind of always knew to not take it too too seriously.”

Wong added, “There’s value in every relationship and you learn something new from every person about what you like and what you don’t like. And to be grateful to them for that. To be like, ‘We had some bad times towards the end but for the most part, it’s great.’”

The former couple finalized their divorce in May, more than two years afterthe pair announced their separation. Wong and Hakuta met at a friend’s wedding reception in 2010 and hit it off instantly. At the time, Hakuta was a Fulbright scholar and student at Harvard Business School. In 2014, they got married in San Francisco, and welcomed their daughters, Mari and Nikki, within the following three years.

(L) Ali Wong and Bill Hader.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

When Wong accepted her2024 Golden Globeaward for her performance in Netflix’Beef, she gave a sweetshout outto Hakuta for all of his support over the years.

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“I really need to thank the father of my children and my best friend, Justin, for all of your love and support,” she said in the speech. “It’s because of you that I’m able to be a working mother.”

Since then, Wong has moved on withBill Hader. The two confirmed their relationship in April 2023, one year after she separated from Hakuta. The couple briefly dated in 2022 but later reconnected and have remained together.

source: people.com