Amy Poehler and Will Arnett divorced due to their marriage "fizzling out" and feeling more like best friends than a romantic couple. They announced their separation in 2012 after nine years of marriage and officially finalized their divorce in 2016. Both parties described the split as painful but emphasized it was amicable with no malice or involvement of others. Will Arnett also relapsed into alcohol use around the time of their separation in 2012, but neither he nor Amy has indicated that addiction was a cause of their divorce. Amy has expressed in her memoir that while the divorce was hard, she is proud of how they co-parent and does not view their nearly 10-year marriage as a failure. They have maintained a close friendship post-divorce and joint custody of their two children.
