Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor may havecalled it quitstwo years ago, but the former couple are still game for some family fun at the theater.
TheZoolanderstars reunited to take their two kids, Ella, who turns 17 on Tuesday, and Quinlin, 13, to seePretty Woman: The Musicalon Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre Saturday in New York City.
“It was a sweet family night out. The kids were glowing because they all love the theater, and Ben and Christine looked happy together, smiling and laughing and holding hands, especially during intermission,” an onlooker tells PEOPLE. “They seemed to really love the show and being around one another.”
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The family outing is just the latest for the former couple, who announced their separation in May 2017 after 17 years of marriage.
“With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate. Our priority will continue to be raising our children as devoted parents and the closest of friends. We kindly ask that the media respect our privacy at this time,” they said in a joint statement.
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Stiller, 53, and Taylor, 47, werespotted together for the first timesince their split in July 2018 on the streets of Manhattan after dining together at a Tribeca restaurant.
“The pair remain friendly and devoted parents to their kids,” a source told PEOPLE at the time.
Then in August, they bothattended a tennis matchat the US Open with daughter Ella, and in October,made a family outingto the 2018 Project ALS Gala in New York City.
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A source told PEOPLE upon news of their split that Stiller’shectic work schedulewas a contributing factor to the breakup.
“It gets hard — he has a very busy Hollywood career, and she’s been very focused on being a mom,” the insider said.
“They are a very loving family,” added the source, who didn’t expect a messy uncoupling from the pair. “[Christine] and Ben respect each other and will do anything to make sure their kids are happy.”
Stiller and Taylor, who costarred inZoolander,Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,Tropic Thunder, andZoolander 2, married in May 2000 in Kauai, Hawaii.
source: people.com
