IER APART
Bradley & Irina
The pair welcomed their first child, Lea
De Seine, in March 2017 after two years of
dating, and will continue to remain a family,
with website TMZ reporting on July 18 that
the pair have agreed to both live in New York
instead of Los Angeles and to have joint legal
and physical custody. “We’re told it’s a 50-50
split, although with work schedules it varies
from month to month,” TMZ reports, adding
“they do not have a formal, written custody
agreement. They’re so in sync with
co-parenting, they don’t feel the need
to memorialise it.”
“For Lea’s sake, they keep spending time
together as a family,” another insider tells
WHO. “Bradley is a great dad. He has
always been very involved with
his daughter.” Adds another
source, “Irina’s No. 1 priority is
their daughter. She is such a
hands-on mom. She takes her to
the park, to classes, to play dates,
and just adores her.” According
to a Page Six source, “There is
no drama at the moment. Irina
travels a lot and is happy he wants to
have joint custody.”
Busy professional lives are partly what
made their relationship ultimately fizzle out.
Cooper, 44, had a big year in 2018 with the
release of his hit film A Star Is Born, which
was nominated for eight Academy Awards
(itwonBestOriginalSong)andspawneda
promotionaltourwithco-starLadyGaga.
ShaykandCooper“spenta lotoftimeapart”,
a sourcetoldWHOatthetimeoftheirsplit
inJune.“RumoursaboutBradleyandGaga
havinga loveaffairdidn’thelp,especially
withhisconstanttravels,”saysthesource.
Cooper“hasa hugeandoverwhelming
connectiontoGagabutwhetheritbecomes
a reallovestoryintheirlivesforallthe
worldtoseeispremature,andit’sdifficult
tospeculateatthissensitivetime.”What is clear, adds the source, is that
“Bradley is very into work and is trying to
take advantage of every career opportunity
right now.” According to The Hollywood
Reporter, he is now reportedly set to direct,
co-write and star as the iconic composer
Leonard Bernstein in a biopic, and is also
getting heavily involved in producing films,
such as the upcoming Joker, starring Joaquin
Phoenix, and an untitled Hulk Hogan biopic
which will star Chris Hemsworth. On July 13
he was spotted catching up with fellow Oscar
nominee Laura Dern for lunch in New York.
Supermodel Shayk, 33, has also kept busy,
flying around the world and gracing the cover
of magazines – including Vogue Japan, Elle
and Vogue Hong Kong – and
starring in ads for Calvin Klein
jeans. Touching on the topic of
marriage in an interview
with Bazaar.com, she said:
“Everyone looks at it differently.
Do I believe in marriage? Yes, of
course. I’m not the kind of
person who is against it.”
In the same interview, the international
model – who was raised by her mother, sister
and two grandmothers in Yemanzhelinsk,
Russia – also indicated she was comfortable
with her single woman status. “Women are
the ones who can handle everything,” she
said. “Women can raise the kids, women can
dothejob,andwhenshe’sback,shecancook
andcleananddotheheavywork,too!We
neverhadmenaround.Youhavetolearn
howtoputa nailinthewall,howtohang
thecurtains.”
Lookingahead,“It’sclearthatBradley
andIrinahavethesamegoalsfortheir
daughter,”anothersourcetellsWHO.
“Theywanthertolivea normallife,be
surroundedbyfriendsandthrivethrough
play.Theyarebothwonderfulparents.”
■ByJennieNoonan“Women are
the ones who
can handle
everything ”
— Irina ShaykShayk and
daughter Lea
are matching
in tie-dye
shirts on
Jul. 17 in
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