‘And Just Like That’ alum Sara Ramirez settles divorce with husband Ryan Debolt after 6-year separation
And just like that… it’s officially over.
Sara Ramirez has reached a settlement in their divorce from their spouse, Ryan Debolt, according to a new report.
The pair have allegedly “settled all issues” and agreed that neither party will receive spousal report, per court documents obtained by TMZ.
A judge still has to sign off on the paperwork. Presuming the judge gives the “ok,” their divorce will be officially finalized on December 16.
Though Ramirez, 48, and Debolt, 43, have been separated for the last six years, it was only in June when the “And Just Like That…” actor filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
In the divorce filing, Ramirez — who goes by them/they pronouns — asked to “block the court’s ability to award spousal support for either party,” according to TMZ. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star and Debolt reportedly had a prenup, which likely made the divorce process smoother.
The couple announced their split in July 2021 but listed January 2018 as their separation date.
Announcing the separation on Instagram, Ramirez wrote, “We remain loving and supportive in how we are choosing to forge our new individual paths. Thank you for holding space around our choices and respecting our families’ privacy as we navigate this process on our own terms.”
Ramirez and Debolt dated for a few years before getting engaged in June of 2011. They married in a private beachfront ceremony in New York in July 2012.
The actor came out as queer and bisexual after the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016.
In August 2020, Ramirez revealed they are non-binary. They wrote on Instagram, “In me is the capacity to be: girlish boy, boyish girl, boyish boy, girlish girl, all, neither.”
The “Madam Secretary” actor became a lightning rod of conversation in 2021 when they joined the cast of the “Sex and the City” spinoff “And Just Like That…” as Che Diaz, a nonbinary comic and podcast host who (spoiler alert) develops a romantic relationship with Cynthia Nixon’s character, Miranda Hobbes.
The fictional Diaz was frequently mocked on social media by viewers of the show. In February, it was revealed that the character (and by extension, Ramirez) would not be coming back for the third season of the HBO series following rumors that they were fired from the show because of pro-Palestinian messages they shared on Instagram. Ramirez even hinted at it in a social media post.
Commenting on the 2024 Emmy Awards, Ramirez wrote, “Our industry is so duplicitous. While they give awards away, casting directors and agents are making blacklists of actors and workers who post anything in support of Palestinians in Gaza to ensure they will not work again.”
“While they lift up some of their own clients who have spoken up against this genocide,” Ramirez added, “they are firing and letting others who have smaller platforms go.”
“It’s wild how performative so many in Hollywood are. Even more performative than the last character I played,” a clear reference to Che Diaz.
Despite Ramirez implying that they were let go because of their political views, a source close to the production of “And Just Like That…” told the Daily Mail that Ramirez was facing an axing long before the they started posting pro-Palestinian sentiments on social media.
“Sara was not fired because they support Palestine and the cease-fire,” the source told the site. “Sara was fired because Che brought nothing to the show anymore. After Che split with Miranda, the character really held no value anymore and fans found them annoying.”
Nixon agreed with that sentiment, telling Variety in May that though Diaz had created an “amazing character” and “came in and shook everything up,” by the end of Season 2, “[their] arc was completed.”
The Post has reached out to Ramirez’s rep for comment.
