{"id":2493542,"date":"2026-07-08T15:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2493542"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:51:05","slug":"emmy-rossum-says-she-married-1st-husband-after-ultimatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/emmy-rossum-says-she-married-1st-husband-after-ultimatum\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy Rossum Says She Married 1st Husband After Ultimatum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Emmy Rossum<\/strong><\/a> is looking back on her brief marriage to music producer Justin Siegel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started dating Justin, and he worked at Interscope Records that I was signed to,\u201d Rossum, 39, recalled on the Wednesday, July 8, episode of Alex Cooper<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast. \u201cAnd we were dating for maybe a couple months. \u2026 We liked each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Shameless<\/em> star claimed Siegel, 44, gave her an ultimatum when she was offered a role in Dragon Ball Evolution<\/em>, which filmed in Durango, Mexico.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember the day that I was going away to make the movie, he said something to me like, \u2018I don\u2019t know if the relationship is gonna survive the distance. So, like, maybe we should break up or get married,\u2019\u201d she continued. \u201cEither break up or get married.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rossum explained that after dealing with two \u201crough heartbreaks\u201d from past relationships, she didn\u2019t want to experience \u201cabandonment\u201d again.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy 21-year-old brain thought, you know, divorce doesn\u2019t seem that complicated. Like, it\u2019s probably pretty straightforward,\u201d she recalled. \u201cAnd so he literally printed out a marriage contract online and got some guy on the internet to come over to my house. I found a white turtleneck that was in my closet and threw it on because I was like, \u2018This is appropriate, right?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Rossum said it was her \u201cintention\u201d not to tell anyone about the marriage because she knew in her gut that it wasn\u2019t right.<\/p>\n

Rossum and Siegel secretly tied the knot in February 2008. Their marriage only became public when Siegel filed for divorce<\/a> in September 2009, citing irreconcilable differences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we were married for, oh, I was away for six months. When I got back, it became abundantly clear we weren\u2019t a match in any way,\u201d Rossum recalled on Wednesday, adding that she told her mom about the marriage when she and Siegel were separating. \u201cI told my mom, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m breaking up with Justin, and I need a lawyer.\u2019 She was like, \u2018You did not.\u2019 I was like, \u2018I did.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Rossum and Siegel\u2019s divorce was finalized in December 2010. The actress later reflected on their split in an interview with InStyle Hair<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tMany celebrity splits have rocked Hollywood over the years, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin as well as\u00a0Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. Tatum and Dewan\u2019s love story began on the set of 2006\u2019s Step Up, where they costarred as onscreen love interests. The duo tied the knot in 2009 and welcomed daughter Everly in 2013. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cEveryone messes up in relationships and has peaks and valleys in their personal lives,\u201d she told the publication in 2012. \u201cWhen I realized it wasn\u2019t the end of the world and I would keep on standing, I knew it was going to be OK.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following year, Rossum met her now-husband, director Sam Esmail<\/strong><\/a>, while working on his film Comet<\/em>. The pair debuted their romance at the movie\u2019s premiere in June 2014 and got engaged in August 2015. Rossum and Esmail, 48, tied the knot in May 2017 and went on to welcome two kids, a daughter born in May 2021 and a son born in April 2023.<\/p>\n

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