Virtually one 12 months after asserting her divorce from Justin Hakuta, Ali Wong mirrored on their present relationship, coparenting their two daughters (now 5 and seven), and her first dramatic function in A24’s upcoming darkish comedy collection, Beef.
“We’re actually, actually shut. We’re finest mates,” she instructed the Hollywood Reporter about her ex-husband. “We have been by way of a lot collectively. It is a very unconventional divorce.”
In truth, when Ali goes again on tour this June, Justin and their daughters will likely be touring together with her. This time, her materials contains her post-divorce courting life and being single. “I believe we will name it the Single Girl tour,” she stated.
Whereas her divorce and subsequent co-parenting with Justin have been amicable, Ali revealed that telling her 82-year-old mom did not go as easily. “By far the toughest half about getting divorced was my mom’s response.”
“I had instructed her earlier than that I assumed we would get divorced, and he or she was actually upset. She seemed me within the eye and requested, ‘Are you able to simply wait till I die?’ She was actually asking me to not stay a life for myself,” Ali stated. “It was nonetheless actually fucking onerous coping with all her concern of the disgrace it could convey her.”
Nevertheless, as a result of the announcement of her divorce was so widespread — which Ali hadn’t anticipated — her mom did not even have to tell any of her mates about it. As an alternative, they came upon in Chinese language and Vietnamese newspapers. “All of them known as her,” Ali stated. “She died one million deaths in sooner or later after which wakened the following day and was like, ‘I survived.’ She nonetheless sees Justin a ton.”
Now, Ali is specializing in selling Beef, which “follows the aftermath of a highway rage incident between two strangers.” Steven Yeun performs one stranger, and Ali performs the opposite: a self-made entrepreneur, spouse, and mom who’s crumbling below the strain of being the family breadwinner.
“For me — and I’ll depart it up for interpretation what this implies — it was a solution to say what I have been desirous to say about relationships and being a working mother that I haven’t discovered a solution to discuss on stage,” Ali stated of the function.
Beef will likely be launched on Netflix on April 6, and Ali simply watched the primary two episodes together with her ex-husband, who instructed her after, “Ali, it is actually good.”
Learn Ali’s entire interview with the Hollywood Reporter right here.
