Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley have separated after less than three years of marriage, and sources reveal that communication difficulties and Antonoff’s particular way of doing things created tension between the couple.
A source said Page six that Antonoff “could be very particular about how he liked things” and that Qualley often felt that her perspective was not given as much weight.
“He would often prefer things to be done the way he thought was best, and Margaret didn’t always feel like her perspective was heard or given the same weight,” the insider said.
“Communication was definitely a challenge between him and Margaret.”
A separate source described the relationship to PEOPLE as “stoned,” with another noting that the pair are “figuring things out.” The split was confirmed for Page six on Wednesday.
The first public hint that something was amiss came when Antonoff attended Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s July 3 wedding without Qualley, accompanied instead by his sister Rachel at both the rehearsal dinner on July 2 and the ceremony the following day.
Rumors circulated that Qualley was too busy filming to attend, but a source said TMZ Wednesday, on which she had already wrapped production King Snake in June and wasn’t supposed to start his next project, Possessionuntil considerably later.
In retrospect, there had been signals for months.
In April, Qualley changed her Instagram handle from @isimostar, a reference to her husband’s song Isimo, to @saramargaretqualley23.
Fans also noticed that Bleachers had quietly dropped the song Margaret, written about the actress, from their setlist; the track’s last performance was on 13 June, according to Setlist.fm.
On Wednesday morning, Qualley deleted their wedding photos and removed all traces of Antonoff from her Instagram, leaving only a single photo of the two of them laughing together from last February.
The pair still follow each other on the platform.
Antonoff was spotted on Wednesday still wearing his wedding ring.
The last time the pair were seen in public together was at the Grammy Awards in February. They married in August 2023.
