Fans thought Chynna Phillips and Billy Baldwin would become one of those celebrity couples that surprised us by divorcing after everyone thought they made it because, in March 2010, the songwriter filed for divorce after Baldwin was away on the set of “Gossip Girl.” However, two days after filing, Phillips withdrew the petition. At the time, a source told Page Six, “Chynna has gone under a lot of personal and professional stress. The divorce petition came after a long and emotional buildup. But once it was filed, she realized she didn’t want to lose Billy and asked her lawyers to withdraw it.”
A couple of months after she filed and subsequently withdrew her motion to divorce Baldwin, Phillips opened up to Us Weekly about what led her to the rash decision. She said, “It’s our 19th anniversary this year and we’ve been together a really long time. I started to feel a little flat-lined, like I need more and want more, and I know we deserve more from our marriage.” She continued, “It became so about the children and so about my business, his business, and I missed him. I really missed him. I missed laughing together, taking our little vacations together.” The singer felt “hopeless” the day she filed for divorce and knew it wasn’t all Baldwin’s fault that their relationship took a turn. Luckily, Phillips realized divorce wasn’t the best decision for the couple and their union has continued to thrive since.
