Ali Wong and Husband Justin Hakuta Split Amicably

Ali Wong and Husband Justin Hakuta Split Amicably

Breaking down the facts behind Ali Wong and Husband Justin Hakuta Split Amicably—read on to discover the main takeaways.

Wong is a stand-up first and foremost. She has always derived material from her personal life and has never shied away from sharing some details about her life with her partner.

Her most-quoted bit about her husband comes from her 2016 Netflix Special, Baby Cobra. In that special, she talked about how she "trapped" Hakuta.

In the bit, she talked about how the first thing she knew about him was his Harvard Business School attendance, and that made her think he was a "catch."

Then, she joked that she trapped him by not kissing him until the fifth date.

Her latest material, Don Wong, touches upon a few of the topics generally associated with divorces — infidelity, divorces being expensive, and longing for the freedom that singlehood provides.

She joked, saying she was "envious" of single people and wanted to be "free" from the "monogamy jail" she was in at the time.

Wong also admitted she wanted to cheat on her husband "every five minutes," but also that she needed him more than he needed her in the relationship — she could not "afford to get a divorce."

But it wasn't all about herself, though. Wong also sang praises of Hakuta, joking he chose her even though he was a Harvard student and that "He bought low."

In 2018's Hard Knock Wife, the comedian made jokes about how she made more money than him and disclosed they had signed a prenup before their wedding. The Always Be My Maybe star even suggested if they ever got divorced, "their son is f*****."

The couple, of course, never had a son. And it looks like she can afford a divorce now.

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