Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Lauren Shriner, has filed for divorce less than one year after her attempted murder arrest following a police shootout.
Jillian, 52, filed the paperwork on Tuesday, December 2, according to documents obtained by Us Weekly. She cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split. (TMZ was first to report the news.)
Us Weekly has reached out to both parties for comment.
Jillian, an author who has been married to Scott, 60, for 20 years, did not list a separation date within her filing. The documents also confirmed that she is seeking joint custody of the pair’s two sons, Tariku, 17, and Jovanni, 13.
Jillian attracted headlines in April when she was arrested for attempted murder following a police altercation. An April 9 press release from the Los Angeles Police Department stated that Jillian was arrested after authorities pursued a hit-and-run suspect the previous day.
During the police chase, authorities witnessed Jillian in a “neighbouring residence armed with a handgun.” The statement detailed, “The officers ordered [Lauren] to drop the handgun numerous times. However, she refused. [Lauren] then pointed the handgun at the officers and an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred.”
Jillian was struck at the time by an officer’s firearm before she ran into the house where a 9-milimeter handgun was recovered, per L.A. jail records viewed by Us at the time. She was released on a $1 million bond.
USA Today reported in September that a judge “ruled that Jillian would undergo a two-year mental health diversion program,” as shared with the outlet by Jillian’s attorney Hilary Potashner at the time.
Potashner also noted via the outlet on September 26, “We appreciate the DA carefully reviewing this matter and believe this resolution is fair.”
One month prior to Jillian’s arrest, she shared via Instagram that she was recovering from cancer treatment. “I’d like to thank the Academy, my amazing hair and makeup team, and the lighting designers here at #glendaleadventisthospital,” Jillian wrote on March 4, sharing a pre-op selfie while lying in a hospital bed. “As if they all hadn’t been through enough with the fires right next door! Yes, I have a little bit of the C word y’all. I know a lot of us do.”
The post continued, “I’m here to thank the incredible oncology team here, who pulled me through a complicated operation without a hitch. I am always so grateful for every second of the compassionate and excellent medical care I receive in my life.”
Scott spoke about his estranged wife’s arrest less than one week after the incident occurred, telling TMZ that the pair were getting through a “tough time” amid the circumstances. “We’re alright, look at us,” he told the outlet in April, adding that Jillian was “alright” and thanking one of the outlet’s reporters for enquiring about her welfare.
Scott and Jillian tied the knot in November 2005 and adopted Tariku in 2007 before adopting Jovanni in 2009. Prior to their marriage, Jillian worked as a call girl for Prince Jefri Bolkiah of the Brunei royal family — a time she detailed in her 2010 memoir, Some Girls: My Life in a Harem.
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