Jennifer Carpenter & Seth Avett only got together after he separated from his wife?
I was actually surprised to the reaction to yesterday’s story about Jennifer Carpenter maybe/probably “homewrecking” the marriage of Seth Avett of the Avett Brothers. I think I underestimated the fanbase of the Avett Brothers, and I underestimated the built-in hatred for Jennifer Carpenter. Which is weird, because I’ve always liked Carpenter a lot. Most of problems I had with the Deb character on Dexter were because of the writing, not Jennifer’s performance (although I stopped watching Dexter after the complete mess that was Season 6).
Anyway, the basic story yesterday was that Jennifer is the reason Seth Avett and his wife separated and that Jennifer was basically a groupie who traveled all around the country to bone her (married) man. Sources told Radar that Seth’s wife was devastated and that Seth and Jennifer’s affair had nearly broken up the band. To make matters worse, there was one more piece of damning evidence: the Avett Brothers’ new album is called The Carpenter. Obvs. Interestingly enough, Jennifer’s people went out there yesterday and tried to do some damage control:
Jennifer Carpenter’s love life on Showtime’s Dexter may be a bloody disaster, but in real life, the 33-year-old actress has found happiness with folk singer Seth Avett, of the Avett Brothers. A source close to the couple tells Us Weekly exclusively that the two recently started dating after years of being just friends.
“Jennifer met Seth about four years ago at a concert,” the insider says. “She loves music and has always been a big supporter of the band. The relationship developed over the past few months.”
Carpenter and the 32-year-old musician “have a lot in common and seem to have a similar sense of humor,” the source adds. “There is an ease about their relationship. Friends and family couldn’t be happier for them. They are a good match.”
As for the rumors that the Dexter actress (previously wed to costar Michael C. Hall) broke up Avett’s marriage to Susan Avett?
“They were friends for a long time, but the relationship did not start until he and his wife were separated,” the source explains. “There is no bad blood there.”
Indeed, Susan tells Us exclusively that “there are inaccuracies” in reports about her relationship with Avett and his subsequent romance with Carpenter. “It saddens me to hear of such unfounded speculation surrounding the end of our marriage, which is in and of itself a difficult time for both of us,” she says. “I ask that for our sake, and the sake of our family and friends, that everyone respect our privacy during this time.”
The eighth and final season of Dexter premieres Sunday, June 30, on Showtime.
Huh. Did Susan just fall on her sword for her estranged husband, or is that some kind of coded message? Susan doesn’t outright deny the claims, just that the claims are “unfounded”. Parsing, parsing. As for the source who specifically claims that Carpenter and Avett only started up when he separated from Susan? Yeah. Sure. At least that’s what Seth told Jennifer, amirite? “Baby, it’s over between me and my wife. We’re separated. Shh, I gotta take this call, it’s my… um… brother…? Don’t say anything.”
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