Stone announces ‘amicable divorce’

BASIC Instinct star Sharon Stone and her newspaper editor husband Phil Bronstein have announced they are divorcing after five years of marriage.

Stone, 45, married Bronstein, editor in chief of the San Francisco Chronicle, on St Valentine’s Day in 1998 and adopted a baby boy two years later.

They said in a statement their split was “amicable and mutual”.

They added: “We’re committed to being great parents and having a friendship, as parents, going forward ... we intend to keep our son’s happiness as our foremost priority and thank you for allowing us to keep this a private family matter.”

According to the syndicated television programme Entertainment Tonight, Bronstein filed divorce papers on Thursday, citing irreconcilable differences.

Bronstein has requested joint custody of their three-year-old son Roan and details of how they plan to split their assets will be determined at a later date, Entertainment Tonight reported.

The New York Post reported on Thursday that the pair decided to separate when Stone returned to California after filming “A Different Loyalty” in Europe last month.