Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet announce they're SEPARATING after 16 years together and nearly five years of marriage Momoa, 42, and Bonet, 54, announced their split Wednesday in a joint statement They wrote that their 'love carries on' but they still plan to 'free each other' The former couple share two children: daughter Lola, 14, and son Nakoa-Wolf, 13 Bonet also shares her adult daughter Zoë Kravitz with ex-husband Lenny Kravitz Momoa and Bonet began their relationship in 2005 and married in 2017 By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 01:48 GMT, 13 January 2022 | Updated: 02:09 GMT, 13 January 2022 1k shares 78 Viewcomments Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are going their separate ways after being married for almost five years. In a joint statement shared Wednesday to Momoa's Instagram account, the 42-year-old Game Of Thrones star and the 54-year-old Cosby Show actress announced that they are separating. 'We have all felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times… A revolution is unfolding and our family is of no exception… feeling and growing from the seismic shifts occurring,' their statement read. 'And so we share our Family news that we are parting ways in marriage.' Splitting up: Jason Momoa, 42, and Lisa Bonet, 54, announced in a joint statement posted to social media on Wednesday that they are separating after almost five years of marriage; pictured in 2020 in Hollywood The couple explained in their statement that they weren't announcing their separation 'because we think it’s newsworthy, but so that as we go about our lives we may do so with dignity and honesty.' 'The love between us carries on, evolving in ways it wishes to be known and lived. We free each other to be who we are learning to become…' they continued. 'Our devotion unwavering to this sacred life & our Children,' they concluded. 'Teaching our Children What’s possible ~ Living the Prayer. 'May Love Prevail,' they added, signing off as 'J & L.' Momoa and Bonet's romance goes back to 2005, when they were introduced by mutual friends at a jazz club performance. Heads held high: The couple explained in their statement that they weren't announcing their separation ' because we think it’s newsworthy, but so that as we go about our lives we may do so with dignity and honesty' Longtime couple: Momoa and Bonet's romance goes back to 2005, when they were introduced by mutual friends at a jazz club performance; pictured in 2011 in Venice, Calif. The couple's post also included several meditative photos, though they didn't spell out their connection to the separation announcement. One image featured a lovely peach-colored sunset in which a crescent moon could already be seen glowing in the sky. Another photo showed poles erected outside that appeared to be decorated with rectangular strips of white fabric covered in small black text. Two more photos appeared to show two people holding small birds in their palms. The figures were presumably the couple's children: daughter Lola, 14, and son Nakoa-Wolf, 13. Bonet also shares her adult daughter Zoë Kravitz, 33, with her ex-husband Lenny Kravitz. Curious: The couple's post also included several meditative photos, though they didn't spell out their connection to the separation announcement Abstract: One image featured a sunset with a crescent moon, while another photo showed poles outside that were decorated with strips of white fabric covered in small black text Delicate: Two more photos appeared to show two people holding small birds in their palms Family: The figures were presumably the couple's children: daughter Lola, 14, and son Nakoa-Wolf, 13 Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility