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The unenthusiatic greeting former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt gave her husband upon being released from captivity last year after 6 years was the subject of a lot of whispering about what might become of her marriage. It appears those speculations were warranted, as Sunday the Colombian magazine Semana announced that Betancourt has filed for divorce from husband Juan Carlos Lecompte:

Betancourt wants a divorce from publicist Juan Carlos Lecompte and reportedly argued that they had been ‘bodily separated’ for more than six years, well beyond the two years that are required by Colombian law as sufficient cause for divorce.

Semana noted that Lecompte’s lawyers rejected the demand and argued that such a separation was not voluntary, but was forced by the kidnapping of the former presidential candidate – who has both Colombian and French citizenship – by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

According to Monsters and Critics, Lecompte himself is planning to file for divorce, citing that Betancourt was unfaithful to him during her captivity, maintaining a relationship with fellow hostage Luis Eladio Perez.

Many saw this coming, as Betancourt has been spotted in the company of another man, who some say is her new boyfriend. Other media outlets say that Betancourt isn’t with a new boyfriend, but with Luis Eladio Perez, with whom she is “rebuilding her life”. In any case, it looks like it didn’t take her too long to adapt to regular life after 6 years of captivity.

Via / Monsters and Critics