Jennifer Quanz - Where Is Wes Bentley's Ex-Wife Now?

Publish date: 2024-06-07

Wes Bentley’s ex-wife, Jennifer Quanz settled for a private life after her divorce from the Yellowstone actor. The pair were married from 2001 to 2009 and reportedly parted ways following unresolvable differences and Bentley’s drug addiction issues.

While Jennifer has chosen to stay away from the spotlight, her ex-husband seems to be living his best life in front of everyone. He remarried his second wife, Jacqui Swedberg in 2010 and together they have two children, Charles Bentley and Brooklyn Bentley.

Jennifer Quanz' Personal Profile

What is Wes Bentley’s Ex-wife Up To?

Jennifer Quanz, Wes Bentley’s ex-wife has been maintaining a private life since she parted ways with the actor. She is not active on any social media and it’s difficult to assert what she may be up to at the moment. Nonetheless, we garnered that she shuffled between Los Angeles and New York before completely fading off the spotlight.

Since then, she has not worked on any movie or project. Needless to say, Jennifer pursued a career in the entertainment industry as an actress in the late 90s and 2000s. It is recorded in some quarters that her relationship with Wes also helped her career and earned her several roles.

However, she only has 3 acting credits to her name. Jennifer starred as Gaby in the 1999 TV series Get Real and later portrayed Marci in the film 21. Following this, she made an appearance in the documentary Carving out Our Name.

Jennifer Quanz and Wes Bentley’s Marriage Lasted For 9 Years

As hinted already, Jennifer Quanz and her ex-husband, Wes Bentley were married for almost a decade. Information on how they crossed paths and the exact time their relationship kicked off isn’t known.

However, as the custom of most relationships, the pair probably started as friends and began dating afterward. They reportedly dated for a short time before getting married on September 25, 2001, in a ceremony that was witnessed by close friends and family members.

Their marriage was widely known thanks to several public appearances from the celebrity couple. Unfortunately, trouble began to brew in their marriage leading to a separation in 2006, and in 2009, they officially divorced.

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What Led to Jennifer and Bentley’s Divorce?

Even though the cause of their divorce was not clearly stated, sources reveal that Jennifer’s ex-husband battled with drug addiction for a long time and this also ruined their marriage. This started after he rose to stardom for his breakthrough movie American Beauty and it wasn’t long before he became so addicted.

Though married to Jennifer at the time, he managed to hide his addiction from her, and as their trouble continued, he later moved to an apartment where he could do drugs without being disturbed. Unfortunately, his addiction problems started interfering with his job and even led to his arrest and order into a 12-step program.

Nonetheless, he relapsed and continued drugs until he got broke. This period also coincided with the loss of his best friend Heath Ledger who died as a result of a drug overdose in January 2008. He would later try to stay clean after Robert Downey Jr shared his story of overcoming addiction.

Bentley opted for another 12-step program which helped him stay clean. He also shared his story and struggles to help others.

Has Jennifer Quanz Remarried?

Like Jennifer’s whereabouts, there are no hints about her love life, and it’s difficult to assert if she has moved on with someone else.

Nonetheless, as you would easily find, her ex-husband Wes remarried Jacqui Swedberg in 2010, a year after his divorce from the Get Real actress was finalized.

His second wife Jacqui also pursued a career in the entertainment industry as a TV producer. She is known for her work on the comedy series Corner Gas. Asides from this she has been given credits as an assistant director for several movies and series.

Wes and Jacqui are also proud parents of two children, a son named Charles and a daughter named Brooklyn. They were born in 2010 and 2014 respectively.

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