A rock star is dealing with a custody battle. Muse frontman Matt Bellamy's divorce from Elle Evans includes a dispute over custody of their two children, with the model saying she intends to challenge his request.
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Bellamy filed for divorce on August 12 after seven years of marriage, citing "irreconcilable differences," according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. He requested sole legal and physical custody of daughter Lovella and son George.
Evans told TMZ she would fight for custody. She called the divorce filing "a long time coming." The filing also addresses financial support. Us Weekly reported that Bellamy asked for spousal support to follow the couple's prenuptial agreement and requested that the court terminate his ability to receive support.
Although the paperwork arrived in August, Bellamy had discussed the separation publicly two months earlier. Speaking with The i Paper in June, he described the breakup as difficult to explain and said his focus had shifted toward caring for the children.
Rock Band Frontman Seeks Custody
"It was a set of really unexpected circumstances," he said. Bellamy said the upheaval had left him trying to establish stability at home. His comments did not provide a detailed public explanation of what led to the separation.
The experience also shaped his songwriting. Bellamy told the publication that he worked on Muse's album The Wow! Signal while dealing with the breakup, describing music as a way of processing the change. "It became a lifeline for me," he said.
The couple's relationship began in 2015. They became engaged in December 2017 and married in August 2019. Lovella arrived in June 2020, followed by George in May 2024.
Despite their separation, Bellamy and Evans appeared together in family photographs celebrating George's second birthday in May, People reported.
Bellamy also shares son Bingham, 15, with actress Kate Hudson, to whom he was previously engaged.
The custody request marks what Bellamy is seeking through the divorce proceedings; it should not be confused with a court awarding him sole custody. Evans' stated intention to contest it likewise describes her position, rather than a ruling.
The reports cited here do not establish a final custody arrangement for Lovella and George.
