Big Machine Records exec Scooter Braun and his wife Yael Cohen are separating after what inside sources say have been a tumultuous last couple years. Their relationship made headlines in 2019 when Scooter Braun caused controversy with his acquisition of Taylor Swift's music (without her consent) when he bought the label Big Machine Records. Taylor Swift called the music mogul out for being a bully, but Yael Cohen, Scooter Braun's wife, stood by her husband publicly.

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Now, the word on the street is that Yael Cohen and Scooter Braun are getting a divorce, leaving fans to realize that everything probably wasn't as picture-perfect as it seemed. It turns out even mega rich people can have problems - who knew?! So what's the deal with the fallout and the impending divorce anyway? Well, you'd have to start at the beginning of their relationship for that. The record executive first saw Yael Cohen when she was doing a TEDx Talk about her organization F*** Cancer and wanted to meet her. He contacted her, and the rest is... well, read on to find out what the rest is. Here's an inside look at Scooter Braun's marriage to Yael Cohen, and what's going on with their divorce.

7 Scooter Braun And Yael Cohen Were Married For Seven Years

Record executive Scooter Braun started dating Yael Cohen, a South African-born heiress, philanthropist, and activist, in 2013, and the two got married the following year. Yael Cohen gushed frequently about their happy marriage and their home life, telling The Tot in 2019, "We show up for each other. Nothing, and I mean nothing is more important than each other. Than being there to support and love each other. I am present when I'm present, meaning my physical presence is not enough, my mental and emotional presence is what’s important."

6 It Was Pretty Much Like Any Other Marriage

Yael Cohen told Us that Scooter's and her marriage looked like anyone else's and that it was just as often low key as it was glamorous and exciting. She explained, "Sometimes it's literally just making dinner and watching Love Is Blind on the couch, which is equally as exciting, not gonna lie ... I think it's just turning off the phone and being with each other, wherever that is. Sometimes that's at home and sometimes that's out, but being intentional and purposeful because that's our time."

5 Scooter Braun And Yael Cohen Have Three Children Together

Yael Cohen gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Jagger, in February 2015. Another baby boy soon followed, as baby Levi joined the family in November 2016. Their daughter Hart was born in December 2018. Yael Cohen started a parenting blog, Motherlucker, after she gave birth to Jagger, where she wrote: "Being a parent is hard. Really hard. As if the lack of sleep and general daily terror of screwing it all up isn't enough — we then have judgment and suggestions from everyone who's ever seen a child, never mind had one."

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4 Yael Cohen Defended Scooter Braun Against Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift called Scooter Braun out for purchasing all the masters from her first six studio albums, a deal she said was exploitative and shady. She said, "I learned about Scooter Braun's purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world. All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I've received at his hands for years." But Yael Cohen was quick to defend her husband against the pop star, clapping back on Twitter, "Girl, who are you to talk about bullying? The world has watched you collect and drop friends like wilted flowers. My husband is anything but a bully, he's spent his life standing up for people and causes he believes in."

3 Rumors Have Swirled That Scooter Braun Cheated On Yael Cohen

Many believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Scooter Braun was unfaithful to Yael Cohen during their marriage, but nothing has ever been confirmed for sure. The most pervasive rumor, certainly, was that he cheated on his wife with Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne, whom he met several years ago at an event she attended with her husband (though it wasn't long before she was going through a divorce of her own). Erika Jayne, for her part, said the rumors were "silly as f***."

2 Scooter Braun Has Sought Mental Health Treatment Amidst The Split

Scooter Braun told Page Six that he had checked into a mental health treatment program in Los Angeles after having "the darkest thoughts of [his] life." "We're all coming in with our own trauma, and weirdly our trauma was matching up, and … I couldn't fix it. And I'm a fixer. Since I was a kid, I was the guy who was going to make it OK for everybody," he said. "And I just couldn't fix things in this moment in time." He attended a 7-day retreat called Hoffman Process that promises to help attendees "make peace with your past, release from negative behaviors, [achieve] emotional healing and forgiveness,

[discover] your authentic self, and have improved relationships."

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1 Scooter Braun Is Being Represented By A Celebrity Divorce Lawyer

Scooter Braun's company Ithaca Holdings just sold for $1.05 billion this year, so when it comes to legal representation, you know he can afford the top of the line. Celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser is representing the music executive in his split with his wife. She has plenty of experience with high-profile divorces, having represented celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Dr. Dre, Kim Kardashian, Johnny Depp, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Reynolds.

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