Rebecca Gayheart says she and Eric Dane are “Best of Friends” 1 day before ALS ACCOMPOSITION

Just a day before Eric Dane announced his Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosisRebecca Gayheart, said she and the actor are “the best friends.”

“We’re the best of friends. We’re really close,” 90210 Alum, 53, told AND! Beginner In the event of a view of the miniseries Carters: hurts to love you in Los Angeles on April 9. “We are fantastic collaborations. I think it’s important not to look at a relationship that ends as a failure.”

“It’s just a season. It wasn’t a failure. It was a huge success,” Gayheart said about their relationship. “We were married for, I mean, we are still married, but together for 15 years, and we had two beautiful children so I think it is a successful relationship, and that’s how we look at it.”

Her comments came just a day before Dane publicly announced her ALS diagnosis.

“I have been diagnosed with ALS. I am grateful to have my loving family by my side when we navigate in the next chapter,” The Gray’s Anatomy Alum, 52, told exclusive people in a statement.

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“I feel happy that I can continue to work and look forward to returning to the set Euphoria Next week, “Dane continued.” I kindly ask you to give my family and I integrity during this time. ”

Dane, who plays as it tortured Jacobs -Family Patriarch in Hit HBO showWill start production in four days on April 14. ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a rare degenerative disorder that causes paralysis paralysis.

Gayheart applied for a divorce from Dane 2018, but submitted to get the divorce’s presentation rejected in March Without prejudice, per document obtained by people. However, Dane was Photographed with Priya Jain in February. The two have been connected since they were seen at a sushi restaurant in November 2024.

The couple shares daughters Billie Beatrice15, and Georgia Geraldine, 13. They met in 2003 and got married in a Las Vegas ceremony in 2004.

“My ex, Eric, and I, we are friends and we do our best to sample and maintain a family, even if we are not married. Legally we are still married, but separated,” Gayheart told People 2019. “And I think we do a pretty good job with it. Life is just good. There are so many exciting things happening.”