Rebecca Gayheart has filed for divorce from Eric Dane after 14 years of marriage, PEOPLE confirms. 
 
 “After 14 years together we have decided that ending our marriage is the best decision for our family,” Dane, 45, said in a statement to PEOPLE. 
 
 “We will continue our friendship and work as a team to co-parent our two beautiful girls as they are the most important thing in the world to us. We kindly ask that you respect our privacy during this time as we navigate the next phase of our lives.” 
 
 Gayheart, best known for films such as Jawbreaker and Scream 2, filed for divorce on Friday in Los Angeles according to court documents obtained by The Blast. 
 
 Gayheart cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split but did not say when they separated, instead the date of separation was listed as “TBD.” 
 
 The actress, 46, is requesting joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s two daughters: 7-year-old Billie and 6-year-old Georgia. 
 
 The Jawbreaker star is also seeking spousal support, according to the divorce documents. 
 
 Gayheart and the former Grey’s Anatomy star married in 2004 and have faced a number of challenges since then. 
 
 Rebecca Gayheart and Actor Eric Dane with daughters Georgia and Billie Beatrice Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images 
 
 In 2009, an intimate video of Dane, Gayheart and another woman was released without their knowledge. Two years later, Dane entered into rehab for an addiction to painkillers following a sports injury. 
 
 Speaking to PEOPLE in 2014, the actor said, “We’ve all made mistakes. My one regret is that I got the person I love most wrapped up in all that: Rebecca.” 
 
 Of his family life, Dane said he feels happiest when he’s at home with them. 
 
 “I never had a family, and now I do,” he said, noting his father died when he was 7. “I know I’m a very lucky guy.” 
 
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 Last year, he opened up about his battle with depression on the Today show where he spoke candidly about his struggles, which forced him to take a break from his TNT show The Last Ship. 
 
 “I took some time off — I was dealing with some depression, which was kind of odd to me,” he said. “I felt very conflicted about it because I didn’t really feel like I had anything to be depressed about.” 
 
 “Now I take a medication called Pristiq, which I thought just sounded like a good mood,” he added. “And the depression is gone.” 
 
 Dane rose to fame as Dr. Mark Sloan in ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. His character was killed off in 2012 after six years on the show. ||||| It’s over for Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane. The actress filed for divorce from the Grey’s Anatomy alum after 14 years of marriage on Friday, February 16. 
 
 Gayheart, 46, is seeking spousal support and joint legal and physical custody of their two daughters: Billie, 7, and Georgia, 6. She cited irreconcilable differences as the cause of divorce. 
 
 The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum and Dane, 45, tied the knot in October 2004. The Last Ship actor sought treatment for depression in April 2017. 
 
 The family of four made their first public appearance at the 16th annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in June after he completed his program. 
 
 Dane opened up about taking a step back from his TNT show after his mental health struggles the following month. 
 
 “I took some time off, I was dealing with some depression, which was kind of odd to me,” he explained on July 31, while guest-hosting the Today show in July. “I felt very conflicted about it because I didn’t really feel like I had anything to be depressed about … “Now I take a medication called Pristiq … and the depression is gone … I’m doing OK.” 
 
 “It’s a very serious thing,” Dane continued. “But it’s very real, and that was the scary thing when you wake up and you’re like, ‘I don’t want to get out of bed’ … this just hit me like a truck. I had to take some time off, I went away and took care of it and I’m feeling great.” 
 
 Dane also previously entered rehab for an addition to painkillers in 2011. 
 
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– Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane are asking for "privacy during this time." The two have decided to end their 14-year marriage, with People reporting Gayheart filed for divorce from her 45-year-old husband, listing irreconcilable differences as the cause but giving the date of separation as "TBD." She's looking for spousal support and to share custody of Billie, 7, and Georgia, 6. The magazine has a statement from Dane, best known as McSteamy of Grey's Anatomy, that reads in part, "We will continue our friendship and work as a team to co-parent our two beautiful girls as they are the most important thing in the world to us." People documents some of the downs the couple has experienced since their 2004 marriage, including a sex video leaked in 2009 and Dane's experience with rehab over a painkiller addiction brought on in the wake of a sports injury. Us Weekly reports he was treated for depression in April 2017. (Gayheart, 46, is on this list of 8 stars who have been in car crashes that have killed someone.)