Sophia Bush divorce: One Tree Hill star cites prenuptial agreement in asking court to eliminate spousal support for estranged husband Grant Hughes

Sophia Bush has requested a judge eliminate the possibility of paying or receiving spousal support in her divorce with husband Grant Hughes after just 13 months of marriage.

The 41-year-old actress in her court filing cited a prenuptial agreement she had in place with Hughes, 41, stipulating she would not pay spousal support in the event of a split, The Blast reported Tuesday after reviewing court documents.

The Pasadena, California native noted the brief span of the marriage in the filing, stating that they had separated on June 27, 2023.

‘The exact nature and extent of the separate property assets and debts of the parties is unknown at this time,’ Bush’s lawyers told the court. ‘However, each party shall be awarded his/her respective separate property assets and debts pursuant to the terms of the agreement signed by the parties prior to their marriage.’

Bush, who played the role of Brooke Davis on the TV series One Tree Hill, requested that legal fees be split in the case.

Bush, who has also been seen on Chicago P.D., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and This Is Us, has not directly commented on the breakup after she filed for divorce from the researcher on Friday.

A source told People of the split: ‘Sophia and Grant were friends for 10 years and bonded during COVID through their love of community service.

‘They continue to run their nonprofit together and remain good friends.’

The two are founders of The Bush Hughes Foundation For Progress, which was established to ‘support organizations and individuals working for equity, social justice, and progress in the City of Tulsa’ according to the nonprofit’s website.

The two have a great connection to  the city as they were married in the Oklahoma city in June of 2022.

The split news comes just seven weeks after Sophia had celebrated their wedding anniversary with a now-deleted Instagram post.

People reported that she had posted a black and white throwback photo from their wedding day with the caption: ‘Today marks 365 days of calling you “husband.”

‘Best decision of my life. It still feels just like this. Ecstatic. Running toward the future, grinning and laughing, together. I love you, my favorite. Happy Anniversary [white heart emoji].’ 

Moving on: The actress in her court filing cited a prenuptial agreement she had in place with Hughes stipulating she would not pay spousal support in the event of a split; the two are seen in New York in June 2021

‘Sophia and Grant were friends for 10 years and bonded during COVID through their love of community service’: The 41-year-old One Tree Hill actress filed for divorce from the 41-year-old researcher on Friday according to People; they are pictured in March

People reported that she had posted a black and white throwback photo from their wedding day with the caption: ‘Today marks 365 days of calling you “husband.” Best decision of my life. It still feels just like this. Ecstatic. Running toward the future, grinning and laughing, together. I love you, my favorite. Happy Anniversary [white heart emoji].’

Taking a stand: Meanwhile on June 11, Grant also took to Instagram to share a sweet tribute which is still up also featuring them on their wedding day

He posted a lengthy caption which read: ‘What a full, beautiful, dynamic, exciting, growth-filled year we’ve had together. I truly love doing life with you!’

Meanwhile on June 11, Grant also took to Instagram to share a sweet tribute which is still up also featuring them on their wedding day.

He posted a lengthy caption which read: ‘What a full, beautiful, dynamic, exciting, growth-filled year we’ve had together. I truly love doing life with you!’

He also shared that had given her a card the morning of their one-year anniversary which read: ‘There are seven billion people on this planet. You are my favorite.’

Their wedding ceremony took place on June 11, 2022 as it was attended by multiple celebrity friends of the couple.

The Tulsa County Court Clerk told the UsWeekly at the time that the duo obtained a marriage license on June 8 and returned it on June 11. 

The nuptials took place at Philbrook Museum of Art, which was built in 1927 and is surrounded by more than two dozen acres of greenery. 

A source told Us that the reception was enjoyed at The Church Studio.

The guest list included the likes of Colton Underwood, Aaron Paul, and Bush’s One Tree Hill costar Hilarie Burton.

Joyous: Their wedding ceremony took place on June 11, 2022 as it was attended by multiple celebrity friends of the couple; they are pictured in July 2021

Gorgeous: Sophia revealed she became engaged to her businessman boyfriend while on vacation in Lake Como in August 2021

Picture-perfect: The two were first linked together when they were spotted together in Malibu in 2020

‘So it turns out that being your favorite person’s favorite person is the actual best feeling on planet Earth #YES,’ she said in her Instagram caption as she shared an image 

Sophia revealed she became engaged to her Hughes while on vacation in Lake Como in August 2021.

‘So it turns out that being your favorite person’s favorite person is the actual best feeling on planet Earth #YES,’ she said in her Instagram caption as she shared an image.

‘Thank you to @comoclassicboats and @bottega53 for helping my favorite human plan the most incredible, moving surprise of my life. My heart. It bursts,’ she added.

The next day she was seen posing in a summer outfit while in Italy. ‘Turns out this whole “being engaged” thing is really, really fun,’ Bush said in her caption.

The couple had been dating for a year and The Hitcher actress – who was married to Chad Michael Murray from 2005 until 2006 – around the time she admitted she’d be sure about the ‘motivations’ behind tying the knot again before agreeing to it.

Speaking on the Inside of You podcast, she said: ‘I think it depends on what people’s motivations are and I want to make sure, whether it’s myself or one of my best friends, that we’re clear on what it is we’re signing up for rather than thinking we’re getting some Kate Hudson and Matt McConaughey rom-com life.

‘This notion that you’re going to meet your person and they’re going to make you so happy that you’re going to be fulfilled and you’ll never be nervous again and you’ll never ever think anyone else is hot—like what? It’s such an absurd joke.’

Grateful: ‘Thank you to @comoclassicboats and @bottega53 for helping my favorite human plan the most incredible, moving surprise of my life. My heart. It bursts,’ Bush wrote at the time of her engagement

Short-lived: Sophia was married to her former costar Chad Michael Murray from 2005-2006

And when it comes to her relationship, Sophia thinks ‘radical honesty’ is vital.

When asked about Murray by Michael Rosenbaum, Bush immediately replied: ‘Oh, I’m not going to talk about him. I’m not allowed to.’

‘I’ve tried to poke fun at being a dumb kid and whenever I’ve done that, it gets twisted into I’m talking s**t about somebody who I don’t even know anymore, who’s clearly a grown-up,’ she explained.

‘I think you have to, like, laugh at who you used to be,’ she continued. ‘But when people ask me about history that involves someone else … it’s not worth my time. It’s not a place where I harbor ill will or anything.’