Actress Maya Karin and her husband Muhammad Ali Abdullah are officially divorced.

“We have today (yesterday) obtained a divorce by mutual consent from the Syariah Court.

“Our decision to separate is mutual and was done after much consideration and with deep regret,” said Maya in an SMS reply to The Star’s online news portal The Daily Chilli last night.

Maya added that this decision marked the closure on this matter.

“We would very much appreciate it if our privacy in this matter could be respected without any further speculation in the media,” said Maya in the statement.

Separately, an online news portal reported that the divorce was granted by Syariah Court judge Mohd Amran Mat Zain yesterday. [Read more...]