Jessica Alba and Cash Warren's Relationship Timeline

Mar. 15, 2025

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California.Photo:Kevin Mazur/VF22/WireImage for Vanity Fair

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Jessica AlbaandCash Warrenaregoing their separate waysafter 16 years together.

Fantastic Fourmight be a superhero film, but it turned into a love story for Alba and Warren. The couple met on the movie set in 2004 when Alba played Sue Storm, a.k.a. the Invisible Woman, and Warren worked as a director’s assistant. Not long after their first interaction, Alba felt a special bond with Warren.

“Right after I met [Cash], I called my best friend and was like, ‘I met this guy and I feel like I’ve known him forever and I’m gonna know him for the rest of my life,’ " Alba said in the September 2010 issue ofCosmopolitan.

Alba and Warren tied the knot in asurprise ceremonyin May 2008 andwelcomed their first daughter, Honor, less than a month later. They went on to welcomeanother daughter, Haven, and a son named Hayes.

On Feb. 7, Albafiled for divorcefrom Warren, citing irreconcilable differences.TMZfirstreported their separationin January 2025.

Here is a complete timeline ofJessica Albaand Cash Warren’s relationship.

2004: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren meet on the set ofFantastic Four

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Alba and Warren first met in Vancouver in 2004 on the set of the superhero flickFantastic Four. The actress played Sue Storm, while Warren worked as a director’s assistant. Warren was tasked with taking polaroid photos of Alba wearing various contact lenses, and the duo hit it off instantly, according to Alba. Warren later revealed that the feeling was mutualin a video on Alba’s YouTube channel.

“I fell in love with you from the first moment I saw you,” he said.

The couple began dating not long after meeting.

December 2007: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren are expecting their first child together

In early December 2007,PEOPLE learned exclusivelythat Alba and Warren were expecting their first child.

December 2007: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren get engaged

The good news kept on coming for the pair in 2007. After Alba was spotted with a ring on her left ring finger in December, the couple alsorevealed that they were engaged.

“I can confirm that they are engaged,” the actress’s rep told PEOPLE.

May 19, 2008: Jessica Alba marries Cash Warren

A source told PEOPLE that the bride “looked happy but nervous.”

June 7, 2008: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren welcome their first child

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Alba and Warrenofficially became parentsin June 2008, with the arrival of their daughter Honor Marie Warren.

February 16, 2011: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren reveal they are expecting their second child

In February 2011, Alba and Warren announced they wereexpanding their family. Alba shared the news of her pregnancy on Facebook and Twitter.

Warren also expressed his joy on Twitter, writing, “@jessicaalba are beyond excited about the news! Honor is going to be a great big sister. Thank you all for the wonderful messages!!”

August 13, 2011: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren welcome their second child

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Alba and Warren welcomed their daughter, Haven Garner Warren, into the world in August 2011. The actress posted about her new bundle of joy on Facebook.

“She was born on Saturday, weighed 7 lbs. and was 19 inches long. Healthy and happy! Big sister Honor couldn’t be more excited about the new addition to our family,” Alba wrote.

“Thank you for all of your support during my pregnancy,” she continued. “It means the world to me.”

The family’s newest member was unexpectedly delivered inside her amniotic sac, which inspired her unique name.

“Cash said, ‘She was born in her safe haven,’ “Alba told PEOPLE. “And so there we had it.”

Another surprise was how different Haven looked from her older sister.

“I really only expected my child to look like Honor,” Alba said. “When the two of us made such a different-looking kid it was, like, ‘Okay, I guess we can do this too!’ It was a nice little surprise.”

July 17, 2017: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren reveal they are expecting their third child

December 31, 2017: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren welcome their third child

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Warren also penned a sweet message on Instagram, alongside a photo of him gazing lovingly at their son.

December 15, 2019: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren make a rare red carpet appearance with their children

Jessica Alba (L) and Cash Warren with their kids.Stefanie Keenan/Getty

June 2020: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren discuss their parenting style

While speaking toReveal, the couple opened up about their goals for their children.

“One thing that Jessica and I are 100 percent aligned on is that we’re not raising a——-,” Warren shared. “If they get out of line, we’re not going to stand for it. We’ve tried to maintain the values our parents taught us.”

Alba added, “I don’t shy away from setting boundaries and routines. They have to make their beds. They have to set the table, clear the table — those are no-brainers, right? They participate in taking care of the home and themselves.”

January 18, 2021: Jessica Alba credits Cash Warren with helping her overcome self-doubt

“I always felt like it was God, and luck and magic that had got me here,” Alba said. “But I think being with my husband [producer Cash Warren] over these years, he let me know, ‘Hey, it’s all the hard work you’ve always put in. You deserve to be here as much as anyone else.’ And over time I guess I’ve sort of let that sink in and marinate.”

“My husband has the mentality of, ‘I deserve to be here’ — even though he is also a person of color,” she shared.

September 10, 2021: Jessica Alba reveals what makes her marriage to Cash Warren work

In September 2021, Albatold PEOPLEthat the secret to sustaining their marriage was constantly communicating their needs.

“At different times, there were different things that we needed. Around the time I had the kids, it was like, ‘I need [date night] once a week,’ " she said. “And he’s been like, ‘I need you to be present on the weekends and not work.’ Over-communicating, maybe that’s it.”

“I don’t think we have a secret at all,” she added. “We just have to check each other.”

July 2022: Jessica Alba reflects on her elopement with Cash Warren

The actress got candid during an interview withGlamourUKand discussed her decision to elope with Warren.

“We eloped and I think I was nine months pregnant!” she said. “It wasn’t planned,” adding, “It was literally, ‘Honey, do you have anything to do this morning?’ And he was like, ‘No.’ So I said, ‘Should we go to the courthouse and get married?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah.’ And then I said, ‘Can we get waffles afterwards because I have a doctor’s appointment? Will you come to my doctor’s appointment?’ And that’s how it happened!”

March 12, 2023: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren attend theVanity FairOscars party

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The couple posed for several photos together on the red carpet before heading inside to mingle with celebrities including Jennifer Coolidge andSofia Vergara.

August 21, 2023: Cash Warren reveals that he and Jessica Alba once broke up due to his “jealousy”

Four years into their relationship, Warren and Alba split for a brief period of time.

“When we first started dating,I was really jealous of other guysand the attention she was getting from other guys. It just wasn’t making me feel good,” Warren said on theWhine Down with Jana Kramerpodcast.

He continued: “We broke up. It was jealousy. I was turning into an a——, and so we broke up. During that time apart, I made a promise to myself to channel that [jealously] in a different way.”

May 19, 2024: Jessica Alba celebrates 16th wedding anniversary with Cash Warren

Alba shared a post onInstagramfilled with photos of the couple throughout their 16 years of marriage to celebrate their anniversary in May 2024.

“I’m proud of us formaking it this far.There is no real set of rules or guidance that can ever prepare you for what it means to commit to another person and choose to be family,” she wrote. “Through thick and thin we have continually found our way back to each other and have chosen one another.”

January 8, 2025: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren reportedly are separating

TMZ reported that the couple was calling it quits after 16 years of marriage. Prior to the news, the pair came together tocelebrate son Hayes’ 7th birthdayfive days earlier.

January 16, 2025: Jessica Alba breaks her silence on her split from Cash Warren

A week after the couple’s breakup news became public, Alba addressed the situation in a post onInstagram.

“I’ve been on ajourney of self realizationand transformation for years - both as an individual and in partnership with Cash,” she wrote. “I’m proud of how we’ve grown as a couple and in our marriage over the last 20 years and it’s now time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals.”

“We are moving forward with love and kindness and respect for each other and will forever be family,” she continued. “Our children remain our highest priority and we request privacy at this time.”

February 7, 2025: Jessica Alba files for divorce from Cash Warren

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren in 2024.Monica Schipper/Getty

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Alba filed for divorce from Warren in Los Angeles County court. She cited irreconcilable differences and listed their date of separation as Dec. 27, 2024.

source: people.com