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(NewsNation) — New York society was scratching their heads this summer when Mollie Ruprecht Acquavella — the daughter of former Sotheby’s CEO William Ruprecht and wife of storied art dealer Alexander Acquavella — was seen on vacation in Europe with Eliot Sumner, Sting and Trudie Styler’s nonbinary child (who used to go by “Coco” when growing up).
“They (Mollie and Eliot) are together and in love,” a source told me.
Another social type said, “It’s been going on for a while now.”
A friend of the couple said, “(The dissolution of Mollie and Al’s marriage) is a sad situation, but it could be a lot worse, and they are still very close.”
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 09: Amory McAndrew, Anna Burke Patterson and Mollie Ruprecht Acquavella at The Fall Party, hosted by The Society of MSK and Valentino at The Metropolitan Club on November 9, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 03: Eliot Sumner attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Netflix’s “Ripley” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on April 03, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 03: Eliot Sumner attends the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix’s “Ripley” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on April 03, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Eliot Sumner attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Netflix’s “Ripley” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on April 03, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
British musician Sting performs during his concert in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on July 2, 2019. Sting is selling his music catalog, including hits he made with the Police and as a solo artist, joining a chorus of stars who are cashing in with investors who see value in licensing their songs. Universal said Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, that its music-publishing arm bought the catalog, including “Every Breath You Take,” “Roxanne” and “Fields of Gold.” Financial terms were not disclosed. (Balazs Mohai/MTI via AP, File)
FILE – Singer Sting performs during a concert with singer Shaggy, as part of their ‘The 44/876’ tour in Panama City, Oct. 19, 2018. British musician Sting has interrupted a concert in Warsaw to warn his audience that democracy is under attack worldwide. He also denounced the war in Ukraine as “an absurdity based upon a lie.” Sting asked a popular Polish actor to join him onstage to translate his appeal that democracy is worth fighting for despite it being messy and frustrating at times “because the alternative to democracy is a nightmare.” (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)
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Mollie and Alexander were married in 2015 in a lavish, three-day wedding in St. Barth’s that was covered in Vogue. It was a marriage made in art heaven, and the couple met at an event at Sotheby’s years prior while Mollie’s father was in charge of the auction house. They have two young children and are said to be prioritizing them during this difficult period.
Sumner, an actor and model who starred in Netflix’s “Ripley,” previously dated model Frankie Herbert before falling for Ruprecht Acquavilla.
When called for comment, Alexander confirmed he and Mollie are in the process of a divorce and said, “(Mollie and I) are very good friends, and it’s an amicable situation. … We both want the best for each other and the children.”
