{"id":504890,"date":"2026-01-10T00:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/504890\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T00:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:08:12","slug":"bill-hader-ali-wong-said-their-breakup-was-amicable-but-friends-hint-at-a-bigger-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/504890\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Hader &#038; Ali Wong Said Their Breakup Was &#8216;Amicable,&#8217; but Friends Hint at a Bigger Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bill Hader and Ali Wong have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/most-surprising-celebrity-splits-divorces-144000211.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:called it quits;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called it quits<\/a> after a two-year relationship, but there seems to be more to the story than just an \u201camicable\u201d split.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">People <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ali-wong-and-bill-hader-split-8772527\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:confirmed the news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">confirmed the news<\/a> on January 7 with the message that their \u201cbusy schedules and family obligations\u201d kept them apart. But a Daily Mail source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15447003\/bill-hader-ali-wong-split-secret-rob-reiner-nick.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:is indicating;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">is indicating<\/a> that Hader\u2019s \u201cmoody\u201d personality might have done them in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBill is not the easiest to be around; he is tense and harsh a lot of the time. Everyone knows this in Hollywood, that is why his nickname is Bill Hater, because he hates on certain things,\u201d the insider claimed to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They noted that \u201che can be kind at times, but then he can be prickly,\u201d and it was hard for Wong to anticipate his frame of mind when they were together. Their inner circle reportedly felt that a breakup was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/ali-wong-revealed-relatable-secret-185956298.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a long time coming;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a long time coming<\/a>\u201d because their personalities were so different, even though they are both comedians.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Bill Hader and Ali Wong attend the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8f128c368faf0f9190af838fb9ca7b71.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bill Hader and Ali Wong attend the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Even with Hader\u2019s \u201chilarious\u201d and \u201cclever\u201d sense of humor, he was also \u201ccranky\u201d at times, while Wong was \u201ca super sweet girl, very normal, very fun and easy going\u201d to be around. Wong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/ali-wong-revealed-media-coverage-163051523.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:raved about Hader;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raved about Hader<\/a> during a May 2024 appearance at the Netflix Is a Joke Fest in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She shared that after her separation from husband Justin Hakuta, Hader wooed her at a dinner party. \u201c\u2018Hey, I just happened to hear the news about your divorce, and I\u2019ve had a crush on you forever. I actually told my best friend years ago that you were my dream girl, and I know it sounds crazy, but I want you to be my girlfriend,\u2018\u201d she recalled of their first meeting, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-recaps\/ali-wong-stand-up-bill-hader-1235020177\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rolling Stone.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rolling Stone.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wong and Hader began dating in the fall of 2022, split for a hot minute, and then took their relationship to the next level in April 2023. Wong finalized her divorce from Hakuta in May 2024, and they share two daughters, Mari, 10, and Nikki, 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hader was married to Maggie Carey from 2006 to 2018. They share three daughters, Hannah, 16, Harper, 13, and Hayley, 10. After his divorce, he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrities-forgot-used-date-133209244.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:romances with high-profile actresses;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">romances with high-profile actresses<\/a>, including Rachel Bilson and Anna Kendrick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bilson described their breakup that occurred at the height of the pandemic in the summer of 2020 as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/rachel-bilson-breakup-bill-hader-163046399.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:major heartbreak for her;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major heartbreak for her<\/a>. \u201cI could not leave my house, you know what I mean? I had nothing else to do but sit in it, and deal with it and feel it,\u201d Bilson said on her <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3DLB7otPLbBYncIfOoVO9V\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broad Ideas podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broad Ideas podcast<\/a> in June 2022. \u201cIt was probably the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever done, harder than childbirth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More on Ali Wong &amp; Bill Hader:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Before you go, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/2517676\/surprising-celebrity-couples\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> to see surprising celebrity couples we never saw coming.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/2517676\/surprising-celebrity-couples\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1365cabb7c262e2150f8b15b63fdc218.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.sheknows.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SheKnows&#039; Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SheKnows&#8217; Newsletter<\/a>. 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