{
  "id": 16272876,
  "title": "'I Would Have Never Done It': Imran Khan's Ex-Wife Avantika Malik Reveals It Was Actor's Decision To Get Separated",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/i-would-have-never-done-it-imran-khans-ex-wife-avantika-malik-reveals",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T03:13:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/i-would-have-never-done-it-imran-khans-ex-wife-avantika-malik-reveals-it-was-actors-decision-to-get-separated"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Imran Khan's ex-wife Avantika Malik recently opened up about their divorce in an interview on Soha Ali Khan's chat show. She revealed that it was Imran who initiated the separation, and not her, stating, \"It was him actually. I would have never done it. Probably to my own detriment, but I would have never done it. It was his decision.\" Avantika explained that their separation felt like the \"death of the most intimate relationship\" in her life, emphasizing how much their marriage meant to her. The couple had been together since they were young and had tried their best to save their marriage, doing \"everything\" to keep it together even when things seemed hopeless.",
  "summary": "Aamir Khan's nephew and actor Imran Khan got married to Avantika Malik in 2011 after being in a relationship for many years. However, in 2019, the two got divorced, and the ex-couple never spoke about it. But recently, on Soha Ali Khan's chat show, Avantika finally spoke about the divorce and revealed that it was Imran who initiated the separation. She called their separation 'the death of the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}