Jason Momoa gushes over Zoe Kravitz after split from Lisa Bonet

Jason Momoa and Zoe Kravitz have signalled they’re still close in a sweet Instagram exchange, weeks after he announced his split from Lisa Bonet.

News of Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet’s split shocked the internet earlier this month.

But the actor has signalled he remains close with Zoe Kravitz, Bonet’s daughter from her previous marriage to Lenny Kravitz, in a sweet exchange on Instagram.

The 42-year-old Game of Thrones and Aquaman star shared a post promoting his stepdaughter’s upcoming film The Batman, in which she plays Catwoman.

Regramming the film’s poster, Momoa wrote: “so proud. can’t wait. march 4th love u zozo.”

“i love youuuuuuuuuu @prideofgypsies,” the 33-year-old actor and musician commented in response.

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Jason Momoa and Zoe Kravitz have signalled they’re still close in a sweet Instagram exchange, weeks after he announced his split from Lisa Bonet. Picture: Instagram

When she was cast in the role in 2019, Momoa told Entertainment Tonight it was “perfect casting”.

“It’s perfect. She’s gonna kill it,” he said at the time.

During a 2020 interview with Men’s Health, Momoa opened up about the love he felt for Kravitz, her then-husband Karl Glusman, and her father, who he’s previously described as a “brother”.

“I love her husband. I love her dad. I hope and pray my daughter is that talented and loving and open and close to her family,” he said.

Zoe Kravitz, Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet in 2011. Picture: Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty Images

Momoa and Bonet announced their split after 16 years together earlier this month. Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for InStyle

Momoa has known Kravitz since 2005, and frequently spoken about their relationship. Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images

On January 12, Momoa and Bonet, 54, revealed in a joint statement that they were “parting ways in marriage” after 16 years together.

The actors, who share daughter Lola and son Nakoa-Wolf, secretly married in 2017 after meeting at a jazz club in 2005.

In the statement, which Momoa has since deleted from his Instagram, the former couple noted that they “have felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times”.

“A revolution is unfolding and our family is of no exception … feeling and growing from the seismic shifts occurring. And so We share our Family news That we are parting ways in marriage,” the statement read.

“We share this not because we think it’s newsworthy … But so that as we go about our lives we may do so with dignity and honesty. The love between us carries on, evolving in ways it wishes to be known and lived.

“We free each other to be who we are learning to become … Our devotion unwavering to this sacred life & our Children. Teaching our Children What’s possible ~ Living the Prayer May Love Prevail. J & L.”

As for why the couple split, a well-placed insider told People it had been a long time coming.

According to a source, Bonet and Momoa’s split was a long time coming. Picture: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

The source said that Bonet had “no interest in joining” her husband on location when he needed to travel for roles. The pair also hadn’t been seen together in public for almost two years.

According to the insider, the split “didn’t happen overnight”, explaining that things had been “amazing” between the couple for years until they hit a snag.

“They have grown apart because of different focuses,” the source said, adding that The Cosby Show star was happy with her life in LA while Momoa wanted to focus on his career, which takes him around the world.

“A few years ago, Jason was struggling to find work. Now his career is booming. And he wants to keep working as much as he can,” they said.

“For some people, [distance] might strengthen their marriage. For Lisa and Jason’s marriage, being apart was a disaster.”

According to Entertainment Tonight, the issues worsened while Momoa was filming Aquaman 2.

“When Jason was away filming Aquaman 2, their differences and issues were heightened,” a source told ET.

“He was gone for a while and it definitely put additional stress on their relationship.”

Bonet had also hinted she was going through a major life change in an interview weeks earlier.

Speaking to Marisa Tomei for Interview magazine in December, Bonet said she was “learning how to be authentically me, learning to be new, and following this invitation from the universe to step into this river of uncertainty”.

“We’ve eliminated all this extra noise, and now it’s time to grow our roots deeper into our own values,” she added.

Originally published as Jason Momoa gushes over Zoe Kravitz after split from Lisa Bonet