The character of Ali Wong’s husband in “Beef” shares a few similarities with the star’s real-life partner. Like George, Jason Hakuta is Japanese American, attends couple’s counseling with his wife, and has been more of a stay-at-home dad while she was the primary breadwinner. “He’s an Asian unicorn; there’s nobody like him,” Wong told The New York Times about the former tech exec who managed her tour.
In 2022, People announced the couple was calling it quits after eight years of marriage. “It’s amicable and they will continue to co-parent lovingly,” a source told the outlet. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Wong explained she never expected the media frenzy that ensued, adding, “By far the hardest part about getting divorced was my mother’s reaction. She looked me in the eye and asked, ‘Can you just wait until I die?'” As for her relationship with her ex, Wong shared, “We’re really, really close; we’re best friends … It’s a very unconventional divorce.”
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Wong and Hakuta planned to travel together with their daughters for her 2023 tour. “This is the first hour I’m doing since I started where I’m single,” said Wong, who rekindled her romance with former beau, Bill Hader, that same year. Post-divorce, Wong still upholds the same delicacy when discussing Hakuta in her stand-up act. “He still to this day has ultimate veto power, because my relationship with him even post-divorce is more important than a two-minute bit,” she told The Cut.
