McEnroe Having Marital Problems, Reportedly About O’Neal’s Career

John McEnroe said Tuesday that he and his actress wife, Tatum O’Neal, were having marital problems.

McEnroe, 33, and O’Neal, 29, have been married six years and have three children.

“Tatum and I are having marital problems, just as many other married couples do,” McEnroe said in a statement issued through the office of his father, New York attorney John McEnroe Sr.

“I intend to work hard at finding a sensible solution that’s best for our entire family.”

Published reports in New York and London said O’Neal wants a divorce because McEnroe won’t let her revive the film career that she gave up when they wed.

McEnroe’s statement did not mention divorce. He said he decided to issue a formal statement because of “wildly inaccurate stories” in the press.

“This is a very painful time for me, and, I’m sure, for Tatum as well,” McEnroe said.