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Kenny G, smooth jazz saxophonist, performs during a media event announcing his concert

In this May 14, 2010 file photo, Kenny G, smooth jazz saxophonist, performs during a media event announcing his concert, in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

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Kenny G files for divorce after 20-year marriage

Irreconcilable differences cited

Updated: Tuesday, 14 Aug 2012, 5:50 AM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 14 Aug 2012, 5:50 AM CDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenny G is playing the final note on his marriage after 20 years.

Court records show the musician filed for divorce Thursday in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.

The 56-year-old married Balynda Helene Benson-Gorelick in April 1992 and the former couple has a 14-year-old son. He is seeking joint custody but does not want to pay his estranged wife spousal support.

Benson-Gorelick filed for separation in January, but the case has not proceeded.

The divorce was first reported Monday by celebrity website TMZ.

Kenny G won a Grammy Award for 1993's "Forever in Love."

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