Kiefer files for divorce

Actor Kiefer Sutherland has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly eight years, citing irreconcilable differences.

The 37-year-old star of hit TV show 24 has been separated from his wife Elizabeth since 1999. The couple have no children, but she has a daughter from a previous marriage. He also has a daughter from an earlier marriage, to actress Camelia Kath.

Sutherland, a former fiancè of Julia Roberts, plays agent Jack Bauer in 24. His films include Flatliners, The Lost Boys and Taking Lives, out later this year.

The divorce could cost him nearly £1.7 million. He filed divorce papers in Los Angeles Superior Court listing his assets, including his £1.4 million Beverly Hills home.

Sutherland and his wife separated in June 1999 after being married for three years. Californian law splits a couple's assets down the middle if they divorce. The papers list Sutherland's assets at about £3 million.