Scott Wolf Reveals How He Talks to His Kids About ‘Personal' Headlines

Scott Wolf opened up about how he navigates talking to his and ex Kelley Wolf's children about their family's personal matters making headlines.

"I have the conversation before, whether it's something they read or someone at school comes up and it's like, ‘I read this,'" Scott, 57, said on the Wednesday, April 22, episode of Jana Kramer's "Whine Down" podcast. "Without going into great detail, our family went through a really really difficult thing this past you know year especially, but a little longer than that, and it became public."

Scott was referring to his tumultuous split from Kelley, 49, last year. The Doc actor shared that the separation was "the first time" his family experienced so much interest from the public. (Scott and Kelley share three kids: Jackson, 16, Miller, 12, and Lucy, 11.)

"People have been like your dad's an actor, but it was never our personal lives. And that was pretty horrific, just feeling like they were going to have to deal with that," he continued. "To be honest, what was going on in our own home was so important to be dealing with."

Scott shared that he wasn't focused on how the public was tuned into his and Kelley's relationship woes. While he knew his children "were going to be confronted by it" at some point, he was also appreciative of how his community supported their family.

"People really kind of wrapped their arms around us and knew that we were going through something hard, and rather than it being like people snickering and looking at us at the market, it just felt like we got a big hug from this place," he explained. "And so that was pretty remarkable."

Scott added that even his kids' classmates rallied around them amid the difficult time.

"Everyone at the schools and even these kids, that's to say, like, for all of the exposure they're having that horrifies us, they're also being exposed to layers of life and different experiences," he said. "They're way more compassionate and empathetic than we were. Rather than kids making fun of them about what was happening. It was just different … Every kid goes through versions of something hard in their own lives."

Last year, Scott filed for divorce from Kelley after more than two decades of marriage.

"After 21 years of marriage, I have made the most difficult decision of my life, and filed for divorce from my wife Kelley," Scott said in a statement to People in June 2025. "Our children have always been, and continue to be, the loves of our lives and our every priority, so I kindly ask for privacy at this time as we help guide them through this new chapter."

Scott and Kelley's divorce turned into a messy legal battle. The Party of Five alum was granted temporary sole custody of their children after Kelley was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold. Kelley was arrested two months later on suspicion of electronic communication harassment and electronic disclosure of personal identifying information after allegedly sharing confrontational social media posts about her ex. At the time, Scott filed a restraining order against Kelley. Us Weekly later confirmed that the restraining order was dropped.

Since then, Kelley and Scott have remained amicable. The exes reunited earlier this year to take their children to Universal Studios.

"2/20/2026. Healing. 💙💙💙💙💙 Thank you @unistudios for an epic day at the park! So much fun! 🙏🏻💛," the pair shared in a joint February Instagram post.

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This story was originally published April 22, 2026 at 2:37 PM.