Rosie O’Donnell on course for divorce?

After five years of a marriage that was among the formative icons of the whole ‘Prop-8′ movement, Rosie O’Donnell and her partner, Kelli Carpenter seem bound for divorce.

Married in San Francisco in 2004, the couple lived together in Nyack, New York. But reports, as yet unconfirmed, say that Kelli, 42, has now found a new space.  And in a USA Today interview Tuesday, Rosie did not disagree with these tales;

“We’re a family. We will remain a family, and we are working on our issues.”

Hints at emotional turmoil backstage have appeared on her blog for some time, but Rosie would not discuss the pair’s current condition. The lives of four children would be affected by any split, so Rosie was asked about them;

“They’re adorable and wonderful, and they are by far a priority,” she explained. “Kelli and I love each other, and we are working on the issues, but everybody’s good and we’re still raising them together. We will continue to parent them and everything’s all right.”

With that depth of denial, maybe all this is true?

The couple have four children; Parker, 14, Chelsea, 12 and Blake, aged 9, all of whom were adopted, plus a daughter, Vivienne, age 6, whom Kelli conceived by in-vitro then carried to term.

We’ll keep you informed what comes next…