 The goings-on around Springsteen became fodder for jokes on 
late-night talk shows in the U.S.

Later that month, Springsteen's management elaborated that the cause had been that they just grew apart, and explicitly denied tabloid reports that the needs of her career or disagreements about having children had played a role.Phillips subsequently said the same thing in an interview in "Us" magazine.On August 30, Phillips filed for divorce, which was made final in March 1989.