Michelle Obama’s absence from a family outing prompts questions

Former President Obama was having fun with his daughters in Los Angeles on Friday. But his wife, Michelle, was not there. Barack wore a black jacket, black shirt, and dark grey trousers as he stepped out with Malia, 26, and Sasha, 23, for dinner at Hamasaku, a sushi restaurant in West Los Angeles. People are still wondering if Barack and Michelle are still married, but he was wearing his wedding ring, which suggests they are. We don't know why Michelle, 61, didn't go with Barack, 63, and their daughters. But she had already said that she wasn't going to get a divorce when she didn't go to some public events, like Jimmy Carter's funeral and Donald Trump's first speech as president. On Sophia Bush's "Work In Progress" podcast, Michelle said she wanted to stop being in the public eye after many years of public service. She laughed when people suggested that she and Barack would get a divorce. She said that people find it hard to accept that a grown woman makes her own decisions. Michelle also ended any rumors about her relationship when she was seen wearing her engagement and wedding rings in Los Angeles on 17 April. And earlier this month, she and Barack were seen on a date night in Washington, DC. A customer at the Italian restaurant Osteria Mozza filmed the couple leaving after eating in a private room. Michelle and Barack met in 1989 and got married three years later.