Lyle Menendez’s wife, Rebecca Sneed, is setting the record straight on their relationship status. The attorney wrote via Facebook Friday that she and her husband have been “separated for awhile [sic] now” (per E!

Lyle Menendez and his wife, Rebecca Sneed, quietly ended their marriage after more than 21 years together, but she remains a key figure in his life despite rumors of a cheating scandal Sneed says are baseless, PEOPLE has learned.