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Online video game "Fortnite" is being blamed for 5 percent of U.K. divorces filed this year.
A report by Divorce Online indicates 200 divorce petitions filed in the United Kingdom this year cited "Fortnite" as a reason for the separation.
“These numbers equate to roughly 5 percent of the 4,665 petitions we have handled since the beginning of the year and as one of the largest filers of divorce petitions in the UK, is a pretty good indicator,” said a Divorce Online spokesperson in the report.
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