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'It was pointless': Girls actress Jemima Kirke talks about her failed marriage after separating from husband earlier this year

Published: 21:17 EST, 27 December 2017 | Updated: 21:17 EST, 27 December 2017

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Jemima Kirke calls her 2009 wedding 'pointless.'

The 32-year-old Girls star, who played Jessa Johansson on the HBO show, reflected on her nuptials to ex Michael Mosberg, who she split up with last year, in a chat with W magazine on Wednesday.

'It was fine, it was quick, it was simple, but it was pointless,' Kirke said. 'Either you’re throwing a party, or you’re doing it out of necessity.'

Brutally honest: Jemima Kirke, 32, told W magazine Wednesday her wedding to ex-husband Michael Mosberg was 'pointless.' She was snapped at this year's Met Ball in NYC in May

The 5ft2 actress - who shares two children with Mosberg, son Memphis and daughter Rafella - chat with the publication at The Ceremony, her New York City art exhibition centered on the topic of holy matrimony, and all resultant issues.

Kirke expressed serious skepticism over the concept of weddings, in general, calling them little more than 'a performance.

'The only sincere, honest marriages are either green card marriages,' she said, 'or big f*** off performances where the bride’s doing coke in the bathroom and wearing a dress that’s, like, bigger than the whole room.'

Kirke noted that she's not opposed to the concept of having a good time at someone's nuptials.

Exes: Jemima was married to lawyer Michael Mosberg from 2009 until 2016; the duo was seen in this NYC shot in 2015

Candid: Kirke told the publication that society puts extreme pressure on married couples

'I love huge parties, and I love weddings if they’re fun,' she said. 'Since I don't actually care or want to drive four hours or get on a plane to go to your wedding, they really better be fun, but some people don’t even let you have a drink until after you’ve watched them get married.

'I’m like, "What is this, it’s your party! F--- you!"'

Jemima, who first crossed paths with Mosberg, a lawyer, in rehab, said that expectations from the outside put pressure on her marriage.

'I think in marriage, you should be able to say to each other as couples, "I don’t love you right now and it’s OK, hopefully we get back there,"' she said. 'I wish the conversation we had had gone, "Yeah, I’m struggling in the marriage right now," but I think it wasn’t something we were able to face because again, the societal consensus is that everything has to be either good or bad, or right and wrong.'

Breakout: Kirke (L) appeared alongside Lena Dunham (R) on Girls for five years

At one with the force: Kirk and Star Wars standout Adam Driver performed together on the HBO show

She noted that 'it’s wrong to be married and be unhappy and stay.'

The London native admitted she could eventually walk down the aisle again, but would do so with more realistic expectations based on her life experience.

'It wouldn't be under any delusions of thinking it would mean that it would improve anything,' she said, 'or change things for the better.'