Celebrity Marg Helgenberger & Husband Separate After 19 Years The pair "love and respect each other," a rep tells PEOPLE, but "decided to take some time off" By Mike Fleeman Mike Fleeman Mike Fleeman is a former West Coast editor at PEOPLE. He left PEOPLE in 2014. People Editorial Guidelines Published on December 1, 2008 02:45PM EST Photo: Gregg DeGuire/Wireimage CSI star Marg Helgenberger has separated from her husband of nearly 20 years, actor Alan Rosenberg. “After 19 years of marriage, Marg and Alan have decided to take some time apart,” the actress’s rep told PEOPLE on Monday. “They love and respect each other and remain committed to their family.” Helgenberger, 50, and Rosenberg, 57, have an 18-year-old son. Rosenberg is also president of the 120,000-member Screen Actors Guild, which is at an impasse in contract negotiations with the studios, with the possibility of a strike looming. RELATED ARTICLE:• 2002: Marg makes PEOPLE’s Most Beautiful listRELATED GALLERY:• Get the dirt on more celeb breakups