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Busy Philipps and ex-husband throwing ‘divorce sale’ at NYC thrift shop

Actress Busy Philipps and writer/producer Marc Silverstein attend The Art of Elysium's 6th Annual HEAVEN Gala presented by Audi at 2nd Street Tunnel on January 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Art of Elysium)
Actress Busy Philipps and writer/producer Marc Silverstein attend The Art of Elysium’s 6th Annual HEAVEN Gala presented by Audi at 2nd Street Tunnel on January 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Art of Elysium)
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Busy Philipps knows how to do divorce in style.

The comedic actress, known for roles in “White Chicks” and “Freaks and Geeks,” has teamed up with her ex-husband, Marc Silverstein, to host an NYC “garage sale” — the proceeds of which will go to causes close to her heart.

The event takes place this Saturday and Sunday at Cure Thrift Shop (97 3rd Ave.) from noon to 5 p.m. The former couple will even be on hand to sell swag that was stuck in storage since they relocated from Los Angeles to New York City during the pandemic.

Founded in 2008 by Elizabeth Wolff — a self-described thrift shop-scouring, dumpster-diving New Yorker, who dedicates her life to finding a cure for juvenile diabetes — the purpose-driven emporium has become one of the “CougarTown” star’s favorite haunts.

“I love Cure Thrift and shop there myself,” Philipps told the Daily News on Friday.

“Liz Wolff has an incredible eye and I love that Cure has a charity component,” she added. “Amy Sedaris had done pop up sales with her and after Liz and I met, I knew the only way Marc and I could do this sale was with Cure.”

During a Fashion Week event at The Plaza Hotel on Thursday, Philipps revealed that her best friend, five-time Oscar-nominated actress Michelle Williams, also donated some items to sell off.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale will go to benefit organizations supporting women’s reproductive rights. Philipps, who opened up in 2019 about having an abortion at the age of 15, has long been a staunch advocate for reproductive freedom.

The actress initially promoted the weekend event in a Jan. 27 Instagram video, describing it “as the garage sale to end them all” and laid out the ground rules (no early birds! no cash! and no being a jerk to anyone at the sale, etc).

On Friday, Philipps again promoted the sale while shouting out friend Gwyneth Paltrow for “paving the way by talking about a different way to separate” — nodding to Paltrow’s “conscious uncoupling” from ex-husband, Chris Martin.

Philipps and the “I Feel Pretty” filmmaker, who wed in June 2007, quietly separated in 2021. The former couple share two children, Birdie Leigh, 15, and 10-year-old Cricket Pearl.