Ashley Biden Deletes Dramatic Instagram Photo Amid Divorce From Dr. Howard Krein
Dr. Howard Krein is a plastic surgeon and New Jersey native who married Ashley Biden in 2012.
Court records in Pennsylvania show that Biden, 44, filed for divorce from Krein, 58, on Aug. 11 in Philadelphia.
According to Jefferson Health, Krein works as a facial plastic surgeon and in the field of Otolaryngology, which is a specialty focusing on the head, neck and throat.
Ashley Biden Shared & Deleted a Photo on Her Instagram Story After Filing for Divorce From Dr. Howard Krein
According to the New York Post, Ashley Biden shared a photo of a man and woman walking from behind to her Instagram story as news of the divorce broke.
“My husband and his girlfriend holding hands,” the post alleged, according to the Post, which reported that it was accompanied by the song "Another" by Notorious B.I.G.
Ashley Biden shared a photo of husband Howard Krein hand-in-hand with ‘his girlfriend’ hours before bombshell divorce filing https://t.co/ZkeORcQPzx pic.twitter.com/dZ68gI0n76
— New York Post (@nypost) August 14, 2025
The post is no longer visible on the story for Biden, the daughter of former President Joe Biden and his wife Jill. Krein has not commented on the accusations, and the woman in the photo has not been named.
Ashley Biden's Husband Dr. Howard Krein Treats Everything From Facial Aging to Bell's Palsy
According to Jefferson Health, Krein went to Jefferson Medical School at Thomas Jefferson University and had his residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.
He also had a fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. He treats conditions like cleft palates, facial aging, and bell's palsy.
His publications include articles like Ergonomics in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: A Clinical Evaluation
Ashley Biden Met Her Husband Through Her Late Brother Beau Biden, Reports Say
According to the Courier Post, the complaint in the divorce is not public.
Ashley Biden is the half-sister of Hunter Biden and the late Beau and Naomi Biden, who were Biden's kids with his first wife, who died in a tragic car crash.
People reported that Ashley Biden met Krein in 2010 through her brother Beau Biden. he proposed to her on "at sunset on a cliff in Big Sur, CA," after getting Joe Biden's permission, according to People.
Krein "is the son of Bunny Krein, a physician’s assistant in cardiology, and Stanley Krein, a retired insurance executive in Cherry Hill, N.J.," according to People.
“This is the right guy,” Joe Biden said at the time, according to People. “And he’s getting a helluva woman.”
She is described by the Courier Post as a social worker and activist.