''The decision is mutual,'' publicists Ame Van Iden and Chuck James said in a joint written statement yesterday. No further details were released.

Applegate, 34, is best known for her role as dimwitted daughter Kelly Bundy in the hit comedy ''Married ... With Children.'' She won an Emmy for a guest appearance on ''Friends.'' Applegate married Schaech, a 36-year-old former model who appeared in the 1996 Tom Hanks film ''That Thing You Do!'' in 2001.