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  • 15
    Mar
    2013
    8:39pm, EDT

    Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough break up

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    Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Jan. 13.

    By Natalie Finn, E! Online

    E!'s Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough have broken up.

    After more than two years of dating, the "American Idol" host and the "Safe Haven" star are no longer living together, sources confirm to E! News. They have amicably decided that they need time apart.

    Insiders say that the duo's respective busy work schedules proved to be too much, but they are still in regular contact and remain friends.

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  • 30
    Jan
    2013
    10:08am, EST

    Ashley Judd separates from race car driver Dario Franchitti

    By Associated Press

    Ashley Judd and Dario Franchitti are separating after 11 years of marriage. Judd's spokeswoman confirmed a Tuesday report from People magazine that the 44-year-old actress and 39-year-old Scottish race car driver are ending their marriage.

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    Ashley Judd and husband, Dario Franchitti in 2012.

    The star of such films as "Double Jeopardy" and "Kiss the Girls" says in a statement that the pair will "always be family" and will continue to cherish their relationship based on love, integrity and respect.

    Last year, Judd starred in the ABC series "Missing" and attended the Democratic National Convention as a Tennessee delegate.

    Franchitti has won the Indianapolis 500 race three times.

    The couple wed in a private ceremony in Scotland in 2001. 

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  • 11
    Jan
    2013
    9:37pm, EST

    Britney Spears and Jason Trawick call off engagement

    By Courtney Hazlett, TODAY

    Britney Spears and her fiance Jason Trawick have announced they're splitting after a one-year engagement. Their rep Jeff Raymond confirms to TODAY.com that the split was "mutual," and the two will remain friends.

    In a statement to TODAY.com, Spears said, "Jason and I have decided to call off our engagement. I'll always adore him and we will remain great friends." 

    Trawick added: "As this chapter ends for us a new one begins. I love and cherish her and her boys and we will be close forever."  Spears and Trawick became engaged on Trawick's 40th birthday in December 2011; they began dating in 2009.


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    Earlier Friday, Spears confirmed that she would be leaving her post as judge on "The X-Factor."

    In a statement to The Clicker, she said, “I’ve made the very difficult decision not to return for another season. I had an incredible time doing the show and I love the other judges and I am so proud of my teens but it’s time for me to get back in the studio. Watching them all do their thing up on that stage every week made me miss performing so much! I can’t wait to get back out there and do what I love most.”

    Spears has two sons, Preston, 7, and Jayden, 6, with her ex-husband Kevin Federline. The couple divorced in 2006.

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