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"Kate Winslet&amp;apos;s split from husband of seven years Sam Mendes has been a long time coming, a source tells UsMagazine.com.\r\nApparently, the relationship first showed signs of trouble while the two -- who announced they were splitting on March 15 -- were filming Revolutionary Road in 2007.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Sam told friends Kate would talk about the film the moment they woke up, and it was overbearing,&amp;quot; the source says.\r\nThings worsened when Winslet, 34, and Mendes, 44, took time off in 2009 to be together.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;They went stir-crazy and argued more than ever,&amp;quot; the source tells Us.\r\nThe stars finally decided &amp;quot;it was over&amp;quot; when Winslet agreed to shoot a miniseries, Mildred Pierce, in New York City even though Mendes wanted to remain in London.\r\n\r\nThe source says, &amp;quot;Kate told Sam, &amp;apos;Your career is not more important than mine.&amp;quot;\r\nFor more of the week&amp;apos;s hottest new stories, pick up the newest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands today!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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