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"Kyle Howard loved Lauren Conrad -- but apparently not The Hills.\r\n\r\nAfter the uber-private couple of three years announced the end of their relationship last Friday, insiders explain in the new Us Weekly (out now) that Conrad&amp;apos;s reality roots irked the former My Boys actor.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;He saw the relationship as distracting from his goal of being the next Robert De Niro,&amp;quot; a source close to the My Boys alum tells Us. &amp;quot;He wasn&amp;apos;t supportive of her career.&amp;quot;\r\nHoward, 33, was usually a no-show at his 25-year-old girlfriend&amp;apos;s business-related events -- and similarly avoided time with Conrad&amp;apos;s friends.&amp;quot;All of her friends can count on one hand the amount of times they&amp;apos;ve seen him,&amp;quot; sniffs the insider.\r\nPHOTOS: Lauren Conrad&amp;apos;s 10 best hairstyles\r\n&amp;quot;Lauren is heartbroken&amp;quot; by the breakup, the pal adds. &amp;quot;She wants to be married and have kids.&amp;quot;\r\nFor more details on the couple&amp;apos;s shocking split -- including how Howard was &amp;quot;selfish&amp;quot; and not &amp;quot;supportive,&amp;quot; the final nail in the coffin and more -- pick up the&amp;#xA0; new Us Weekly, out now."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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