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"Oscar winner and Iron Man co-star Gwyneth Paltrow took to her blog on her website, Goop, yesterday to announce that she and her husband Chris Martin (of Coldplay) have separated. Gwyneth&amp;#039;s post was short, sweet and to the point, detailing how they had worked both together and separately over the past year to try to salvage the relationship, but have mutually decided to remain separate. She went on to add that: &amp;quot;We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been. We are parents first and foremost, to two incredibly wonderful children and we ask for their and our space and privacy to be respected at this difficult time.&amp;quot; And then, surprisingly, she and Chris and the kids took off to the Bahamas for a private vacation together, as if to reinforce her words about the strength of family. I&amp;#039;m sure it was also a relief to be far away from the paparazzi when the news broke. Gwyneth and Chris have been married eleven years, and have two children, Apple, age 9, and Moses, age 7. So far, I think they&amp;#039;re saying all the right things, and hopefully, they can keep this amicable and civil and boring enough that the paparazzi decides they&amp;#039;re a non-story. I hope for their kids&amp;#039; sake all of that happens. The media is already resurrecting stories about potential infidelity, so the odds aren&amp;#039;t much in her favor. I&amp;#039;m always saddened when I see what I thought was a solid couple split apart. Hollywood marriages are never easy, and between her work schedule and his tour schedule, they still managed to make it work for more than a decade. In the entertainment industry, that&amp;#039;s like counting in dog years. I wish them both well as they try to wade through the fallout. What did you think about their announcement? Was it a surprise to you? [Follow Ellie on Facebook and Twitter] "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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