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"Gwyneth Paltrow&amp;#039;s ex-boyfriend Donovan Leitch has denied rumours that he was a factor in her split from Chris Martin. Leitch - the son of folk icon Donovan - defended photos of himself giving a kiss to Paltrow at a Los Angeles baseball game last year, insisting that it was &amp;quot;innocent&amp;quot; in nature.  Paltrow and Martin announced their split last week after 10 years of marriage. &amp;quot;I was just saying goodbye to her,&amp;quot; Leitch told the Daily Mail. &amp;quot;It was purely innocent. &amp;quot;We were sitting in the owner&amp;#039;s box in front of 30,000 people with her two children right next to us. That isn&amp;#039;t exactly the setting for a secret liaison. &amp;quot;But the telephoto picture turned it into more. But it&amp;#039;s her. Her life is constantly under surveillance. Gwyneth and I have always been close.&amp;quot;  Describing their romance as &amp;quot;aeons ago&amp;quot;, he added: &amp;quot;I consider her to be one of my closest friends. We have tons of great friends in common.&amp;quot; Speaking about Paltrow&amp;#039;s marriage to Coldplay&amp;#039;s Martin, he said: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve only witnessed a couple incredibly in love with one another. That&amp;#039;s my personal experience. They&amp;#039;re great parents. Their relationship looks enviable. She definitely has a great life. She has a great family, kids and career.&amp;quot; On Friday (March 28), Paltrow posted a brief message of thanks to fans who had sent their best wishes. Writing on her lifestyle website Goop, Paltrow wrote: &amp;quot;CM and I in deep gratitude for the support of so many.&amp;quot; Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow&amp;#039;s marriage in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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