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"His public plea for Paula! Robin Thicke took to the stage at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 18&amp;#x2014;not once, but twice!&amp;#x2014;to profess his love for his estranged wife Paula Patton.\r\n\r\nIn his latest public attempt to win Patton back, the &amp;quot;Blurred Lines&amp;quot; singer, 37, first made his latest sentiments known as he accepted the award for Best R&amp;amp;B Single. Sporting a buzzed haircut and black leather jacket, Thicke gushed, &amp;quot;Most importantly, I&amp;apos;d like to thank my wife for her love and support, and for putting up with me for all these years.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe high school sweethearts announced their split back in February in a joint statement. &amp;quot;We will always love each other and be best friends,&amp;quot; the parents to 3-year-old son Julian told Us Weekly. Following their split, a source told Us: &amp;quot;Robin wanted to save their marriage, but it was Paula&amp;apos;s choice and she ended it.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThicke, later at the Billboard Music Awards, returned to the stage to perform his new single, &amp;quot;Get Her Back,&amp;quot; which he had written for his wife. As reported by Us, the R&amp;amp;B hitmaker wanted to swap his normally-flashy performance style for a more low-key, heartfelt delivery Sunday evening.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Alright, y&amp;apos;all, help me get her back,&amp;quot; Thicke said to the crowd. With his eyes glistening, Thicke launched into his song featuring lyrics like, &amp;quot;I gotta treat her right&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m gonna go get her, go get her, go get her, go get her back.&amp;quot; He then asked the crowd to put their hands together, as he fell onto his knees and belted out from his heart, &amp;quot;I gotta get her, I gotta get a girl tonight.&amp;quot;\r\nA source told Us that Thicke &amp;quot;was in a good mood rehearsing it.&amp;quot; Added the insider, &amp;quot;He had lots of energy.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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