“Blurred Lines” Singer Robin Thicke and wife Paula Patton Split

“Blurred Lines” Singer Robin Thicke and wife Paula Patton Split

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In a statement released today, the “Blurred Lines” singer Robin Thicke and actress wife Paula Patton announced that they are splitting up.

“We will always love each other and be best friends; however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time,” they wrote.

The couple has been together for over 20 years, a rare feat in Hollywood. They met in 1993 as teenagers in high school. The couple, who married in 2005, have a three year old son together, Julian Fuego Thicke.

They attended the Grammy Awards together on January 26 and were seemingly all smiles. However, there have been reports of Thicke’s infidelity for months. Last year, the singer was spotted in a Paris nightclub with another woman. He spent the night dancing with the woman and they reportedly were “getting cozy.”

Then came the MTV Video Music Awards, where Thicke performed with Miley Cyrus in a highly controversial, highly sexualized performance. Patton insisted that she was not bothered by the incident at the time, saying that her friends often dance with Thicke that way because “he is safe.”

When Thicke hit the town for post-MTV Awards celebrations, he snapped a photo with a fan, which she posted it online. The photo seems innocent at first glance. It quickly went viral, however, when it was noticed that in the reflection in the mirror, Thicke’s hand was clearly grabbing at the young woman’s backside.

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In July, Thicke had described his marriage to Patton as “the greatest love of the century, and the most functional, dysfunctional marriage in Hollywood.”

However, shortly after, he told USA Today “Some of our individual goals still haven’t been realized.”

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