JOHNNY DEPP AND VANESSA PARADIS HAVE SPLIT - OFFICIALLY

June 20, 2012, 8:22 am Lizbeth Scordo The Hype

Though the media had been speculating for months, Johnny Depp officially confirmed the news today: He and Vanessa Paradis, his girlfriend of 14 years and the mother of his two children, have broken up.

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"Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis have amicably separated," his publicist told 'Entertainment Tonight' on Tuesday. "Please respect their privacy and, more importantly, the privacy of their children." Depp, 49 and Paradis, a 39-year-old French actress and singer, are parents to daughter Lily-Rose, 13, and son Jack, 10. They had been raising their family in the south of France throughout most of their relationship, but reportedly had recently moved to Los Angeles.People magazine first reported in January that the couple was "living separate lives." Indeed, Depp and Paradis hadn't attended a red carpet event together in more than a year, and haven't been seen in public together at all since the breakup reports began at the beginning of the year. Still, as recently as last month, Depp denied the two were splitting. "The rumors are not true," he told Britain's The Sun at the London premiere of his latest film 'Dark Shadows'. "They are absolutely not true."

Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis in one of their rare red carpet outings in 2006. Credit: Getty Images

The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star had previously had high-profile relationships with model Kate Moss, and actresses Sherilyn Fenn and Winona Ryder, to whom he was engaged for three years, and did actually tie the knot once – marrying make-up artist Lori Anne Allison when he was 20. The two got divorced less than three years later.As for why he never made it official with Paradis, "I never found myself needing that piece of paper. Marriage is really from soul to soul, heart to heart. You don't need somebody to say, okay you're married... but some people do, so that's cool," Depp told 'Extra' in 2010. "If Vanessa wanted to get hitched, why not? But the thing is, I'd be so scared of ruining her last name. She's got such a good last name. Paradis."And it sounds like she'll definitely be keeping it.Lizbeth Scordo writes for Yahoo! OMG

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  1. ben b06:23pm Wednesday 20th June 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    Hey John says --- you say Johnny is rubbish at relationships. But JOhn and his babe have a 13 year old which means they must have been together for 15 years plus. He's a stayer. Good news for the girls go get him

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  2. CeeCee05:10pm Wednesday 20th June 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    Sad to see a long term relationship end. I liked them as a couple.

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  3. Tilly03:54pm Wednesday 20th June 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    Yippee! Best news I've heard all day! Pity I'm not a 25 year old starlet though.

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  4. kimd03:25pm Wednesday 20th June 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    pounce :)

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  5. John says03:21pm Wednesday 20th June 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    Like many other actors this guy's good at his craft but rubbish at relationships. I feel sorry for his poor kids who get the rough end of the pineapple here. These characters get all the money in the world but totally rank among the poverty-stricken in the loyalty and honesty stakes.

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