THERON & TOWNSEND SPLIT?
Hollywood star CHARLIZE THERON has ended her nine-year relationship with = Irish actor STUART TOWNSEND, according to a British report.
The South African beauty has been dating the Shooting Fish star since t= hey met on the set of 2002 movie Trapped.
But U.K. newspaper the Mail on Sunday claims the couple has now parted = ways, with Townsend allegedly moving out of their shared home in the Holl= ywood Hills.
The report follows a stream of rumours about their relationship after T= heron was recently spotted out in public without the beloved antique ring= she wears to show her commitment to Townsend.
A source tells the publication, "They had become more like brother and = sister than lovers. It was she who ended it. Charlize has remained in the= ir main home in the Hollywood Hills while Stuart has moved all his stuff = into their Malibu beach home that they own together. They are sorting out= their financial affairs at the moment, as they have been together for so= long that many of their financial affairs are intertwined.
"She truly loved Stuart but the relationship ran its course. He is hear= tbroken but she is insisting it is all over." In a recent interview Townsend admitted he considered the Oscar-winner = his wife, even though they never legally married. He said, "We consider o= urselves husband and wife. We love each other and want to spend the rest = of our lives together."
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