Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet Call It Quits After 18 Years
Look, I’m not thrilled to report another golden couple bites the dust: Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet are officially splitting after 18 years together. The Oscar-winner and the French actor-director—partners since co-starring in the 2003 cult hit Love Me If You Dare—announced their separation in a joint statement via Agence France-Presse, sparing us the usual clandestine leaks and tabloid supposition.
According to the couple’s translated note, “After 18 years together, Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet have decided to separate by mutual agreement.” There you have it—mutual goodwill and all that bureaucratic nicety. They made a point of emphasizing their roles as parents to Marcel, 13, and Louise, 8, pleading for privacy to dodge “speculation, rumors and risky interpretations.” Translation: don’t even think about following them to the grocery store. I told you so—Hollywood stars always claim transparency right before their PR teams slam the shutters.
Cotillard’s rep reminded fans how she once swatted down 2016 gossip linking her romantically to Allied co-star Brad Pitt—only to publicly defend both her marriage and her then-impending second child. “He is my love, my best friend, the only one that I need,” she wrote on Instagram, dismissively brushing off critics. Fast forward seven years and here we are again, watching the next act unfold.
But hey, this breakup isn’t a solo performance. Other headline-grabbing splitters so far in 2023 include Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom, who quietly called off their nine-year engagement; Dermot Mulroney and Prima Apollinaire, ending 14 years of marriage with a surprisingly amicable, mediator–led divorce; Australian influencer Tammy Hembrow’s abrupt split from Matt Zukowski seven months post-wedding; and Bachelor alums Grant Ellis and Juliana Pasquarosa conceding that their televised love affair just wasn’t built to last. Did anyone expect anything else from Tinseltown? No? Thought so.
Meanwhile, Cotillard and Canet vow to share custody duties, proving that even silver-screen sweethearts can pull off a grown-up exit—once they’ve checked with PR, lawyers, and the kids’ school calendars. So, dear reader, keep your popcorn handy: this French-cinema saga might still have a few twists before it wraps. And that, dear reader, is why we can’t have nice things. Now excuse me while I roll my eyes and wonder who’s next.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and Agence France-Presse
E! News
People Magazine
Instagram (Marion Cotillard)
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