Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins split after 23 years

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-12-24 09:20
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Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins split after 23 years
In this photo taken Sept. 21, 2008, Susan Sarandon arrives for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards with her partner Tim Robbins in Los Angeles. Sarandon and Robbins, partners for 23 years, announced Thursday, Dec. 23, 2009, through their publicist, they separated over the summer and have broken up. [Agencies]

LOS ANGELES – One of Hollywood's most enduring couples has separated.

Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, partners for 23 years and parents of two sons, split up over the summer, publicist Teal Cannady said in a statement Wednesday. She did not elaborate.

Sarandon, 63, and Robbins, 51, met while shooting the 1988 film "Bull Durham." He played a hotshot pitcher, she was the passionate fan who simultaneously seduced him and prepared him for the big leagues.

Sarandon and Robbins never married. Instead, they have been compared to other longtime Hollywood pairs who remain committed despite never officially tying the knot, such as Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.

Sarandon stars in "The Lovely Bones," opening worldwide next month. Robbins last appeared in 2008's "City of Ember."

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