- Colin Firth and his wife Livia Giuggioli are officially splitting after 22 years of marriage.
- The couple's publicists said they "maintain a close friendship and remain united in their love for their children."
- A year ago Giuggioli revealed she had a year-long affair with a childhood friend during a trial separation from Firth.
- Firth and Giuggioli reunited, and later accused the friend of stalking them.
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Actor Colin Firth and his wife Livia Giuggioli announced Friday that they are splitting after 22 years of marriage.
The couple's publicists put out a joint statement, per the Telegraph:
"Colin and Livia Firth have separated. They maintain a close friendship and remain united in their love for their children. They kindly ask for privacy. There will be no further comment."
Firth married Giuggioli, an Italian film producer, in 1997. The couple have two sons together, and Firth also has a son with former partner and actress Meg Tilly.
The split comes a year after the couple revealed that Giuggioli had a year-long affair with a childhood friend during a period of trial separation from Firth. After the relationship concluded Giuggioli and Firth accused the friend — a journalist called Marco Brancaccia — of stalking them. Brancaccia denied the allegation.
Giuggioli reportedly told police she "lived in terror" of Brancaccia. The couple said he had been "emailing photographs" to Firth and threatening to write "compromising articles" about them.
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