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British actress Kate Winslet and her husband, movie director Sam Mendes, have separated after six years of marriage.
A statement from law firm Schillings says "Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year. The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement."
"Both parties are fully committed to the future joint parenting of their children. They ask that the media respect their privacy at this time."
Winslet, 34, married the Oscar-winning film director of American Beauty in 2003 and they have one child together.
She also has another child from her first marriage to film assistant Jim Threapleton, who she divorced in 2001.
Winslett admitted last year she decided to lay low following her Best Actress Oscar win for The Reader in order to spend time with her family
The Titanic star, who also won the Best Actress and the Best Supporting Actress awards at the Golden Globes in 2009 for her roles in Revolutionary Road and The Reader respectively - said: "I was in hiding a little bit, just doing family stuff and very little work."
"To be honest, I felt so over-exposed this time last year with the Golden Globes and the Oscar. It was fantastic and everything, but I was sick of me, let alone what other people must have felt."
