Break Up: Robin Thicke and Paula Patton

Robin Thicke and his wife of 8 years, Paula Patton, have announced that they are splitting. The couple have a 3-year old son named Julian, which makes it pretty sad. The 36-year-old Blurred Lines singer and his 38-year-old actress wife have always gone to great lengths to talk about how great and rock solid their marriage was. Last year, Paula defended her man during the fallout from the raunchy Miley Cyrus VMA performance, and then there was Lana Scolaro, a woman who claimed Thicke hit on her during a party and tried to get her into bed. Paula said Lana was just looking for attention.

US Magazine, however, claims to have statements from sources close to the couple who say their union has been unraveling for “a long time” and a split was inevitable. What’s a long time? Well, it’s not very long in the world of celebrity marriages, that’s for sure. But still, to split up when your child is only 3 years old? It would seem like the rift was fairly recent.

The couple issued a joint statement that said they will “always love each other and be best friends” but their decision to separate was mutual.