Yesterday it became known that one of the strongest couples in Hollywood after 8 years of marriage, the marriage broke up.

It turned out, the couple decided to leave at the beginning of this year. They parted friends. Ex wife announced the news in an official statement to People magazine.

“We decided to part ways with love and respect for each other. It happened in the beginning of this year. To give the opportunity for our family to adapt to new circumstances, we decided to wait and not to share with the public. We will always be United and continue to support each other,” announced the pair.

The reasons for the breakup called the opposite of the characters singer and actor. At first, it drew but soon, the life of the stars went in different directions and they stopped seeing each other time.

“One of the main factors in the breakup of their relationship is that fergie and Josh are very different. First, it attracts them. However, they came from two completely different worlds and they want different things. In the end, their lives went in two opposite directions, they rarely spent time with each other, including for work,” says the insider.

So the girl told about the rule that the pair came up with, that would not give her son to feel deprived parents. It often helps spouses to be together and is son. “We have a rule of two weeks. We agreed how to proceed. For some time he goes on tour with me and looks after our son Excel, and then break. His work, and I already have him on set with Excel” admits the former soloist of the group “Black eyed peace”.

The first doubts about the integrity of marriage arose from the public when the couple became rarely appear in public together. They just posted pictures together on social networks, that would really not to stir up the speculation of fans.

A couple of years ago the star reported. that together visit a family psychologist who was supposed to help to preserve the integrity of their marriage. The initiator of such a step fergie who couldn’t accept the drastic changes in their family. “He’s not shy. And does not believe that it casts doubt on his masculinity,” he told the star on the support of her husband.

The stars first met back in 2004. After three years of relationship, Duhamel proposed to his sweetheart. 10 Jan 2009-the pair Wed in Malibu. After 4 years the couple had a son Axl.