Natalie Imbruglia & Daniel Johns Split

Australian singers Natalie Imbruglia and Daniel Johns (from Silverchair) have ended their four year marriage, in a statement released earlier tonight. The pair, who married on New Year's Eve in 2003, said "While we are very sad that our marriage has ended we want to make it clear that our parting is amicable and we remain friends. This mutual decision has not been taken lightly or quickly. However, our career demands and our lives in different parts of the world have brought us to the point where unfortunately this difficult decision was necessary for both of us. We have simply grown apart through not being able to spend enough time together. We have issued this statement to set the record straight and to eliminate any need for speculation. We will not be making any further public statements whatsoever in regard to this very private matter and we ask that people please respect our sincere wishes in this regard." The split does not really come as a shock to the Australian music industry, as Imbruglia lives in London while Johns resides in Sydney.

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