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Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet Announce Amicable Split After 18 Years

The announcement marks the end of a partnership that blended a personal family life with numerous high-profile film collaborations.

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Marion Cotillard appear at the Women in Film Honors in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2024, left, and Guillaume Canet appears at the awards ceremony of the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France on May 28, 2022. (AP Photo)
FILE - Guillaume Canet, left, and Marion Cotillard appear at the premiere of "Before the Flood" ('Avant Le Deluge') in Paris on Oct. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet started dating in 2007.

Overview

  • On June 27 the couple issued a joint statement to Agence France-Presse confirming their separation by mutual agreement and mutual goodwill.
  • They requested that their private lives, particularly those of their two children, son Marcel, 13, and daughter Louise, 8, be respected.
  • Cotillard and Canet began dating in 2007 after more than a decade of friendship and never married during their 18-year relationship.
  • Their film collaborations include the 2003 hit Love Me If You Dare, 2009’s The Last Flight, 2017’s Rock ’N’ Roll and the yet-to-be-released thriller Karma.
  • Both are celebrated figures in European entertainment, with Cotillard holding an Academy Award and two Césars and Canet earning a César for directing.