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Friday, March 3, 2017 3:55am ET by  

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Katy Perry breaks silence on Orlando Bloom split

Katy Perry has taken to social media to address her split from Orlando Bloom for the first time.

The 'Chained to the Rhythm' hitmaker and the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star confirmed they had called time on their romance on Wednesday (March 1), and the 32-year-old pop beauty has taken to social media to state that she will remain friends with her ex and that no one is "a victim or a villain" as they broke up amicably. 

Taking to Twitter on Thursday (March 2), she wrote: "HOW BOUT A NEW WAY OF THINKING FOR 2017 U can still b friends & love ur former partners! No one's a victim or a villain, get a life y'all! (sic)"

Katy and Orlando announced their split in a joint statement where they revealed they would be "taking [a] respectful, loving space at this time".

They said: "Before rumours or falsifications get out of hand we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time."

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