Robin Thicke has confirmed his split from wife Paula Patton.

The couple announced the news in a joint statement to People, saying:

"We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time."

The duo met as youths and married in 2005 before having their first child together in 2010.

Their relationship has often been questioned as a result of Thicke's raunchy 'Blurred Lines' video and his twerking antics with Miley Cyrus.

He was also apparently pictured groping a fan's bottom in a mirror as she posed for a photo with him.

However, Patton and Thicke always remained resolute in the face of adversity and suggested that their relationship was too strong to break.

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