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Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor split up after 17 years of marriage

By Karen Butler
Ben Stiller arrives at a photocall for the film "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" during the 70th annual Cannes International Film Festival on May 21. Stiller has separated from his wife Christine Taylor. Photo by David Silpa/UPI
1 of 4 | Ben Stiller arrives at a photocall for the film "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" during the 70th annual Cannes International Film Festival on May 21. Stiller has separated from his wife Christine Taylor. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo

May 27 (UPI) -- Married film stars Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor have split up after nearly two decades.

"With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate," the pair said in a joint statement Friday. "Our priority will continue to be raising our children as devoted parents and the closest of friends. We kindly ask that the media respect our privacy at this time."

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Stiller, 51, and Taylor, 45, met while filming the unaired TV pilot Heat Vision and Jack and later appeared together on screen in Zoolander and its sequel Zoolander 2, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Tropic Thunder and Arrested Development. They have a 15-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son.

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