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Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio break up

Actress Blake Lively appears backstage at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on June 5, 2011. Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio confirmed their breakup after five months. UPI/Jim Ruymen

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Published: Oct. 4, 2011 at 12:35 PM

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Representatives for Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio confirmed Tuesday the Hollywood couple has broken up after five months of dating.

The publicists told UsMagazine.com Lively, 24, and DiCaprio, 36, "remain friends" despite the split.

No reason was given for the breakup.

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The stars were first photographed together aboard director Steven Spielberg's yacht in Monte Carlo during the Cannes Film Festival last May, then were spotted in Italy, Australia, California and New York throughout the summer, UsMagazine.com noted.

Lively is a cast member of TV's "Gossip Girl." DiCaprio's film credits include "William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet," "Titanic," "Gangs of New York," "The Departed" and "Shutter Island."

Topics: Leonardo DiCaprio, Blake Lively, Steven Spielberg, William Shakespeare

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