Hilary Duff and her husband of three years Mike Comrie have split, according to a Friday report from People. The 26-year-old and her former hockey-pro husband, 33, 'have mutually decided [upon] an amicable separation,' a rep for Duff confirmed to the weekly. 'They remain best friends and will continue to be in each other's lives. They are dedicated to loving and parenting their amazing son, and ask for privacy at this time,' the statement added.
Taking to her Twitter page soon after the news broke, the So Yesterday hitmaker thanked her fans for their well wishes, writing: 'Mike and I are sitting here, we are so appreciative for all of your kindness & well wishes. Not an easy day but we're getting thru it together.'
A source close to the couple reveals to People there was 'no major incident – no big event between the two of them. They really did drift apart. 'They have put effort and thought into this decision for a long time. They tried couples therapy, but in the end, they realised at this time, they work better as friends. The friend insisted that everything is civil between the two: 'They really are great friends.'
The doting parents to son Luca Cruz, aged 21 months, have reportedly already agreed on joint custody of the child, according to the star's mother, Susan Duff. 'They're still going to go to the park together,' adds the source. The split was not a 'rash' decision added the insider. 'It's something [Hilary] thought through,' the source explained. 'She really does care about him and he really does care about her.'
In 2009 she said, 'I've never met anyone who can say a bad word about him. He's generous, caring and sunny. We just laugh our heads off.' Hilary has been spotted out lately without her husband - in December she was seen several times heading to the gym in good spirits.
In 2010 the New York Post reported the two have a prenuptial agreement. Mike's family is worth $500m. 'While Duff made her fortune starring as Lizzie McGuire in the hit Disney television series and in PG-rated movies including A Cinderella Story, Comrie is the heir to a fortune in Canada,' the Post reported.
