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Mummy star Brendan Fraser splits from wife

The Mummy star Brendan Fraser has split from his wife Afton Smith after nine years of marriage.

The 39-year-old actor and Smith, 40, confirmed they have ended their relationship in a statement on Thursday.

The couple have three children together; Griffin Arthur, five; Holden Fletcher, three; and Leland Francis, 19 months.

The couple's representative Ina Treciokas said: "They continue to maintain a close and caring friendship."

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'Close and caring friendship': Brendan and Afton insist they have split on good terms

'Close and caring friendship': Brendan and Afton insist they have split on good terms

Up until now, Fraser and Smith have lived together in a two-storey, ranch-style house on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

Canadian-born Fraser met actress/writer Smith at a Los Angeles barbecue hosted by her Reality Bites co-star Winona Ryder in 1993 and he was immediately smitten.

After Fraser proposed in 1997, the couple wed in the garden of the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles in September 1998.

It's been a busy year for Fraser - he recently completed production on the long-awaited Mummy sequel The Mummy: The Tomb of the Emperor and fantasy movie Inkheart, adapted from Cornelia Funke's best-selling novel.

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