Split!

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Australian sweethearts Natalie Imbruglia and Daniel Johns are getting divorced.

Sad.

The couple just released the following statement, announcing their split.

"While we are very sad that our marriage has ended, we want to make it clear that our parting is amicable and we remain friends. This mutual decision has not been taken lightly or quickly.

However, our career demands and our lives in different parts of the world have brought us to the point where unfortunately this difficult decision was necessary for both of us.

We have simply grown apart through not being able to spend enough time together.

We have issued this statement to set the record straight and to eliminate any need for speculation.

We will not be making any further public statements whatsoever in regard to this very private matter and politely ask that people respect our sincere wishes in this regard."

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

    Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 1:33 pm / Email this  »

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    1. Nancy says – reply to this


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      never heard of either one of them

    2. starry says – reply to this


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      aaaw no way, they were hot together.

    3. starry says – reply to this


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      aaaw no way, they were hot together.

    4. popo says – reply to this


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      sad

    5. cory says – reply to this


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      sad

    6. m says – reply to this


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      unfortunate.
      I want her shirt.

    7. Franny B says – reply to this


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      I don't get it they seemed so happy together.

    8. aliwhite3 says – reply to this


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      i love them together!!!! this is sooooo sad!!!

    9. cb says – reply to this


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      brittney spears

    10. !S.! says – reply to this


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      So sad xD Whoever they are…no kidding..they look stupid 2gether

    11. jhfahl says – reply to this


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      ugh no one cares! more britney!!

      URBAN DRIVE

    12. cm says – reply to this


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      sad!

    13. fly says – reply to this


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      first!

    14. Holly S says – reply to this


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      She made herself look like a chipmunk with all those surgeries on her eyes and cheeks - Daniel will hopefully pull through and be far better off!

      Now about those Spring tour dates, silverchair…

    15. yc says – reply to this


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      first!!

    16. perez you are one fat piece of human blubber - lets club him says – reply to this


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      Dear Perez,

      YOU'RE FAT! Now go and try and get some talent… You put fags to shame with your blimp-like ass…. Give up the burgers and fries for a treadmill!

      Love,
      Hollywood

    17. yc1 says – reply to this


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      FIIRSST?!

    18. Charlotte says – reply to this


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      crappy :(

    19. You be fat Hermaphrodite Hilton says – reply to this


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      Dear Perez,

      YOU'RE FAT! Now go and try and get some talent… You put fags to shame with your blimp-like ass…. Give up the burgers and fries for a treadmill!

      Love,
      Hollywood

    20. James says – reply to this


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      Because he's gay!!

    21. jenny says – reply to this


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      first!!!!!!!!!!11

    22. Hi i am fat says – reply to this


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      Dear Perez,

      YOU'RE FAT! Now go and try and get some talent… You put fags to shame with your blimp-like ass…. Give up the burgers and fries for a treadmill!

      Love,
      Hollywood

    23. HCS says – reply to this


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      She made herself look like a chipmunk with all that surgery anyway. Daniel's better off! She ran away when he had problems years ago and now she's running off again.

    24. Ange says – reply to this


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      Yeah right. Like anyones interested in these two whilst Britney's having a meltdown.

    25. Ange says – reply to this


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      Yeah right. Like anyones interested in these two whilst Britney's having a meltdown.

    26. gigi says – reply to this


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      Sad, but I knew from day one when they go together, that they will end up parting they'r ways.

      I always thought that Daniel was the one who got changed by Natalie…But now, Im not so sure anymore. I wonder wich way it is? Daniel changed her or?

    27. Cockstar says – reply to this


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      Now that's how you release a public statement…at least it's not the generic "we still remain the best of friends" blah blah blah bullshit…

    28. Holly S says – reply to this


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      Re: Nancy

      Nancy - He is the singer/guitarist for silverchair, she is the singer of "Torn" from 1996 and not a damn think since that in America.

    29. ally says – reply to this


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      oh yes baby!!!! danny is all mine ;)

    30. torn says – reply to this


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      All of you people who are that pathetic that you have to comment on things by saying "First" really need to go back to your cashier jobs at McDonald's. They appreciate your intelligence there…

    31. a says – reply to this


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      omg! i thought that was johnny depp! lol

    32. anne says – reply to this


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      Daniel Johns is weird!!!

    33. joesmom says – reply to this


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      too bad. i bet they got into a really huge fight over who would get to keep the purse collection.

    34. Candice says – reply to this


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      Aw!!! I am sad =( But atleast it wasnt a bad split… bitter… you know, the ugly stuff =(

    35. erin says – reply to this


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      perez u dumb shit this is OLLLLLLDDDD

    36. Julie says – reply to this


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      They never really matched anyway. Hate that they are splitting, though.

    37. Michelle says – reply to this


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      Don't really care about a 1-hit wonder singer from over a decade ago.

    38. SomeDude says – reply to this


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      Its well known here in Australia that Daniel is actually

      GAY!!!

      I reckon it wont be long till he comes out the closet ;)

    39. kathy says – reply to this


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      Sad ..but DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Daniel Johns is so fucking hot!!

    40. Holly S says – reply to this


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      Re: torn

      Yeah…you're reading Perez Hilton do you really think this is the time to argue intelligence? Re: torn

    41. sassy sara says – reply to this


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      Feck! i thought that was Kevin Federfacethingy then with Nat imburgas! I Was gona say…he's moved up in the babe market stakes…nope, come back down Fedders!

    42. kakstar says – reply to this


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      One hit wonder my arse, open your eyes (and ears!) sweetheart! And, it is nice to hear news from another part of the world.

    43. Ashley says – reply to this


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      GOOD! Maybe silverchair will go back to making Rock N Roll, not sappy love bull shit.

      Daniel I love you suga!

    44. DD says – reply to this


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      No surprise there. Saw a pic of them together over Christmas and was surprised they were still in that sham of a marriage. They saw each other like 3 weeks a year! He's so gay, and very weird (ala Michael Jackson) he needs to come out of the closet.

    45. Emy says – reply to this


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      Holy shit!!! I read this and now I'm going to be depressed all day. I loved them as a couple. Now I'm vowing to never get married (or at least spend forever with someone before I do). lol Oh well, at least I guess this means Daniel's back on the market….assuming I can drug him so he'll forget his prior memories of me, right?

    46. iekfk says – reply to this


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      Re: Ashley

      I don't think his getting married has anything to do with what he writes. And very little of it is sappy love bullshit. Most of it still has nothing to do with love. Plus, I love the new stuff anyways, I love every new album. :)

    47. KitKat says – reply to this


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      If any of you knew Daniel, you'd know that he is not weird. He is about as normal as they come and is very committed to his friends and family. He is not about the celebrity bullshit and would prefer to hang out with his friends instead of vying for a photo-op. So far as the gay rumors… they are as true or false as any celebrity out there. I think every damn one of them has experimented with all kinds of things as they are ARTISTS. So far as the average person's need to label someone's sexuality…. whatever makes you feel safe, folks.

    48. tom ny says – reply to this


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      awesome!!!!

      now i have a shot at natalie and now silverchair can maybe get back to making good records instead of crap

    49. Holly S says – reply to this


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      Re: DD

      What makes him weird to you? He's a very normal guy now, of course he had is odd moments as a teenager but what the hell makes him anything comparable to Michael Jackson?![re=1180354]

    50. Amy says – reply to this


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      Awww. That's sad. Now, remind me…. WHO THE HELL ARE THEY AGAIN?!!

    51. lilly says – reply to this


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      it's so sad, because they made a great couple. it's a shame. oh well, maybe now i can have a shot with daniel, rofl. (in my dreams xD)

    52. L says – reply to this


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      silverchair doesn't write "sappy love shit". perhaps you should listen to the lyrics.

    53. tommy says – reply to this


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      Hey guys he is not gay I mean he was married and then again so was Elton John and he is straight ….right

    54. Victoria says – reply to this


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      Daniel Johns is a hot bitch! I'm so glad he finally ditched that stupid one hit wonder. This is the best news I've heard in a long time!!

    55. Nicole says – reply to this


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      darn. guess he will have to marry me then ;)

    56. jimena says – reply to this


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      First, i have to say that i'm the one who thinks to get married at any point.
      But, i do agree with all the people who say some people totally trivializes that kind of agreement, and more reading something so stupid like "our career demands and our lives in different parts of the world have brought us to the point where unfortunately this difficult decision was necessary for both of us." They knew that beforehand!!! They had those lives before, it's not like they were common people like you and me working 8 hours a day and coming back home at a certain time etc. People like this better keep their mouth shut for stuff nobody cares about (they are not that super famous anyway) and do themselves the favor to not sound like complete immature morons they are…

    57. jimena says – reply to this


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      Re: jimena – First, i have to say that i'm NOT the one who thinks to get married at any point.

    58. Meg says – reply to this


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      called it!
      daniel

    59. Sophie California says – reply to this


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      They were far apart for too long, at too many times, for alot of the year during Silverchair's tours and I saw Natalie hanging out backstage with other band members at the Reading festival in the UK a couple of years ago and Daniel was nowhere in sight. I actually thought they had split ages ago, because Natalie was always hanging out in London and not with her husband, which was odd. Now we all know why. They were such a hot couple and had been together for years, so it's hard for both of them.

    60. Jessica says – reply to this


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      Re: ally

      you fucking idiot they have been touring the US with their new record and it's a top 40 hit and on the radio all the time

    61. Ronnie says – reply to this


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      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

      I WAS SO SHOCKED WHEN I GOT THE EMAIL.
      THIS WAS THE CUTEST COUPLE EVERRRRRRRR.

      Man this totally sucks, I'm so sad. I'm a hugggggge Daniel Johns fan and I like Nat.. i just thought they wouldn't end up like all celebrity couples.

      :'(

      no more commentssssss!
      :(

    62. Ronnie says – reply to this


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      p.s:
      absolutely love silverchair.
      I just hope Dan's happy. Single! :) :)
      And how many times was Nat seen with other men? being wined and dined?

    63. Ronnie says – reply to this


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      Re: Holly S
      HAHA!
      Silverchair '08… and single!
      Here we come!

    64. Miss Bitch says – reply to this


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      Whoa, I hadn't seen Daniel Johns in a while, he does not look good.

    65. R says – reply to this


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      Awww. That is kind of sad. I love daniel, but maybe now he will finally come out.

    66. ixxy says – reply to this


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      I always thought he could do better… I thought they were quite the odd match… Daniel's looking pretty damn good these days isn't he? Not really into the new Silverchair stuff though… love the old stuff.

    67. Listerino says – reply to this


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      I'm so sorry for these guys. They were so good together.
      I know it's not going to happen but I hope people give them some space to get over this.

    68. Reggie says – reply to this


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      This doesn't look like Natalie it looks like Selma Blair!

    69. Holly S says – reply to this


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      Re: Miss Bitch

      Are you serious?! He is all toned and buff, gorgeous as hell now. He is healthy and FAR better mentally than he ever has been in his fame. You may not like his look but he is doing fantastic. Google some images from the 2007 tour.

    70. torn says – reply to this


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      Re: Holly S – Reading Perez Hilton doesn't show a lack of intelligence - instead it shows an obsession with pop culture that most of society has. However, these complete idiots who have to "first" comment on every single one of the posts…Explain that to me? When you try to compare someone reading versus someone leaving ridiculous comments, it shows that you, my dear…Well, you may just be lacking intelligence too.

    71. Molly says – reply to this


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      Yea! I have been waiting for this! Just two days ago, I was joking around and saying to my sister, "Daniel is leaving Natalie for me." (Ha ha ha!) Now I can make my mooove!!! (I LOVE DANIEL JOHNS!!!

    72. kayleigh says – reply to this


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      who didnt see this coming….for like…years….

      they didnt even live on the same floor when they both lived in england….

      now he can come out…do it do it!!!!

    73. Holly S says – reply to this


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      Re: torn

      They are having fun with it, calm down. You don't have to read the comments if they make you angry. Please do not speak to me about intelligence on a pop culture message board, as I can edit the heck out of your previous post to me. Poor grammar skills are common among the population that is so quick to be mean to others online, it's very amusing. Now is the time you start posting your numerous degrees, job experience, etc. I do not care, just don't bother to be rude to other posters.

      Finally, don't take my first post to you so seriously, come on this is Perez Hilton's website for crying out loud. It is not about your brain power it's about getting the dirt on people we don't even know.

    74. mike says – reply to this


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      Re: Ange – haha yeh because the whole world cares about britney spears… she admits it in "her" own music - every day theres another headline - WHO FUCKING CARES!

      sad but you didnt see nat making any sacrifices for the good of their marriage did you?

      and for those that say 'it's because he's gay', are you twelve? - dan's been linked to a number of other 'female celebs' in the last couple of months anyways

    75. Taytay says – reply to this


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      so sad silverchair is my fave band and I got the news early this morning on myspace….he deserves someone a bit more committed to him honestly.

    76. dark4fr says – reply to this


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      OMG Perez, you totally just made my day!! I for one am totally over Britney, but I totally love Silverchair and Daniel. Hearts for him indeed. Thank you for taking a second out of your Britney-filled day to give me the greatest news of the new year!!

    77. Stevetastic says – reply to this


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      Now he show off his love for Paul Mac to the entire world…

    78. Chrys says – reply to this


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      YES! He's all mine now!!
      I've had claim on him for 10 years.

    79. Chrissy says – reply to this


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      Daniel! You are free!!!! Wanna go out? I'll divorce my husband for you! You hot sexy sensitive Aussie!!!! YUM. Sad though.

    80. as says – reply to this


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      Why would you pick your career ovre a happy marriage?

    81. Hell YeaH says – reply to this


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      hELL YeAH fuck loCita Brit-bRIT…i'M

    82. Hell YeaHz says – reply to this


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      Sad for Natalie, Not for Daniel and me…Hello Divorce and Hello Australia cuz here I come. he's much tooo hot

    83. Natasha says – reply to this


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      For the last year, they both have been sporadically wearing their wedding rings. She bases herself in the UK but never seems to actually do anything with her music career. She is always photographed with either Daniel, looking miserable and moody at him, or with some new guy on her arm (apparently always just a friend). He is mostly in Australia actually making music and touring. I noticed her wasn't wearing his wedding ring at the Aria awards a few months back and thought it was a bit odd he'd be a focal point of the evening, but not worry about the speculation it would cause if he didn't wear it. Go Daniel, she is not good enough for you. Somebody that doesn't mind living on the other side of the world rather than be in her home country with her husband has something seriously wrong with her

    84. mariee says – reply to this


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      For all you music philistines, Danial is the lead singer/songwriter/producer of silverchair ans
      d Natalie is an ex soap star who had one successful album and has done very little commercially since.
      If she didn't have time to be with him as his career continues to grow it's because she really didn't want to. Even here in Australia they were hardly ever seen together and she very rarely accompanied him to awards etc. Although he did thank her at the recent ARIAs'.

    85. sassy says – reply to this


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      YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, the game is ON danny boi! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    86. anon says – reply to this


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      the poor mans posh and becks.

    87. tasha says – reply to this


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      she was a lezzie

    88. Mark says – reply to this


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      Shame - Nice couple. Down to earth - not in to the whole pap thing - hope it all works out for them. Shame to hear that part of the reason was cause of their careers. He's hot, she's hot, both nice - sure they will be fine…..

    89. Mark says – reply to this


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      Shame - Nice couple. Down to earth - not in to the whole pap thing - hope it all works out for them. Shame to hear that part of the reason was cause of their careers. He's hot, she's hot, both nice - sure they will be fine…..Oh and - who gives a shit whether he's gay - it '08 kids - grow up and worry about bigger things in this world…..

    90. liv says – reply to this


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      that sucks :[
      i loved them together, but i think its for the best. they've been together so long that it might be time for a change, especially for dan. i mean…together since 1999…or seomthing liek that, yeah that doesn't seem that long but when you look at how old they were? must have been what…18, 19 for dan?
      i'll love them both regardless
      they would have had some damn good looking kids though aha

      ps…..daniel johns =

    91. Karin says – reply to this


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      ABOUT TIME!!!

      geez, daniel johns deserves more than this frigid ice queen!!!!!!

    92. Karin says – reply to this


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      ABOUT TIME!!!!!

      daniel john deserves better than THAT frigid ice queen….australia disowned her a LOOOOOOOOOONG time ago.

    93. Not surpised says – reply to this


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      whole thing was a sham…they are BOTH GAY

    94. erin says – reply to this


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      Good, HES MINE! muhahuhahaha

    95. blue*** says – reply to this


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      SAD! What the heck, totally didn't see this coming!

    96. Sisterpatterson says – reply to this


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      Um, who cares?

    97. agnes says – reply to this


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      lets go to australia!!!!!!!!! bahhahaa

    98. M says – reply to this


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      JUST 2 MORE FAMOUS PEOPLE PUTTING THEIR CAREER FIRST.
      WHAT'S NEW !!

    99. karlizzie says – reply to this


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      He's mine now…

    100. johnsy79 says – reply to this


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      fabulous news! not like it wasn't over 3 years ago but whatever. and no, he is definately not gay, bi perhaps……so yea don't feel bad for him - he's stoked! just spoke to him 2 weeks ago. she prolly boinked more brits (no pun lol) thans NY girls he's kissed! besides, she was a result of desperate loneliness, her "music" blows moosecock. i am stoked. right on. now the fun begins!

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