The much-loved French couple Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet have decided to part ways after being together for 18 years, reported E! news. As per the publication, their representatives confirmed the news to the French news agency Agence France-Presse. 

"After 18 years together, Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet have decided to separate by mutual agreement. This decision was made with mutual goodwill." The Oscar-winning actress and the actor-director, who first shared the screen in the 2003 romantic drama Love Me If You Dare, started dating in 2007. 

They are parents to two children--Marcel, 13, and Louise, 8. In their statement, Marion and Guillaume said they wanted to share the news themselves to stop any "speculation, rumors and risky interpretations."