Monica Bellucci Photo:IC
Actors Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel, one of the film industry's most famous couples, announced Monday they had separated after 14 years of marriage.
"Vincent Cassel confirms that he is separating from his wife Monica Bellucci by mutual agreement," according to a statement that was released by Cassel's spokeswoman.
No further details have been revealed.
In Italy, Bellucci's representatives also announced the separation to an Italian press agency, confirming a story published Saturday by the French edition of Closer magazine.
The pair met while filming the French film
The Apartment in 1996.
They married several years later and had two daughters: Deva is 8-years-old, and Leonie is 3.
Bellucci, from Italy, has appeared in several Hollywood films including
Matrix Reloaded and Terry Gilliam's
The Brothers Grimm.
Cassel shot to fame with his role as a troubled young man from the Parisian suburbs in the critically acclaimed
La Haine.
He is also known for his roles in popular American films such as
Ocean's Twelve and
Black Swan for which he was nominated for a SAG award.