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Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, one of Hollywood's most enduring couples have broken up.
Publicist Teal Cannady said in a statement that the two actors separated over the summer after 23 years together. She did not elaborate.
Sarandon, 63, and Robbins, 51, met while shooting the 1988 film 'Bull Durham.'
Sarandon stars in 'The Lovely Bones,' opening worldwide next month. Oscar-winner Robbins last appeared in 2008's 'City of Ember.'
The couple had been admired for making their relationship last in the pressures of showbusiness.
They never married both tooking high-profile roles in liberal political causes.
One of Hollywood's most enduring relationships has ended - Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have broken up after more than two decades together, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.
"Actress Susan Sarandon and her partner of 23 years, actor Tim Robbins have announced that they separated over the summer," her rep Teal Cannaday tells PEOPLE in a statement. "No further comments will be made."
The couple met on the set of Bull Durham, and they have two sons together, Jack, 20, and Miles, 17.
Sarandon was previously married to Chris Sarandon, whom she met in college. The actress also dated director Franco Amurri in the mid '80s. The two had a daughter, Eva Amurri, in 1985. (Amurri is also an actress; she most recently appeared in Showtime's Californication).
Sarandon and Robbins, 51, were admired for their long relationship in the face of the pressures of show business, their much-discussed age difference - he's 12 years younger - and that they never married.
"I won't marry because I am too afraid of taking him for granted or him taking me for granted - maybe it will be a good excuse for a party when I am 80," Sarandon has said in the past.
Both famous liberal activists, they have never been too political at home with their children. "I've never tried to force [politics] on them," the actress tells Psychologies magazine in its January issue, but adds that the election of President Barack Obama "got them excited."
The family all attended the inauguration in January, though Sarandon insists "our dinner table conversations are rarely political."

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A 3-year-old girl in Hong Kong was recently infected with influenza A/H9N2, a mild form of avian influenza rarely found in human beings, local health authorities said Wednesday.
The Center for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said the girl developed cough and fever and had a running nose since late November. She was admitted to a local hospital.
Influenza A/H9N2 was "detected in the patient's respiratory specimen," the center said.
The girl was discharged on Dec. 11 and has now recovered.
The center said the investigation was going on, adding that the Department of Health would inform the World Health Organization.
Influenza A/H9 has been isolated from duck and chicken for many years. Infection in humans is rare, and appears to lead to a mild disease, it said, adding that Hong Kong has previously reported six human cases of the H9 viruses since 1999.
Hong Kong has a comprehensive avian influenza surveillance program to monitor the presence of bird flu viruses in its environment and the possible reassortment of the viruses so that prompt responsive measures can be taken, the center said.