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Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey officially separating

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After months of rumors, denials, and salacious magazine covers, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are officially kaput, just in time for Thanksgiving.

The couple jointly announced their separation Wednesday, confirmed their publicists Meredith O’ Sullivan and Rob Shooter.

“After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways,” Simpson and Lachey said in an official statement.

“This is the mutual decision of two people with an enormous amount of respect and admiration for each other. We hope that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.”

The photogenic couple wed in October 2002 and went on to star in their own reality show, “Newlyweds,” on MTV. The show made them A-list celebrities.

Following Simpson’s role in 2004’s “The Dukes of Hazard,” tabloid magazines began reporting trouble brewing in the couple’s marriage.

U.S. Weekly first reported the couple’s split in its Oct. 17 issue.

if they can't make it, no one can! despite what everyone says.. i love them. i am so sad.

i bet it was ashlee's fault. haha.

happy thanksgiving?