Casey Affleck And Summer Phoenix Split

Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix confirmed their separation on Wednesday after nearly 10 years of marriage and many more as friends. Parents to sons Indiana and Atticus, Affleck and Phoenix got married in 2006 and spoke affectionately about each another for years.

They met through her brother Joaquin Phoenix in 1995 when he and Affleck worked on To Die For together. In 2001, the pair costarred in the play This Is Our Youth alongside Matt Damon, another close friend of Affleck's. The Gone Baby Gone actor proposed to Phoenix during the Christmas holidays in 2003.

The couple shared a passion for animal rights, with both following a vegan diet and supporting PETA. The two were spotted together less frequently in recent years. They were last seen at a public event together in 2014, and last September Summer attended PETA's 35th anniversary party in Los Angeles without Affleck, but with other family members.  In February, Affleck also attended the premiere of his latest movie, Triple 9, solo.

Their split comes nearly nine months after Affleck's brother, Ben Affleck, separated from wife Jennifer Garner after 10 years of marriage.