Brittany Murphy has split with her fiance Joe Macaluso.
After hinting that their relationship was not going too well, she confirmed the break to People magazine.
Brittany and Joe had been together since they met on the set of the 2004 movie Little Black Book, on which he was a technician.
They then got engaged on New Year's Eve 2005.
Just eight months ago, in January, Brittany told People: "It felt right. I love being in love."
But the actress prompted rumours that all was not well when she was seen without her engagement ring at the Teen Choice Awards at the weekend.
She also avoided questions about her relationship, just saying: "Everything is going wonderful, thank you. I'm just living every moment, you know, enjoying my day."
But now her publicist has confirmed the split, saying: "(The two) have amicably ended their engagement. They remain close friends and wish each other much happiness."
It was the second engagement for Brittany, who was previously betrothed to talent manager Jeff Kwatinetz in 2004.


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