Debs
06-02-2006, 15:02
Sheryl Crow has split from fiance Lance Armstrong.
The country star and the champion cyclist - who announced their engagement five months ago - were due to tie the knot in Texas later this year.
The pair, who started romancing after meeting at a charity event in 2003, have confirmed the split in a joint statement, giving no reason for the "very tough decision".
It said: "After much thought and consideration we have made a very tough decision to split up.
"We both have a deep love and respect for each other and we ask that everyone respect our privacy during this very difficult time."
Last year the singer slammed the media for rooting for celebrity break-ups.
The sexy star said she was fed up with tabloids being more interested in seeing a couple break up than writing about them being happy. She stormed: "When we were rumoured to have split, and when our publicists called these magazines to say we hadn't split, the magazines were all so disappointed because that's really what's selling, rooting for a couple and then they split.
The country star and the champion cyclist - who announced their engagement five months ago - were due to tie the knot in Texas later this year.
The pair, who started romancing after meeting at a charity event in 2003, have confirmed the split in a joint statement, giving no reason for the "very tough decision".
It said: "After much thought and consideration we have made a very tough decision to split up.
"We both have a deep love and respect for each other and we ask that everyone respect our privacy during this very difficult time."
Last year the singer slammed the media for rooting for celebrity break-ups.
The sexy star said she was fed up with tabloids being more interested in seeing a couple break up than writing about them being happy. She stormed: "When we were rumoured to have split, and when our publicists called these magazines to say we hadn't split, the magazines were all so disappointed because that's really what's selling, rooting for a couple and then they split.