Sean Penn and Charlize Theron have broken off their engagement, parting their ways after almost a year and a half together.
According to the sources, the Oscar winners' romance reportedly ended after they attended Cannes Film Festival in the south of France, and it was the 39-year-old 'Mad Max: Fury Road' star who decided to break things off, reported Us magazine.
The A-listed pair, who got together in December 2013 and had had gotten secretly engaged during trip to Paris a year later, had known each other for decades before their friendship turned into romance.
Penn, 54, had earlier said that he was "surprised to be in love" with Theron but had called their relationship "fulfilling."
Meanwhile, the actress had confessed to Esquire this past April that she was "shocked" to have fallen for Penn, but felt extremely lucky.
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