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SYDNEY - Australian actor Heath Ledger has split from his actress partner Michelle Williams, US Weekly has reported.
The couple who met on the set of Brokeback Mountain in 2005 have a daughter, Matilda, aged 23 months.
A source close to the couple was quoted in US Weekly as saying that Ledger and Williams, who is American, "quietly and amicably split a few weeks ago".
"The relationship had been rocky recently. They tried very hard to make it work but finally decided to separate. They just grew apart."
- AAP
