NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Popstar and actor have split, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.
Outlets including People and USA Today cited a statement that said the pair 鈥渉ave been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting鈥� and would continue to be seen in public with their daughter. The statement, attributed to representatives for both stars, said their priority would be raising their daughter with 鈥漧ove, stability, and mutual respect.鈥�
The statement came a week after reports of the couple's breakup swirled ahead of the wedding of billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren S谩nchez Bezos, which Bloom attended alone. Perry has been on a world tour.
Representatives for Perry and Bloom did not immediately respond to The Associated Press鈥� request for comment.
Perry, 40, and Bloom, 48, have been romantically linked since 2016. The pair but rekindled shortly thereafter, getting engaged on Valentine鈥檚 Day in 2019, as Perry revealed during an interview on 鈥淛immy Kimmel Live.鈥�
In 2020, the pair welcomed Perry and Bloom got UNICEF to announce the news on its Instagram account. Both are goodwill ambassadors for the United Nations agency that helps children.
Bloom and his former wife, Australian model have a son, Flynn, who was born in 2011. Daisy is Perry's only child.
Perry, born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, was previously married to comedian Russell Brand.
Born and raised in California, the 13-time Grammy Award nominee helped usher in the sound of 鈥�00s pop, quickly becoming one of the bestselling artists of all time for her campy, big, belting anthems. She has released seven studio albums, most notably 2010鈥檚 sugar-sweet 鈥淭eenage Dream.鈥� The album produced five No. 1s that tied a record set by 1987 album 鈥淏ad.鈥�
Bloom, who is from Canterbury, England, is best known for his roles as in 鈥淭he Lord of the Rings鈥� and "The Hobbit" films as well as Will Turner in the series.
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press
