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After six years of marriage, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher will part ways. Reps for the actress have confirmed to EW that Moore has decided to end her marriage with the Two and a Half Men star, weeks after the couple became tabloid fodder following Kutcher’s alleged extramarital affairs.

Said Moore in a statement obtained by EW: “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton. As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life. This is a trying time for me and my family, and so I would ask for the same compassion and privacy that you would give to anyone going through a similar situation.”

The couple made headlines when they began dating in 2003 for their 16-year age difference. (Kutcher is 33; Moore is 49.) Since tying the knot, the duo has founded the DNA Foundation, an organization that combats sexual slavery. Both Kutcher and Moore are also very active on Twitter, where they often posted fodder about their marriage and photos of one another. Moore’s Twitter handle is even @mrskutcher.

Kutcher already tweeted about the split: “I will forever cherish the time I spent with Demi. Marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail. Love and Light, AK.”

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UPDATE: Looks like the couple doesn’t want fans to believe the rumors. This afternoon, Kutcher tweeted, “When you ASSUME to know that which you know nothing of you make an ASS out of U and ME.”

Just as he’s getting comfortable as the new star of Two and Half Men, Ashton Kutcher is facing rumors that his six-year marriage to Demi Moore might be on the rocks. The two prolific tweeters have been uncharacteristically silent lately, with Moore’s sole tweet on Sept. 23, the day before their anniversary, especially revealing: “When we are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself & study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger. — Epictetus”

For his part, Kutcher reportedly spent his wedding anniversary in Las Vegas with That 70′s Show costar Danny Masterson.

The couple’s representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but Kutcher tweeted a link to his Spotify account this morning that played Public Enemy’s “Don’t Believe the Hype.”