The 25-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean actress met Rupert on the set of 2005’s movie adaptation of Pride & Prejudice.
According to People, the couple broke up a few months ago. The split occurred shortly after Keira bought a house outside of Nice, France.
“Yes, they have broken up.” Keira’s father Will Knightley shared with the Sun. “But that’s the way things go, unfortunately. The only option is to get on with things.”
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Keira Knightley & Rupert Friend split now confirmed
Posted by Le on Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Previous rumors has come true (as they often do, unfortunately) that our favorite real-life P&P couple, Keira Knightley (25) & Rupert Friend (29) have split after being together for over 5 years. Various entertainment websites and gossip blogs are now reporting this including People, USA Today, MSNBC, and JustJared.com (read article below) to name a few. Apparently, Keira's own father, Will Knightley has confirmed the split to the British tabloid, the Sun. They previously co-starred in Pride & Prejudice (2005) film as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Wickham and short films such as The Suicide Brothers and Steve.