Keira Knightley

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Everyone is either breaking up or getting knocked up. Keira Knightley and her longtime boyfriend have decided to call it quits and claim the split is "mutual." Don't they always?!

Keira and Rupert Friend called it quits around Christmas after five years together. That's more than most Hollywood marriages!

Keira's father Will Knightley told The Sun newspaper: "Yes, they have broken up. But that's the way things go, unfortunately. I've spoken to her recently. The only option is to get on with things.

"They were together for quite a long time and it is always hard breaking up. She's focused on her work."

They met on the set of 'Pride and Prejudice' back in 2005 and started dating shortly after. Apparently Keira's fame was a huge issue in the relationship.

A friend said: "Rupert hates the idea of being followed or photographed. Keira partially had to accept it because of her rising profile. It affected the harmony in the relationship. The pressure on such private people took its toll and both decided they should go their separate ways. They will remain life-long friends."

That explains why Keira has been so MIA the last couple of years. Time to get back on that horse girl!

Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan star in the film Never Let Me Go, which was originally a novel by British author Kazuo Ishiguro.

The plot is as follows:

As children, Ruth (Knightley), Kathy (Mulligan) and Tommy (Garfield), spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them.

Nevet Let Me Go opens in limited theaters on October 1.

Keira Knightley may be at the top of her game, but critics still refuse to accept her as a respectable actress.

Keira talks to Elle for their March issue about criticism of her acting skills, the importance of honesty in her life, and hew upcoming roles. Here are some highlights from the interview:

On criticism of her acting skills:
"Oh, they still say that! Every time I do an interview with the English press, one of their questions is, 'How do you feel knowing that everyone thinks you're a s*** actress?'"

On surrounding herself with people who tell her the truth:
"You have to be selective about the people whose advice and opinions you take. I know [my parents] would never tell me I was s*** because they were trying to hurt me. It would always come from a very sincere place."

On her other upcoming film "Last Night":
"When we were making it, the arguments on set were just amazing about whether mental infidelity is better or worse than physical infidelity. There was a huge gender divide on the question. Every single woman said that mental infidelity is 10 times worse than [an emotionless assignation]. And most men I spoke with said that it's the physical act that would be the ultimate betrayal."

On her character in The Misanthrope:
“Jennifer’s kind of a crazy mix of being a complete bitch—confident and terrifying—yet she’s incredibly young and is probably being exploited way more than she actually realizes.” On criticism of her acting skills: “Oh, they still say that! Every time I do an interview with the English press, one of their questions is, ‘How do you feel knowing that everyone thinks you’re a **** actress?’ ”

On surrounding herself by people who tell her the unvarnished truth:
“You have to be selective about the people whose advice and opinions you take. I know [my parents] would never tell me I was **** because they were trying to hurt me. It would always come from a very sincere place.”

Johnny Depp will be making bank on the upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean movie!

According to the Sun, Depp will receive $30 million to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow for the fourth sequel in the franchise.

When he shoots Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Johnny will become Hollywood’s highest-paid actor. It places Depp ahead of Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Mel Gibson, who get around $26 million a movie.

This sequel will lose a couple of their main characters; both Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom have opted out of starring in the film. But Geoffrey Rush will return to play Captain Barbossa, and we also hear Penelope Cruz may be the female lead.

Also confirmed on the film is Rob Marshall, who confirmed recently that he’ll be directing. He recently said, “Ya know, it’s something that I was offered, and never in the world thought I would do but then I was like ‘why not?’… I’m doing ‘Pirates of the Caribbean….” According to the AICN report, Marshall also mentioned that he had met with Johnny Depp, and that they are both excited to work together.

A source says, “The movie will feature flashbacks to Jack’s early life.” Pirates 4 comes out in theaters Summer 2011.