Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr announce split.

• Author: Kennedy, Mark
• Position: News

Byline: MARK KENNEDY

NEW YORK -- The marriage of actor Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr has ended -- even as Bloom tackles one of the most romantic roles in history, Romeo.

Publicist Robin Baum released a joint statement Friday that said Kerr and Bloom -- two of the most beautiful people on the planet -- "have been amicably separated for the past few months'' and ''recently decided to formalize their separation'' after six years together.

The 36-year-old actor, who starred in "The Lord of the Rings'' and "Pirates of the Caribbean'' films, and the 30-year-old supermodel were married in 2010. They have a 21/2-year-old son, Flynn.

Bloom is making his Broadway debut as Romeo in director David Leveaux's revival of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet'' opposite Condola Rashad, who has...