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Single gal, Hilary Swank gives her dog Karoo a pick-me-up outside her apartment in NYC.

Swank’s ex-husband, Chad Lowe, has been relatively quiet about their break-up, refusing media interviews with Larry King Live and People Magazine. The soft spoken actor sat down with a Los Angeles Times reporter and opened up about the very public and personal pains of their divorce.

Here are some of the highlights:

“Because it’s the truth,” he says, wearily. He says he’s been sober for three years, although he declines to say what he was addicted to. “She didn’t lie. Whether or not that was the cause of the disintegration of the marriage, who knows? I know it wasn’t from my perspective,” he says, adding that she was incredibly “supportive” when he was trying to kick his addiction.”  - On whether he was upset when Hilary told Vanity Fair about his drug addiction

“I always knew that was what she was working to. It wasn’t like she said, ‘I want to be a homemaker and have babies,’ and all of a sudden she ran off to join the circus. I knew that was her dream…. I was always inspired by her success. - On whether he was jealous of her success

“I don’t know what form our relationship would ever be in the future. For right now, it’s painful…. I’m very, very sad that it didn’t work out. I didn’t propose to her and get married to her thinking if this went eight years, it would be a success.”
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Two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank and actor husband Chad Lowe have separated after more than eight years of marriage.

“Hilary and Chad have decided to separate, but they are hopeful they’ll be able to get through this tough time,” Swank’s manager Troy Nankin said in a statement Monday.

There was no elaboration on the reason for the split.

Swank, 31, and Lowe, who turns 38 on Jan. 15, were married on Sept. 28, 1997. They have no children.

Swank famously forgot to thank a tearful Lowe while accepting her best actress Oscar in 2000 for “Boys Don’t Cry.” Last year, Swank won again for “Million Dollar Baby” — this time, thanking her husband.

She will next star in “The Black Dahlia,” Brian De Palma’s adaptation of James Ellroy’s novel.

Lowe, who is the brother of actor Rob Lowe, won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of AIDS patient Jesse McKenna on the TV series “Life Goes On” in 1993.

David Rose, the actor’s agent at Innovative Artists, said there would be no comment from Lowe.