In Photos: Celebrities who are still friends with their exes

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In a blog post entitled, "Conscious Uncoupling", the pair wrote in a joint statement on March 25: "It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate. "We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate."
Nicole Kidman looked delighted when she ran into rocker Lenny Kravtiz backstage at the CMT Music Awards. The Australian beauty greeted her ex with a warm embrace and posed for pictures with Lenny and her husband, Keith Urban. The pair dated in 2003, but still split up apparently because of Lenny's roving eye. Photo: © Getty Images
Jennifer Lopez keeps her cool at the Golden Globe Awards on seeing former flame Diddy. He even had a friendly word with her current boyfriend Casper Smart. J Lo later told Ellen: "I see my exes a lot, we're in the same business, we run in the same circles." Photo: © Getty Images
Away from business, the Latin diva also tries to stay on good terms with past loves. She recently attended the 12th birthday of ex-husband Marc Antony's son Christian. Casper accompanied her to the celebration for her former stepson. Photo: © Twitter
The Duke and Duchess of York are so close despite having divorced in the mid-Nineties that they holiday together with their two daughters. In fact they were recently forced to deny that they plan to remarry. Here they are at the graduation of their eldest Princess Beatrice. Photo: © Rex
Reese Witherspoon has married again since splitting from Ryan Philippe but the pair try to stay connected for their children Ava, 13, and Deacon, nine. Often the proud parents are seen on the sidelines together at games together with Reese's husband Jim Toth (pictured with a baseball cap) and Ryan's girlfriend. "It is so important as divorced parents to keep that connection," the actor told Ellen DeGeneres in 2010. "We go to all the school events together, and we're there for each other." Photo: © Getty Images
Reports that Bruce Jenner's sons were happy about his separation from Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner are clearly wide of the mark. The estranged couple posing for a snap with Brody, 30, and 32-year-old Brandon who are from a previous marriage. Photo: © Twitter
With two strong personalities they reportedly had a stormy marriage in the late Eighties, but that seemed like water under the bridge when Madonna and Sean Penn met up a few months ago.
Sandra Bullock has always loved the fact that Matthew McConaughey is a free spirit. She often told stories about how he would play the bongo drums in his birthday suit when they dated. The star obviously has fond memories of their time together, greeting Matthew and his wife warmly on the Oscars red carpet this year. Photo: © Getty Images
They had a difficult divorce and custody battle in 2005. Now, though Denise Richards calls Charlie Sheen "the greatest ex" and spends time with him and their daughters. Photo: © Getty Images
When his other ex-wife goes into rehab, she also helps to look after the couple's twin boys. Describing their friendship, she said: "We actually enjoy hanging out and being with the kids, and it's much easier." Photo: © Getty Images
They separated in 2010, with the divorce finalised this year. But David Arquette and Courteney Cox (centre) remain "best friends" for the sake of their eight-year-old daughter Coco. Photo: © Rex
Elizabeth Hurley had a friendly greeting for her ex-husband Arun Nayer earlier this year. He helped bring up her son Damian, who is from a previous relationship but regards the Indian businessman as his father.
The English rose has stayed so close to another ex, Hugh Grant that he is Damian's godfather.
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