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CNN hostChristiane Amanpourand husband Jamie Rubin are divorcing after 20 years of marriage, PEOPLE confirms.
TheWashington Postwas the first to report the news. According to the newspaper, the divorce is amicable and the two remain close friends. They share son Darius, 18.
Amanpour, 60, and Rubin, 58, wed in Bracciano, Italy, in August 1998. According toThe New York Times, the couple met in 1997 in Bosnia. Amanpour, the chief international correspondent for CNN, was on assignment and Rubin, then the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, was traveling with Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright.
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Amanpour, who also hosts CNN’s global affairs showAmanpour, currently lives in London, where she recently took overCharlie Rose‘s one-hour PBS slot after multiple womenaccused him of sexual misconduct.
source: people.com