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Twitter - Russell Crowe took to Twitter to announce, that as of April 9, he is officially divorced.

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Romance - Danielle Spencer and Russell Crowe married in 2003.

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Breakdown - Their marriage hit some roadblocks and in 2012 they separated.

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Six years later - Six years after the separation, the divorce is now official.

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Auction - The divorce comes hot on the heels off an auction in which Crowe sold off items acquired during the marriage.

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Money - The auction made $3.7 million from various pieces of jewellery and movie paraphernalia.

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Sotheby's - The Sotheby's auction, called 'The Art of Divorce', was held on Saturday, April 7. That was the same day as his 54th birthday his wedding anniversary with Spencer.

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Prize possessions - A breastplate from blockbuster film 'Gladiator' sold for $125,000. A replica Roman chariot went for $65,000, and a painting by Charles Blackman raised $360,000 during the auction.

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Jock strap - One of the most popular items was a leather jock strap from 2005 film 'Cinderella Man', which went for $7,000.

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Mansion - The couple's Rose Bay, Sydney mansion was signed over to Spencer last November.

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Te Puke - The house is called Te Puke and it is set on 1200 square metres overlooking the greens of the Royal Sydney Golf Club. Te Puke, pronounced "the-pook-eh", is Maori for "hill".

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Purchase - The couple purchased the property in 2011, just a year before their separation.

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Woolloomooloo - Russell Crowe remains in his palatial apartment in the Finger Wharf at Woolloomooloo in Sydney. 

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Amicable - The former couple is reportedly still on amicable terms.

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First meeting - Crowe and Spencer first met in 1989, when they played lovers in 'The Crossing'.

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First time around - Their on-screen romance spilled over to real life and the pair dated for five years before Crowe was lured to Hollywood.

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Flying - When they first met, Spencer was the more famous one. She had a high profile from appearing in 'Flying Doctors'.

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Hollywood lovers - During his single years in Hollywood, Crowe had romances with co-stars including Sharon Stone, Kim Basinger, and Meg Ryan.

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Reunited - After five years apart, Crowe and Spencer reunited and married in 2003 at his Nana Glen farm in northern NSW.

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Boys - The couple has two sons called Charlie and Tennyson.

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Career - Spencer put her career on hold to care for her children.

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Comeback - She has since made a comeback on 'Dancing With the Stars' and resumed her singing career.

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New partner - The couple’s separation was confirmed when Spencer, 48, appeared publicly with a new partner, Adam Long, last year.

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Commitment - During the separation, Crowe implied to the Sunday Times that he was open to reconciliation, "Once I commit to something, I stick with it, so you never know… I've loved Danielle Spencer since 1989; that's never going to change."

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Single - Crowe is reportedly not interested in dating anyone for a while. 

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Rumours - There were various gossip magazine rumours linking Crowe and Terri Irwin.

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Deny - Speaking on the KIIS FM drive show, he said, “You know I do love Terri Irwin, I love her kids and I love how she’s kept the memory of Steve alive and respected the work that the two of them had begun and she’s an absolute champion, but we’re not in a relationship."

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Friends - Irwin and Crowe have been friends for years, since before Steve Irwin's death.

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Delta - There were also rumours that Crowe and Delta Goodrem were dating but the two have poked fun at the notion.

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