Robin Thicke and Paula Patton confirmed they are splitting after eight years of marriage on Monday, but according to reports their relationship has been on the rocks for a while and was strained further by the Blurred Lines star's racy performance with Miley Cyrus at the MTV VMAs in September.
For some reason the Bangerz star has been dragged into Paula and Robin's break up, she might love the spotlight but we're pretty sure the couple's eight year marriage didn't come down to a five minute performance. The twerk-filled spectacle, where the Wrecking Ball babe danced and kissed the singer certainly hit the headlines, unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. The strain of dealing with the attention after the car crash performance, insiders claim, made their marriage even harder to save a new report states.
"The Miley Cyrus fiasco was a big test of their relationship," a source told Us Weekly.
According to the source Paula wasn't exactly happy with her husband's performance, but was asked by him to defend it following the massive backlash.
"He asked her to help him out as a friend and a wife, and defend him and the performance. He begged her to speak out for him and be there for him."
"She agreed to be the good wife after he begged and pleaded," the source explained, "Then he asked her to stick with him through awards season, and she agreed. She attended the Grammys with him as a favour."
Speaking about the incident on the Today Show weeks later Paula insisted she hadn't had a problem with the performance.
"They rehearsed for three days. Robin told me in advance," she said. "I thought it was great."
Talking about the secret to their happy marriage she went on: "At the end of the day it's love. We're still madly in love."
"I'm not that uptight. I'm not a traditionalist," she added.
"We're both artists and I want him to express himself however he feels, and he let's me do the same."
However the insider claimed by that time their marriage was already on the rocks: "Their marriage was unraveling a long time," "It is not a shock to Robin or Paula, and it is something they have discussed for a long time."
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