The Bachelor alum Andrew Firestone has announced that he and his wife of 17 years, Ivana Bozilovic Firestone, are getting a divorce after 17 years of marriage.
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In a since-deleted post, Andrew and the Serbian model shared in a joint statement how they will be "moving forward separately as co-parents," according to People.
"Those who know us well know that family has always been at the foundation of our lives and at the center of everything we do," the pair reportedly wrote.
"After much reflection and many hours of counseling we have decided that we can best serve our children and honor that commitment to family by moving forward separately as co-parents."
Andrew and Ivana, who got engaged in October 2007 and tied the knot in July 2008, welcomed three children together: sons Adam Brooks, 16, and Shane, 11, and daughter Anja Jasmine, 14.
"While this was not an easy decision, we remain united in raising our children with love, stability, and the values we share," Andrew and Ivana continued in Andrew's post.
"Though no longer a couple, we will always be a family, cheering from the actual and proverbial sidelines for our children's -- and each other's -- happiness and success."
The former couple added, "Seventeen years of marriage is an achievement we deeply honor, as it brought us three extraordinary children and forged lifelong, generational bonds and friendships that will always endure."
Andrew insisted they "will always be a family," regardless of whether they're romantically involved.
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Andrew and the actress -- who appeared in National Lampoon's Van Wilder as well as Wedding Crashers -- hit 17 years of marriage on July 5 but neither person posted about their wedding anniversary on social media.
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Ivana, however, seemed to address her split from the former The Bachelor star by opening up about her current mental and emotional state via Instagram on Sunday, August 31.
"She's working on three things right now: herself, her life, her future. She is ME," Ivana wrote alongside photos of herself lounging in a chair.
Andrew found fame when he starred on The Bachelor's third season, which aired in 2003.
Andrew's The Bachelor season concluded with him getting engaged to Jen Schefft, but their pair broke up in December of that year.
Andrew is the great grandson of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey S. Firestone.
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