Internet reacts to Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's split

Social media deluged with jokes about the 'conscious uncoupling', but some publications express compassion

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COLDPLAY front man Chris Martin and actress Gwyneth Paltrow have announced they will separate after ten years of marriage.

In a post on Paltrow's lifestyle website Goop, the couple announced their decision under the headline: "Conscious uncoupling". The post said that the decision to separate had been reached with "hearts full of sadness" and asked that their privacy be respected during "this difficult time".

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