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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin reportedly escaped to the Bahamas with daughter Apple, 9, and son Moses, 7, prior to announcing that they were ending their 11-year marriage, according to Us Magazine and Lainey Gossip.

Obviously they were anticipating a major media frenzy, but it's certainly not going to calm down when they get back! Still, it appears as though the split really is amicable, so kudos to them for keeping it civil for the sake of their two kids.

"It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate," the couple said in a statement on the Oscar Winner's Goop website yesterday. "We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate."

"We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been," the statement continued, noting that they are "parents first and foremost" to Apple and Moses. "We have always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner."

The couple, who have been married since 2003, were apparently struggling for quite some time to work on their marriage. A source tells People they "really tried to make the marriage work, but sometimes it's best to not be married. They know that about each other now."

So what about those cheating stories, one or two of which were reportedly in that epic Vanity Fair takedown piece that was never published? A pal close to the actress says she finds the rumors "ridiculous. And you know what? She doesn't care what people think. She really doesn't, she knows the truth."