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BY LAUREN ZIMA

Chaz Bono and fiance Jennifer Elia have called off their engagement after six years together. Here’s CNN with the news.

“This is really sad news for all of Chaz Bono’s fans. The pair were dating since 2005 and we just saw Bono’s proposal on his reality show, ‘Being Chaz.’ A spokesperson says the couple have decided to split up and, quote, ‘They leave this relationship with great love, respect and affection towards one another.’”

But The Daily Buzz was not so kind, calling Bono a, quote, “celebrity hot mess.”

“Chaz Tweeted about the breakup with the obligatory ‘we remain on good terms’ nonsense, and ‘don’t take it so bad. You know we can still be lesbians.’ Actually, I did it wrong. ‘Don’t take it so bad.’ It’s the testosterone. Come on.”

Bono proposed in November on his reality show on the OWN network, ‘Being Chaz.’ The couple had begun their relationship both as women, then stood by each other as Bono revealed he was transgender and wanted to transition into being a man. Elia said the process had its challenges, but she was supportive of Bono.

So, what went wrong? Was it the strain of Bono’s transgender process, or something else? Between Dancing With The Stars, his documentary ‘Becoming Chaz,’ the OWN show, and a book deal, 42-year-old Bono had quite the year in 2011.

WFLD speculates that fame took its toll.  

“Was it the fame? What was it? Dancing With The Stars?”
“Too much exposure, I think.”

But The Huffington Post’s Rob Shuter writes that his sources say otherwise, and that the relationship had been rocky for a while.

“‘Relationships are not easy,’ a friend of Bono's tells me. ‘Add on top of that, when this couple started this relationship they were both women -- and now one is a man. Add to that, they both have had substance issues and a lot of personal problems they needed to figure out.’ … No tales of fame-gone-awry here.”