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BY LAUREN ZIMA

Supermodel Heidi Klum and singer Seal announced Sunday night they are splitting. In a statement to People magazine, the couple said:

“While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate. We have had the deepest respect for one another … and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart. This is an amicable process …”

The announcement comes after a weekend of conflicting reports. On Saturday, TMZ broke the break-up news -- saying Klum would be filing for divorce early this week  and Access Hollywood also said its sources had confirmed a split. But Us Weekly said the two were still together, though having problems, and People said the same, even calling out TMZ.

“Seal and Heidi Klum are not headed for divorce court just yet … Contrary to reports that surfaced Saturday … [People’s] source says ... ‘They're not divorcing.’”

Seems People is eating its own words a bit -- though it’s true the couple have not said they’re divorcing -- just separating. But, the question now is -- what went wrong? Good Morning America reports the split is a surprise because Klum and Seal are known for their PDAs and renewing their vows in a lavish ceremony every year on their wedding anniversary.

“They are the superhero couple of Hollywood. They’re the couple that’s always giving the advice in magazines about how to make your marriage work -- they’re a brand together.”

And only last month, the pair vacationed in Aspen, tweeting out photos. But The Daily Mail says Seal has been partying too hard for Heidi lately. Commentators on the Today show speculate ...

‘She makes a lot of money every year. $20 million. She’s much more famous than Seal. Men don’t like that. They want to be the breadwinner, and I think that’s the problem.”

And TMZ’s latest report is that Seal’s temper became too much for Klum. The couple has three children together, and Seal adopted Klum’s daughter from a previous relationship.