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BY LAUREN ZIMA

The rumors started about a week ago, and now it’s a cover story. Johnny Depp and his partner of 14 years, Vanessa Paradis, have reportedly split.

The couple have two children together, and the family spends most of its time in Europe -- Paradis is a French singer. Over the last week, The Daily Mail and other European outlets have reported the two are on the rocks, and Paradis didn’t accompany Depp to Sunday’s Golden Globes.

Now, the story is splashed on the cover of this week’s People magazine with the headline ‘Love Gone Wrong.’ People reports …

“Multiple sources tell PEOPLE ... the relationship is all but officially finished. In fact, some in their circle say the couple of nearly 14 years have already split. Says one insider: ‘It's so sad.’”

So -- how did this love go wrong -- that is, if it did? The latest from the Daily Mail is that Depp’s partying and time apart proved problems.

“ … he is often away filming or promoting his projects for weeks on end. … he had been spotted in Los Angeles, falling over while signing autographs, apparently drunk. … before that, a Vanity Fair interview described how he insisted on going gambling at the Ritz casino in London and ended up with the interviewer finding him asleep in one of the hotel’s toilets.”

Access Hollywood reports sources say Depp’s flirting also grew into a source of conflict.

“The womanizing has become an issue over the years. Vanessa knew what she was getting into -- it’s Johnny Depp. He gets a lot of attention from females.”

And some even say Depp has already moved on -- like so many Hollywood affairs, with a co-star. The National Enquirer says he’s been spending a lot of time with Eva Green, his love interest in the upcoming Tim Burton movie, ‘Dark Shadows.’

“ … Vanessa senses that she’s exactly Johnny’s type. … it’s caused so much tension that rumors are flying they’re about to split up.”

And what will happen to Depp’s millions if the two are parting ways? Depp has said he does not pay taxes in France, and Access Hollywood reports if he’s paying taxes in California, the two would divide assets equally, according to California law.