People, Apr. 10, 1995

Julia and Lyle Leave It

Jaws dropped when LYLE LOVETT and a barefoot JULIA ROBERTS married secretly and suddenly in Marion, Indiana, in June 1993. Eyelids barely batted, however, when they announced their separation last week. "We remain close and in great support of one another," said the couple in a statement. The union between the country singer with the sharp lyrics and the Pretty Woman star with the big smile was regarded as unconventional at best and as doomed from the start by most. Though often publicly avowing their affection, the two spent little time together in recent months. No...

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