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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0709_george_clooney_stacy_keibler_article\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/07/09/0709-george-clooney-stacy-keibler-article-3.jpg\" /&gt;George Clooney&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Stacy Keibler&lt;/strong&gt; phoned in the end of their relationship ... as in, they broke up over the phone while they were half-a-world apart ... TMZ has learned. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources close to the couple tell us ... the two had been growing apart over the past 3 months, with George in Europe working on a movie and Stacy in L.A. working on her new TV show. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But with Clooney scheduled to remain in Berlin until December -- Stacy decided she couldn't do the long distance for another 5 months. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One source tells us, \"Both sides realized there is no way to have a relationship when you don't see each other.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're told the two talked out the situation like adults -- and both agreed going their separate ways was best. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So how did George handle it? Like a friggin' gentlemen -- \"He was very respectful, adult about the situation ... and they discussed the fact that they were friends before they dated and want to stay friends after.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are reports that Stacy was pushing GC for kids and that's why the relationship fizzled -- but we're told that couldn't be further from the truth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class=\"lightbox-link\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2013/07/10/george-clooney-stacy-keibler-together-couple-photos/\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0710_george_clooney_keibler_remembering_footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/07/10/0710-george-clooney-keibler-remembering-footer-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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