Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- R & B singer Robin Thicke and actress Paula Patton have separated , representatives for the couple told CNN . Thicke and Patton , whose son Julian Fuego turns 4 in April , married in 2005 . The couple met and began dating as teenagers . `` We will always love each other and be best friends , however , we have mutually decided to separate at this time , '' the couple said in a joint statement released to the media . They dismissed rumors swirling last year that their marriage was on the rocks . `` I do n't know if I would still be alive in some ways if it was n't for Paula , '' Thicke told Prestige Hong Kong magazine in September . `` She 's been my rock , my muse , my inspiration and I love her . The whole way . '' They appeared together on the Grammys red carpet last month . He is currently on a national concert tour , while she was most recently seen in the film `` About Last Night . '' Their reps gave no additional details , such as if a divorce filing is in the works . CNN 's Topher Gauk-Roger contributed to this report .
She and Miguel 's son Miguel Fuego turned 4 in April . ` ` We will always love each other and be best friends , '' their statement says . Their statement gave no additional details , such as if a divorce filing is in the works .