杨幂、刘恺威宣布离婚

After nearly five years of marriage, Chinese mainland actress Yang Mi and Hong Kong actor Hawick Lau have issued a joint-statement announcing their divorce.

在结婚近五年后，中国大陆女演员杨幂和香港男演员刘恺威发表了一份联合声明，宣布离婚。

The statement, which was released by Chinese entertainment and media company Jiaxing Media on Saturday evening (Dec 22), said that both parties signed the divorce papers earlier this year and have separated amicably.

这份由中国娱乐传媒公司嘉行传媒于周六晚间（12月22日）发布的声明称，双方于今年早些时候签署了离婚协议，并已和平分手。

The divorce was a decision made by both Yang, 32, and Lau, 44, after a discussion "conducted with mutual respect".

离婚决定是32岁的杨幂和44岁的刘恺威在经过“彼此尊重”的沟通后做出的。

Said the statement: "Although the two may no longer be living together as husband and wife, they will act as family members from now on to care for and raise their child."

声明称：“尽管两人可能不再以夫妻身份共同地生活，但从现在起，他们将以亲人的身份来照顾和抚养孩子。”

As friends, they also sincerely wish each other the best for the future.

“作为朋友，他们也真诚地祝愿彼此未来幸福。”

Yang and Lau have a four-year-old daughter Xiao Mi, whom they have nicknamed Xiao Nuo Mi or "Little Glutinous Rice".

杨幂和刘恺威有一个四岁的女儿，他们给她起了个外号叫“小糯米”。

Rumours of Yang and Lau’s divorce had surfaced in recent years but the couple always denied the rumours.

杨幂和刘恺威的离婚传闻最近几年被曝光，但两人一直对此予以否认。