In August 2017, Chris Pratt and Anna Faris announced that they were no longer a couple. On his official Facebook page, the Guardians of the Galaxy actor broke the sad news, saying, "We tried hard for a long time, and we're really disappointed. Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward."

Since then, the couple have seemed to maintain their amicability as best as they can. "We’ll always have each other and be incredible friends," Faris said later on in an interview. "We watched each other grow, and he still cracks me up all the time. And I think I crack him up — unless he’s a really good actor and great at faking laughter."

However, there have been one or two rocky moments since their split - and Jennifer Lawrence found herself being at the center of one of them.

The first harsh knock to Faris' and Pratt's newfound "friendship" was the rumors that Faris was "furious" that her ex-husband had started dating Olivia Munn. Pratt and Munn were friends while he was still with Faris, and had even spent some time together as couples (at the time, Munn had been dating NFL player Aaron Rodgers).

However, last month, Munn shared a text message exchange between herself and Faris that proved otherwise. In the message, Munn assured Faris that a recent tabloid story about herself and Pratt was not true, and finished off by wishing the actress a happy new year.

Faris, in return, said, "You are so sweet to text ... let's please catch up soon" - so there's obviously no animosity there.

A year before that, however, different rumors began to circulate that Jennifer Lawrence was having an affair with Pratt while he was still married - and she's only just spoken out to finally clear up the matter.

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"I never had an affair with Chris Pratt on Passengers," she said in an interview yesterday.

And she denied it at the time, too - as did Pratt. However, Faris later admitted that she was made to feel "incredibly insecure" about the rumors, and the thought of her husband cheating on her behind her back made her feel "hurt".

When Faris and Pratt eventually split, those rumors obviously got resurfaced.

"I mean they got a divorce like two years later and everybody was like [shouting] Jennifer Lawrence! And I was like what the … what I’m in Montreal two years later," the 27-year-old Hunger Games actress said.

She also mentioned that she'd been tied to another big name Hollywood actor on another occasion. "It was super flattering but at one point I was just like ‘dating Brad Pitt’", she said. "We were having like ‘secret rendezvous’. You know that was weird."

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"Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward.

"We still have love for each other, will always cherish our time together and continue to have the deepest respect for one another."

"It started as a convenient rebound but blossomed into something very real and exciting," the source said. "Chris and Olivia have a genuine connection ... They both want to see where this goes." Munn has now addressed these rumours on Instagram, where she shared a text conversation she had with Faris, as well as some comments on the issue.

Hollywood comedy staples Chris Pratt and Anna Faris first met on the set of Take Me Home Tonight in 2007, got engaged the following year, then tied the knot in 2009. In 2012, they had a son, Jack, in August 2012. But things weren't all rosy for the pair, as they officially announced their separation in August 2017, filing for divorce that December.

"Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward," the couple said in a joint statement. "We still love each other and will always cherish our time together."

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It's been two years since the split, and a lot has changed for both of them. Faris has since moved on from the divorce, dating cinematographer Michael Barrett. Pratt started dating author Katherine Schwarzenegger, something he announced just a few months ago.

However, things have soon accelerated for that couple, with Pratt announcing their engagement on Instagram earlier today.

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Faris has recently opened up about what it's been like to go through the divorce and sharing her son with her ex-husband on a recent episode of her podcast, Unqualified. She said:

“Chris and I work really hard ‘cause we have Jack, that is sort of the long game idea and making sure Jack is really happy, which makes us really happy. We have sort of the luxury of circumstance. You know, we are both in other loving relationships. … But it’s like, how do you not in general sink into a place of bitterness?

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“I do want to reiterate though that I f**king acknowledge - we all do, everyone acknowledges - that there is bitterness and pain with all breakups and that hopefully makes us human. But the long game is just the worst, being the bigger person. It just is. It f***ing sucks until, then when it happens though, is that everyone’s happy.”

This wasn't the only thing she opened up about during the podcast - as the actress surprisingly delved into her sex life. In an answer to a call-in question from a fan, she revealed that she brings her acting talents into the bedroom as well as the movie set.

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“Sometimes I’ll put on, like, my short black bob wig that I have and I play a different character, because I’m actress,” she said. “I like to play different characters sometimes in a romantic situation.

"I like that it sort of satisfies my sensibilities of getting to be someone else and it is also, like, a turn on for a partner. I also like to play really trashy girls because I am not a great lover. I’m very lazy. Usually, I like to call myself a stripper named Tragedy. It turns me on."

It sounds like Faris isn't afraid to be honest about her personal life, or look on her life with a sense of humour!

Anna Faris and Chris Pratt were one of the funniest and most beloved celebrity couples around until their split in 2017. And while many of their fans were shocked and disappointed that they had decided to divorce, it looks like they might now be one of the funniest and most beloved celebrity ex-couples.

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When you break up, especially from something as serious as a marriage in which you had a child, it can be hard to keep your emotions in check. After all, a break like that can leave you feeling betrayed, bitter and resentful. It takes a lot of work, but pushing through those feelings to maintain a healthy friendship with your ex can be fruitful - as long as they're worth it.

This is definitely something that can be tested when someone moves on and starts dating another person - and even more so when they get engaged, as Chris Pratt did.

Back in January, Pratt announced that he and his new girlfriend Katherine Schwarzenegger were getting engaged, writing: "Sweet Katherine, so happy you said yes! Proud to live boldly in faith with you. Here we go!"

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Following the announcement, Faris revealed that Pratt had let her know that he and Katherine had got engaged before he announced it to the world - a move that avoided a lot of potential awkwardness. Following the announcement, Anna has shown her happiness for the new couple - and is still interested in staying on good terms with her ex.

Speaking on the Divorce Sucks podcast, the actress spoke about how Chris told her about his upcoming announcement. "He was so sweet, as he always is. He called me like, 'So I'm going to ask Katherine to marry me. I just wanted to give you a heads-up'", she said. "And I was like, 'That's awesome!' I also told him that I was an ordained minister."

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Since their split, she and Pratt have tried to remain respectful towards each other. "Under all of these uncoupling circumstances, I think that we are so good and respectful towards each other, and I think there is so much kindness and love," she said.

According to Faris, they are both continuing to work towards an "ultimate goal" where they can spend vacations together as a family, with their six-year-old son, Jack.

"I know we want to get to that ultimate goal, and I know it sounds lame and optimistic, but that's what I want. Our goal was to have group Thanksgiving dinners together.

"Grudge-holding is not something that Chris and I do. So, we wanted to make sure that Jack was happy, but that we were happy and supportive of each other and that we could have this fantasy idea of all spending Christmas together, vacations together."

Divorce must be a heavy thing to go through, but these two seem to be doing it right!

It's been a tough year for love. After Anna Faris and Chris Pratt announced their separation last summer, all of us who heralded them as "couple goals" were left disillusioned. "What is love?" we pondered during our morning commute.

Anna and Chris, who were married for eight years, took to Instagram to announce their split. “We are sad to announce we are legally separating," they stated. "We tried hard for a long time, and we’re really disappointed. Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward. We still love each other and will always cherish our time together."

And it clearly prompted a veritable domino effect. Earlier this month, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announced that they're calling it quits after nine years of marriage. But while we all, for a short amount of time, believed that love had been rendered terminal, in a recent interview Anna Faris revealed that it was, in fact, alive and kicking - just not in the way we expected.

In an interview in the latest issue of Women's Health, Anna Faris revealed that she and her husband still have plenty of "love" for each other and that they try to keep lines of communication open. This is, of course, for the benefit of their six-year-old son, Jack, who remains their highest priority.

"What Chris and I try to do is to communicate openly. We reiterate that there aren't rules to this," the 41-year-old stated. "We have a lot of love and friendship, and our big goal is to protect Jack. I cherish my family, my close friends, my child—that makes the rest of it worth it."
She also stressed that her divorce from Chris Pratt - who she met back in 2007 at the table read for Take Me Home Tonight - hasn't disillusioned her belief in romantic love, and the prospect of future relationships. Certainly, she's currently dating cinematographer Michael Barrett.

"I love love! Like all of us, I need a sense of human connection and intimacy, Anna asserted. "At the end of a workday I feel exposed and kind of raw. I want to be with someone I can confess to, and who can confess to me."

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Well, I certainly hope that Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan will pay heed to Anna's wise words. The couple, who have a five-year-old daughter together, also took to Instagram to announce their separation.

"We have lovingly chosen to separate as a couple," the 37-year-olds stated. "We fell deeply in love so many years ago and have had a magical journey together. Absolutely nothing has changed about how much we love one another, but love is a beautiful adventure that is taking us on different paths for now."

"There are no secrets nor salacious events at the root of our decision — just two best-friends realizing it’s time to take some space and help each other live the most joyous, fulfilled lives as possible. We are still a family and will always be loving dedicated parents to Everly. We won’t be commenting beyond this, and we thank you all in advance for respecting our family’s privacy.  Sending lots of love to everyone." 

So there you have it. While the whole notion of "love" has seemed to be in jeopardy of late, Anna Faris proved that it's possible to have a happy and healthy relationship with your ex. Here’s hoping that Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan will quickly reach this conclusion too...