Actor Eddie Murphy and his film producer wife Tracey Edmonds have split up just two weeks into their marriage.
The pair tied the knot in a romantic ceremony on a private island off Bora Bora on 1 January last.
However, according to US law the couple must have a ceremony on US soil in order to make the marriage legal.
The couple told People magazine in a statement that they would not be having such a ceremony together but would remain friends.
The statement said: "After much consideration and discussion, we have jointly decided that we will forego having a legal ceremony as it is not necessary to define our relationship further."
"While the recent symbolic union in Bora Bora was representative of our deep love, friendship and respect that we have for one another on a spiritual level, we have decided to remain friends."
