Pam Really Is Single Now

Sad news, Office fans. On Wednesday, Jenna Fischer announced on her MySpace page that she and her husband of nearly seven years, James Gunn, are separating.

Here's what their joint statement said:

We (James and Jenna) need to announce that we have chosen to separate. We are sorry for any pain this causes family and friends. The enthusiasm we have expressed for each other's lives, spirits, and careers is real – we have been each other's cheerleader and friend during the past six years and continue to be so now and in the future.

And a special note for our MySpace fans – We appreciate your support over the years, and would be overjoyed to have you continue supporting us both. You might be tempted to make one of us "feel better" by putting the other one down in a post. Please don't – we still have the utmost respect for one another, and we'd have to delete you. We aren't taking questions or doing interviews about this particular aspect of our lives. We're also avoiding reading any press on the subject, so don't send us any clippings or links about the split. Thank you in advance for respecting our privacy.

Many of you fellow TV geeks already know that James and Jenna were first introduced by Jenna's longtime friend and James' brother Sean Gunn---"Kirk" to you Gilmore Girls fans.

Although the split is obviously amicable, I'm bummed for Jenna and, even more than before, REALLY hope she scores that Emmy this month. Also, Jenna? If you want someone to cry and eat massive amounts of ice cream with (maybe watch some, I don't know, recently released DVDs with too)? Get in touch, okay? I'm here for ya, girl. Come over and hang out. And I promise not to ask you to record a "Dunder Mifflin, this is Pam" outgoing message on my answering machine (even though, God knows, I'd be dying to).

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