Sep 22, 2006, 18:02 GMT
Kate Bosworth has blamed the curse of Superman for her split from Orlando Bloom.
The pair ended their on/off four year relationship earlier this month, but neither star would give an official reason for the break-up.
Kate has now confided in friends that she and Orlando decided to go their separate ways because the stress of being apart while she was promoting 'Superman Returns', in which she plays Lois Lane, was too much for them.
A friend of the actress is quoted by Britain's Daily Express newspaper as saying: "The stress of Kate filming and then promoting 'Superman Returns' was too much for her - especially with Orlando being so busy with 'Pirates of the Caribbean' at the same time.
"It's something they had suffered before in their relationship before but Superman was the one that broke them up. Kate never believed in the curse before - but she does now."
Several actors have become the 'victims' of the so called curse of Superman, including George Reeves, Marlon Brando, Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve.
Reeves - who donned the superhero's cape in the 1951 film 'Superman and the Mole Men' and the subsequent television series 'The Adventures of Superman' - allegedly committed suicide on June 16, 1959, just days before he was to be married.
Iconic Superman actor Christopher Reeve, who played the Man of Steel in four movies in the 80s, was paralysed from the neck down in May 1995 in a tragic horse riding accident.
He eventually died in October 2004 due to heart failure caused by his medical condition.
Kidder, who played intrepid reporter Lois opposite Reeve, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and in April 1996 she went missing for several days.
When she was found by police the actress was in a delusional state and had been living with homeless people.
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