<p class="title rtejustify">Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro and his wife of more than 20 years have separated, media reports said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">De Niro, 75, and Grace Hightower, 63, have been living apart for some time, The Hollywood Reporter, celebrity website TMZ and People magazine said, quoting anonymous sources.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">De Niro's spokesman did not return a request for comment.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The "Raging Bull" actor and Hightower married in 1997 and have two children. It was De Niro's second marriage.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Sometimes things don't work out the way you hope or want them to," a source close to the family told People magazine.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">De Niro, one of America's most respected actors and winner of two Oscars, has tended to keep his family and his private life out of the spotlight.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">He made headlines last month when he was among a slew of critics of U.S. President Donald Trump who were sent crude pipe bombs in the mail. None of the devices exploded and a Florida man was arrested and is awaiting trial. </p>
<p class="title rtejustify">Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro and his wife of more than 20 years have separated, media reports said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">De Niro, 75, and Grace Hightower, 63, have been living apart for some time, The Hollywood Reporter, celebrity website TMZ and People magazine said, quoting anonymous sources.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">De Niro's spokesman did not return a request for comment.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The "Raging Bull" actor and Hightower married in 1997 and have two children. It was De Niro's second marriage.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Sometimes things don't work out the way you hope or want them to," a source close to the family told People magazine.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">De Niro, one of America's most respected actors and winner of two Oscars, has tended to keep his family and his private life out of the spotlight.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">He made headlines last month when he was among a slew of critics of U.S. President Donald Trump who were sent crude pipe bombs in the mail. None of the devices exploded and a Florida man was arrested and is awaiting trial. </p>