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“Speidi” calls it quits

Reality stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt decide to divorce. Pratt says marriage was a sham

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Topics: Heidi Montag, The Hills,

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, Heidi Montag, left, and Spencer Pratt pose at a signing for their book "How To Be Famous" at Borders Books in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)(Credit: AP)

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren. Lucy and Desi (twice). Now Spencer and Heidi.

Heidi Montag, former star of MTV’s hit “The Hills,” has decided to divorce Spencer Pratt, breaking up the reality show entity known as “Speidi.” Montage filed the papers Friday afternoon at a Santa Monica, Calif., courthouse, citing irreconcilable differences.

This comes six months after Montag filed for separation.

“The couple has agreed they would like their divorce to be finalized in a timely manner in an out-of-court settlement,” Montag’s lawyer, Jodeane Farrell, says. “Both parties are amicable with each other and over the possibility of finalizing their divorce.”

Pratt, who married Montag in April 2009, was only too eager to speak to the press.  He confessed to People.com: “I love Heidi but our marriage was a show — it was part of ‘The Hills’ world.” (Gasp! The skeptics were right!)  This was what, a few hours after the ink dried on the papers?  And he’s already grabbing for headlines.  Shouldn’t surprise anyone, of course.  This is the same guy who in an interview said, “I’m a fame whore and I’ll never grow out of it … I want every kind of press.”

But who will care about this guy after today?

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