Scoop! New scandal for Danes and Crudup

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One of Hollywood’s most hated couples has reportedly split — and their relationship went out with a scandalous bang, just as it began.

Claire Danes, who was vilified when she “stole” actor Billy Crudup from his then-seven-months-pregnant girlfriend, Mary-Louise Parker, in 2003 (while Billy, in turn, is now widely regarded as a talented version of Kevin Federline — if that’s not a contradiction in terms), apparently hasn’t bothered to brush up on her dating ethics since then. According to the New York Daily News, Claire shared a bed with British actor Hugh Dancy while they were filming “Evening” in November — the month before her breakup with B-Crud.

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