Everyone's favorite Commie-pinko-liberal celebrity couple, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, who never got married despite being together for 23 years and having two kids because they were too damn liberal for that, have reportedly been split up since the summer. But I guess they're just telling us now because they wanted to ruin Christmas. (Probably because Liberals hate Christmas.)

"Actress Susan Sarandon and her partner of 23 years, actor Tim Robbins have announced that they separated over the summer," her rep Teal Cannaday tells PEOPLE in a statement. "No further comments will be made."

The couple met on the set of Bull Durham, and they have two sons together, Jack, 20, and Miles, 17. (Source)

I don't know why but this genuinely makes me really sad. 2009 has been a shit year for celebrity tragedy, but even so celebrities drop dead all the time for reasons like old age and drugs and cancer. Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon's love should have never died. Next thing you're gonna tell me is Santa Claus left Mrs. Claus to go bang a slutty elf. Or, you know, Tila Tequila.