After new broke of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce earlier this week, people were quick to search for people to blame for the split. 

Sadly, fingers were almost immediately pointed at Marion Cotillard purely by virtue of the fact that she is co-starring with Pitt in an upcoming movie. The rumours were so bad that Cotillard was forced to take to social media to announce that she was not involved with Brad Pitt's divorce in any way. 

In the same post she announced that she was expecting her second child with her partner, Guillaume Canet. It was a long and dignified message drawing a line under the rumours. 

However Canet has decided to have his say, sharing his own post on Instagram to hit out at the tabloids that were reporting the rumours. 

 

Je n'ai pas non plus l'habitude de commenter les rumeurs faites à notre sujet... Je n'ai pas non plus l'habitude de parler de ma vie privée, que jusqu'à présent j'ai toujours protégé avec beaucoup d'attention... Mais l'acharnement de la presse people, la bêtise vénale de certaines personnes se faisant appeler journalistes, la haine de certains internautes se sentant plus forts derrière un clavier, me poussent quand même à dire la fierté, l'amour, le respect et l'admiration que j'ai pour Marion, de rester aussi forte et intelligente face à toutes ces accusations débiles et non fondées. Je pense que nous vivons tous des choses autrement plus importantes en ce moment et que maintenant il serait temps de passer à autre chose et d'élever un peu le niveau. Même si il y a beaucoup de travail pour certains, j'ai envie d'être positif. Et comme dit si bien Marion je vous souhaite d'aller mieux et d'aspirer à autre chose dans votre vie que d'envoyer constamment de la merde !

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Translated from French, the message reads: "I don't usually comment on rumours made about us. I also don't usually talk about my private life which until now I've always protected attentively."

"But the fury of the tabloids, the venal stupidity of some people calling themselves journalists, the haters who feel braver behind a keyboard, push me to speak of the pride, love, and respect and admiration I have for Marion staying as strong and intelligent in the face of all these stupid and unfounded accusations."

Canet then said it's time to concern ourselves with more important things. 

"I think we're all living with much more important things at this moment and now it's time to move on and raise the bar a bit."

Canet concluded the message by quoting his partner:

"Even if it takes much work for some, I want to be positive. And as Marion said so well, 'I hope you get better and aspire to something in your life than constantly sending s***!"

Via Digital Spy