Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes have separated, they announced today. An attorney for the couple released this statement: "Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year. The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement. Both parties are fully committed to the future joint parenting of their children. hey ask that the media respect the privacy of the family." The two have one child together, a son named Joe Alfie, as well one daughter from Winslet's previous marriage to Jim Threapleton, whom she divorced in 2001. [CBS]