{"id":335107,"date":"2011-03-24T13:13:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T13:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/24\/bradley-cooper-and-renee-zellweger-split-his-career-came-first-source-claims\/"},"modified":"2011-03-24T13:13:28","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T13:13:28","slug":"bradley-cooper-and-renee-zellweger-split-his-career-came-first-source-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/24\/bradley-cooper-and-renee-zellweger-split-his-career-came-first-source-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger split: His career came first, source claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"148.625\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 1:13 PM on 24th March 2011<\/p>\n<p>Speculation that another woman was the reason behind Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger&#8217;s shock split are untrue, a friend of The Hangover star says.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the source has pointed to Bradley&#8217;s rising career as the culprit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If I had to pick any possible mistress it would be Brad&#8217;s career. He worked really hard to get into leading man status,&#8217; the friend says.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e9727145484_468x815.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"815\" alt=\"Happier times: Renee and Bradley dated for nearly two years but have now gone their separate ways\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Split: Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger, pictured last year, split because of his career, according to sources<\/p>\n<p>News that the couple had parted ways emerged last week, just days<br \/>\nafter 26-year-old Cooper paid tribute to Renee, 41, during a interview<br \/>\non biographical series Inside The Actor&#8217;s Studio.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cooper has seen his career rise stratospherically since starring in<br \/>\nhit comedy The Hangover in 2009 after years in supporting roles in films<br \/>\nsuch as Wedding Crashers and Failure To Launch.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend his first film as a leading man, Limitless, topped the US box office and took in $19 million.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ea429396237_468x300.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Leading man: Bradley's career is on the rise and his first film as a leading man, Limitless, has just topped the US box office\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leading man: Bradley&#8217;s career is on the rise and his first film as a leading man, Limitless (with Robert DeNiro), has just topped the US box office<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking to Us Weekly, the source added: &#8216;Renee had to take a backseat. She travelled with him to make it work.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She&#8217;s accomplished a lot of her professional goals. So Renee took<br \/>\nsome time out to be a great girlfriend and see if this is what it took<br \/>\nto make a relationship work.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Bridget Jones star Renee even moved from her New York base to Los Angeles to be closer to Bradley.<\/p>\n<p>However, the source added; &#8216;She stopped fighting. It was just not working out.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/c5140982219_468x588.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"588\" alt=\"Brave face: A solo Renee Zellweger dines alone at a restaurant in New York yesterday just days after her split from boyfriend Bradley Cooper\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brave face:\u00a0 Renee Zellweger dined alone at a restaurant in New<br \/>\nYork on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>Renee was back in New York this week, where she visited fellow singleton Sandra Bullock.<\/p>\n<p>The Bridget Jones star was spotted arriving the Blind Side actress&#8217; apartment during a trip to New York over the weekend. <\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old&#8217;s visit came just a day after she&#8217;d split from actor Bradley Cooper following almost two years together. <\/p>\n<p>Of<br \/>\ncourse, Sandra is no stranger to heartache having endured a very<br \/>\nhigh-profile divorce from Jesse James last year following his string of<br \/>\ninfidelities. <\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>Shoulder to cry on: Newly-single Renee visited Sandra Bullock&#8217;s New York apartment last week<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two Oscar-winners were not known to be friends, however they do<br \/>\nshare a Texas connection. Renee is a native of the state The Blind Side<br \/>\nstar has a home in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old turned up to<br \/>\nSandra&#8217;s West Village apartment in her usual gym attire that included<br \/>\ngrey three-quarter leggings and trainers.<\/p>\n<p>Sandra is currently based in the city with her son Louis while she shoots her new movie, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. <\/p>\n<p>Of<br \/>\ncourse, there would have been no shortage of talking points for the<br \/>\npair, with Sandra now an expert in handling life in the spotlight after a<br \/>\nbreak-up. <\/p>\n<div readability=\"6\">\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f013ada0252_468x833.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"833\" alt=\"Jet-setting: Cooper is busy on the promotional trail for his new film\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jet-setting: Cooper is busy on the promotional trail for his new film<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Renee appears to be bouncing back well after the split &#8211; She went to a friend&#8217;s party at La Esquina restaurant on<br \/>\nSaturday night and attended the premiere of Bette Middler&#8217;s new Broadway<br \/>\nmusical Priscilla Queen of the Desert after a solo brunch at Le Pain Quotidien on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>A<br \/>\nfriend of Renee&#8217;s told U.S. magazine: &#8216;She tried to make it work, but in<br \/>\nthe end it was too hard. Her friends feel bad it ended, but she&#8217;s<br \/>\nokay&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Renee has not had many major film projects in the last couple of years but a Bridget Jones 3 is said to be in the works.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f55fe45d363_468x366.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"366\" alt=\"Blockbuster: He will be back on screens in the highly-anticipated Tha Hangover: Part 2 later this year\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blockbuster: He will be back on screens in the highly-anticipated The Hangover: Part 2 later this year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A<br \/>\nsource close to the actress told People magazine that Renee is ready to<br \/>\nfocus on her career again after taking some time out from the big<br \/>\nscreen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She hasn&#8217;t been working because she wanted to really<br \/>\nput time and energy into the relationship and now she&#8217;s going back to<br \/>\nwork&#8217;, the insider added.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper is currently promoting his new film, Limitless, which topped the U.S. box office over the weekend<\/p>\n<p><span><span>Do you have a story about a celebrity? Call the Daily Mail showbusiness desk on 0207 938 6364 or 0207 938 6683. For U.S. stories, phone 310 642 2317.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e9727145484_468x815.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1369499\/Bradley-Cooper-Renee-Zellweger-split-His-career-came-source-claims.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger split: His career came first, source claims\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger split: His career came first, source claims<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:13 PM on 24th March 2011 Speculation that another woman was the reason behind Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger&#8217;s shock split are untrue, a friend of The Hangover star says. 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