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America is weeping over the split announced Tuesday of Hollywood golden couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner after a decadelong marriage.

So many fans thought: If those crazy kids can make it, there’s hope for the rest of us, too.

But don’t despair. A handful of celebrity marriages have stood the test of time. Here are 10 rock-solid relationships in Tinseltown we can continue to root for:

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon

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The “Closer” star wed “Footloose” hunk Bacon in 1988 after meeting on the set of a PBS play for TV. Twenty-seven years on, the couple, who have two kids, Travis and Sosie, are still going strong. In June,

helped him and Sedgwick get over losing millions of dollars in the infamous Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick

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The “Sex and the City” star tied the knot with fellow actor Broderick in 1997 after they were introduced by one of her brothers. The glamorous duo, who have homes in Manhattan and County Donegal, Ireland, have a son, James, and twin daughters, Marion and Tabitha.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson

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Hell would freeze over before longstanding married couple Hanks and Wilson broke up — the pair have been wed for 27 years. In May,

during her recent fight with breast cancer.

Bono and Alison Hewson

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Who said rockers are an unfaithful bunch? The U2 frontman and wife Hewson have been married for no less than 33 years.

, Bono replied: “I married an extraordinary woman . . . I hold on to her very tightly.”

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

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Their 17-year union may have been plagued by rumors that things are going south, but the good-looking couple has stuck together through thick and thin — particularly following recent claims that their marriage is “open.” “You gotta trust who you’re with, and at the end of the day, I’m not here to be anybody’s watcher,”

. “He’s a grown man.”

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale

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Mother-of-three Stefani has been married to Rossdale for 12 years. “We go through so much together — it’s a miracle that we could stay together this long,”

in February.

Denzel and Pauletta Washington

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The “Flight” actor and his wife have been wed for 33 years and have four children together. Speaking of his long-lasting marriage,

in 2013: “There’s no magical mystery to [staying together] . . . We go through ups and downs like any couple.”

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness

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The “Wolverine” hunk first met blond actress Furness in 1995 when they worked together on a TV drama in Melbourne, Australia. They’ve now been married for 19 years and have two children, Oscar and Ava.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall

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The 54-year-old “Veep” actress wed “Saturday Night Live” comedian Hall in 1987 after they starred together on the show. They have two sons together, Henry, born in 1992, and Charles, born five years later. In 2012, Louis-Dreyfus told Jay Leno that the secret to her then-25-year marriage was simply that she “found the right guy.”

Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond

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The “30 Rock” star dated diminutive composer and director Richmond for seven years before they married in 2001. The couple, who celebrated their 14th anniversary last month, has two daughters, Alice, 9, and 3-year-old Penelope.

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