The "Little Women" heroine Florence Pugh said that Zach Braff and she called it quits early this year.

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And there's a reason why we were only made aware of it now.

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In an interview with Harper's Bazaar that was published on Tuesday, Pugh said, "We've been trying to do this separation without the world knowing, because it's been a relationship that everyone has an opinion on."

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"We just believed that doing something like this would really help us avoid having millions of people express how delighted they are that we aren't together."

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So that's what we did. When I talk about it, my throat just gets all lumpy," she added.

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The Oscar nominee has previously spoken out about the online abuse she and the "Scrubs" actor faced while they were together.

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Many people were quick to dismiss Braff, 47, and Pugh, 26, when they started dating a few years ago because of their 21-year age difference.

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In April 2020, the “Black Widow” actor took to Instagram to shame people for sharing their unsolicited thoughts about the couple and their age difference on social media.

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“I am 24 years old,” Pugh said at the time. “I do not need you to tell me who I should and should not love, and I would never in my life ever, ever tell anyone who they can and cannot love

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