Arnold Schwarzenegger Speaks: He and Maria "Love Each Other Very Much"

Former governor and blockbuster star makes first public appearance since announcing marital separation

By Natalie Finn May 11, 2011 4:10 AMTags
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is keeping a stiff upper lip.

"I want to take a moment and thank our many friends and family for the tremendous amount of support and love that you have given us in the last 24 hours," the actor and former governor of California said tonight, speaking at the 63rd Israel Independence Day Celebration at Los Angeles' Skirball Center.

He and his wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver, announced that they had separated just yesterday.