'Dancing With the Stars' Alum J.R. Martinez Splits from Girlfriend

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J.R. Martinez, the Iraq war vet and Dancing With the Stars Season 13 champion has split from his girlfriend and the mother of his child: Diana Gonzalez-Jones.

This comes just 18-months after the birth of the couple's daughter Lauryn Anabelle.

"Diana and I have ended our relationship. However, we are committed to working together to raise our daughter in a healthy and happy environment," Martinez told People.

He also wrote on his Facebook page, "People change its a part of life, but sometimes its easier to hold on to the memories of who they were rather then to realize who they have become..."

Gonzalez-Jones and Martinez met in 2008 when he joined the cast of All My Children, where Jones served as an assistant to the show's executive producer.

They finally became a couple about four years ago.