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Morleigh Steinberg and The Edge, Alison Hewson and Bono, Ann Acheson and Larry Mullen Jr and Adam Clayton with Mariana Teixeira at the Oscars in 2014. Photo: Getty

Tanya Sweeney

Less than two months after returning from U2’s lengthy Las Vegas residency, bassist Adam Clayton made a major announcement about his personal life.

After more than 10 years of marriage, he revealed he had, according to a U2 spokesperson, “amicably divorced” from his lawyer wife Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho.