THE EMPIRE IS CRUMBLING, KRIS AND BRUCE JENNER SEPARATED AFTER 22 YEARS OF MARRIAGE

What we already knew, these two have appeared to never be happy and definitely were living there life for the cameras.  But when the cameras go dark, the real comes out and it's apparent that they couldn't live there fake reality anymore.  

With the ratings of Keeping Up With The Kardashian at an all time low and on the verge of being cancelled, another blow to the empire has emerged.

"We are living separately and we are much happier this way," the pair tell E! News in a joint statement. 

"But we will always have much love and respect for each other. Even though we are separated, we will always remain best friends and, as always, our family will remain our number one priority." 

A close family source tells PEOPLE, "There's actually no real drama. Bruce moved to Malibu in June and they liked that arrangement better. They just acknowledged they are separated." 

 The couple has faced numerous split rumors. A year ago, a source told PEOPLE, "This same basic story has been on covers of mags for the last year and none ... is true." 

Their breakup is the latest marital problem in the famous family. 

Kris's daughter Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom have been struggling with their marriage. And daughter Kim Kardashian recently finalized her divorce from Kris Humphries. 

Kris, 57, and Bruce, 63, wed in April 1991, just a month after the matriarch got divorced from Robert Kardashian, O.J. Simpson's former famed attorney. 

The happiest above picture of Bruce and Kris back on there wedding day in 1991.  Bruce, who has been like a second father to the Kardashian kids after their father died in 2003 of cancer, frequently bickered with his wife on their E! reality show, but the two always maintained a united front.