NEWSBret Michaels Calls Off His Engagement to Kristi Gibson
July 30 2012, Published 6:51 a.m. ET
Kristi Gibson won't be making an honest man out of Bret Michaels, after all.
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After 17 years as a couple, a year and a half engagement and two daughters, Bret's rep announced today that they called off the engagement.
"Bret Michaels and longtime girlfriend Kristi Gibson have called off their engagement at this time," the statement read. "Although the couple have separated they remain great friends and are committed to jointly raising their two daughters Raine Elizabeth and Jorja Bleu."
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Bret very famously asked for her hand in marriage during the finale of his VH-1 show, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It in December of 2010.
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"When Kristi said, 'I don't need this ring, I don't need the piece of paper, I love you no matter what,' she took the pressure off," he said of the surprise engagement. "She used reverse psychology on me and it worked!"
