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Sad news for Elisabettha Canalis ...

The Italian star recently revealed that she and boyfriend Brian Perri had suffered a miscarriage recently.

George Clooney's former flame took to the social media website WhoSay to express her grief, writing, "Unfortunately, life gives you… a reality that you do not expect. That is very hard to accept, even if you think you are strong enough and prepared."

Canalis, who dated Clooney from 2010 to 2011, also opened up about the heartbreak of finding out, "You're never really ready to be told that there is no more beating [heartbeat] and that it had already stopped long ago."

"I just want to say to all those women who are going through it to stay strong," she wrote. "Life goes on and it is nobody's fault and nature acts in incomprehensible ways. We can only accept it. I just want to say that I feel you close, if you are suffering as I am doing. We can't deny it, it's like an incessant sorrow you can't get rid of."

We're sorry to hear this sad news ...