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Was it live or was it just a stunt for YouTube?

A college couple in the US say their melodramatic break-up which was captured on video - complete with singers, hundreds of spectators and a profanity-laced tirade - was real.

Those who were there say it all seemed a little too staged.

"It really wasn't supposed to be like this," said Mindy Moorman, the girlfriend who got dumped in the video.

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"The fact that it's gotten so big is quite comical to us."

The video of Moorman's hostile breakup with University of North Carolina student Ryan Burke have already been watched more than 300,000 times - making it one of the most popular clips on YouTube in recent weeks.

Burke said he invited Moorman, a student at nearby North Carolina State University and his girlfriend of four months, to join him at a popular gathering spot on his campus for a "surprise."

Hundreds of students and several photographers were waiting for the couple after Burke promised "a bad public breakup" on the website facebook.com.

Burke greeted Moorman with a hug. Then she appeared surprised when an a cappella group of singers started belting out the Dixie Chicks hit "I'm Not Ready to Make Nice."

He then confronted her about her alleged infidelity and dumped her in front of the raucous crowd.

Moorman responded with an angry rant filled with unprintable words. Those watching surrounded the couple, their cheers and chants keeping the argument going for several minutes.

"To be honest, it wasn't really about her," Burke said. "I thought the relationship was headed that way anyway, so I just wanted to see people's reactions to the breakup."

Burke said the breakup was something of an experiment in human behavior. But he also said it was genuine - he was furious about Moorman's alleged cheating.

Despite the very public breakup, Moorman and Burke said they are still on speaking terms.

Moorman said she does have one regret: With her public breakup forever memorialized, she admits, "I probably did say the f-word a little much."

"As my mother said, 'Mindy, how do you expect to be elected now?"' she said.

courtesy of www.metro.co.uk

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