Anderson, who is currently promoting the new Hollywood "Baywatch" movie in which she has a cameo role, made no comment on Friday on the Swedish decision other than to retweet the smiling photo Assange posted of himself in his first reaction to the news.

In April, Anderson said that "our 'affair' and the curiosity surrounding that might bring some attention to his situation. That's fine, but I'd rather not go into private details. Let's just say everyone deserves love."

Earlier this month, she blogged again about Assange in a post called "We have more than a romantic life," in which she said that the romance rumours were "a distraction when so much is at stake."

The blog post was accompanied by a black-and-white picture of the two of them cheek to cheek.