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Matt Damon has been going strong for decades in the film industry and has won millions of hearts with his work. While his fans are fascinated by his on-screen performances, they are also captivated by the things he does as a person outside of his profession. Like many other Hollywood stars, his relationships, especially romantic relationships, have been one of many interesting topics of discussion for his fans.
However, it was not as pleasing for the actor himself as it was for fans to see people discuss his relationships, so much so that he decided not to get become romantically involved with a celebrity.
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The Relationship That Changed Matt Damon’s Viewpoint
While working on the 1997 filmGood Will Hunting,Matt Damonand his co-starMinnie Driverfall for each other. They dated for a year, and the 52-year-old actor even publically his love for Driver just months before declaring that he was single onThe Oprah Winfrey Show.
Around the same time, he was linked with the American actressWinona Ryder. Although they kept their relationship highly under the radar, things got out soon, and it was revealed that Gwyneth Paltrow, who was dating Ben Affleck, introduced Damon and Ryder.
They were seen attending several public events together. However, the couple called it quits in the spring of 2000, and rumors started that theJason Bournestar was seeing hisAll Pretty Horsesco-star Penelope Cruz. The rumors were never confirmed.
However, according to Damon, his relationship with theStranger Thingsstar taught him not to get romantically involved with a celebrity. Talking about his relationship with Ryder, he denied the alleged reasons behind their split and opened up about why he did not plan on seeing celebrities anymore.
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Matt Damon Decided Not to Date Celebrities
While the former couple never confirmed anything, reports claimed that the two separated because of Richard Gere’s interest in Ryder, who starred alongside her in the 1999 filmAutumn in New York. However, Matt Damon denied such claims during his interview with Playboy.
He also opened up about how the tabloids’ gossip surrounding his relationships took a toll on him. After this, he decided to keep his relationship out of the public eye and shared he did not want to date any celebrities after that.
“[I]f you’re the cover child or the cover couple, then you’re f*cked. And don’t date a celebrity. I don’t think I could fall in love with a celebrity right now.”
He shared that dating a celebrity would require him to change his lifestyle, which he was not very comfortable with.“I like that my lifestyle feels normal to me most of the time,”he said. He would then meet his future wife, Luciana Barroso, in a bar in 2003, and the two got married in a small ceremony in 2005.
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Source:Playboy
Laxmi Rajput
Senior Writer
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
