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New York Post
6 hours ago
- New York Post
Jeremy Renner addresses his ex-wife's allegation that he threatened to kill her
Bullseye. In a new interview with The Guardian, Jeremy Renner spoke about how his ex-wife Sonni Pacheco claimed during their 2019 divorce proceedings that he allegedly threatened to kill her and himself. 'Whatever stress I've had in life I've tried to find a way of laughing through it,' the 'Hawkeye' star said. 'And that's where sometimes cynicism comes out — you think, 'I'm just going to have a laugh at this stuff.'' 7 Jeremy Renner during his promotion for his book 'My Next Breath' in London on June 12. Richard Gardner/Shutterstock 7 Sonni Pacheco attends a gallery opening in West Hollywood in 2016. Getty Images When asked to elaborate on the 'stuff' he was referring to, Renner responded: 'Being accused of things you've not done, right? That doesn't feel good to anybody. It certainly doesn't feel good when you're a celebrity and it's known to everybody.' Renner then confirmed that he was speaking about Pacheco's allegations and insisted her claims weren't true. 'No, and they happen all the time,' he stated. 'It's all the salaciousness that happens out there. It's clickbait, and it hurts my feelings and it dehumanizes people.' 7 Jeremy Renner and Sonni Pacheco in Los Angeles in 2013. GEVA / TLNT / AKM-GSI The Oscar nominee also explained that he ignored the public's reaction when the allegations first emerged. 'It doesn't matter to me what people say,' the 'Avengers' star shared. 'They're saying it for their own reasons and not for the right reasons or the truth. And I'm used to that, because I'm a public figure. I don't read people's reviews, I don't read people's comments. I don't care. That's not part of my life.' Renner and Pacheco, 37, were married for ten months before the model filed for divorce in Dec. 2014. 7 Jeremy Renner and Sonni Pacheco. Loamis Media During their subsequent custody battle over daughter Ava, now 12, Pacheco claimed Renner threatened to kill her and once stuck a gun in his mouth and shot into the ceiling while Ava was in her room, according to TMZ. The model also reportedly accused Renner of drug use and leaving cocaine on a bathroom counter where Ava could reach. The 'Avengers' star denied all of Pacheco's allegations at the time. 7 Jeremy and Sonni Pacheco with their daughter Ava at a restaurant in LA in 2017. MEGA Pacheco fought for sole custody of Ava, but she and Renner currently have joint custody. When asked by The Guardian if he feared losing custody of his daughter, Renner said: 'That's just lawyers talking. That's lawyers arguing. The custody was easy.' 'Her mom and I get along very well, and we're in each other's lives,' he further revealed. 'It's lovely.' 7 Jeremy Renner with his daughter Ava leaving a hotel in NYC in 2016. INI/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES Renner also stated that his relationship with his ex-wife is 'no one's business.' 'It's great,' he said. 'She's got a new baby and she sends me beautiful pictures.' 7 Jeremy Renner with his ex-wife Sonni Pacheco. Loamis Media Pacheco welcomed her daughter Wylder with hockey player Nate Thompson in March 2023. Renner, for his part, told The Guardian that he isn't dating someone 'at the moment.'


New York Post
15 hours ago
- New York Post
Charlize Theron calls out Hollywood for not taking ‘risk' on female hero action films
Actress Charlize Theron criticized the film industry for being reluctant to support female-led action films, in a new interview with The New York Times. Theron and fellow actress Uma Thurman spoke to the outlet about the challenges women face in the genre as they promote their new Netflix superhero sequel, 'The Old Guard 2.' Theron said that securing the lead roles in action films is more challenging for women because Hollywood viewed these films as more of a risk. 'Yeah, it's harder,' Theron said. 'That's known. Action films with female leads don't get green-lit as much as the ones with male leads. I think the thing that always frustrates me is the fact that guys will get a free ride.' The Oscar-winning actress suggested there was a double standard in Hollywood. Theron claimed that when male actors star in films that flop at the box office, they are often given a pass, while women are rarely given the same leeway. Charlize Theron attended the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project 2025 Block Party in Universal City, Calif. on June 28, 2025. Getty Images Theron played Furiosa in the 2015 film 'Mad Max: Fury Road.' Jasin Boland 'When women do this and the movie maybe doesn't hit fully, they don't necessarily get a chance again,' she said. 'With this, we were very aware that eyes were on us. It's not a risk that studios want to take, but they'll take it many times on the same guy who might have a string of action movies that did not do so well.' Both she and Thurman have starred in successful female-led action films. Thurman famously played an assassin in 'Kill Bill,' while Theron has taken on iconic roles in films like 'Mad Max: Fury Road' and the 'Fast & Furious' franchise.


USA Today
a day ago
- USA Today
Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck reunite for family night at Boston Red Sox baseball game
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are hitting a home run on family nights! Just over 10 years after announcing their divorce, the A-list exes were pictured sitting front row with their two youngest children during the Boston Red Sox's winning game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on July 11. Their eldest child, 19-year-old Violet Affleck, wasn't pictured at the ballgame. "Great Red Sox family right there, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and their kids," NESN commentator Dave O'Brien said during a broadcast in a clip shared by the official Major League Baseball X account. In the clip, the Oscar-winning actor and "Deadpool & Wolverine" star were engaged in a conversation before the former couple, seated together in between their children, seemingly flashed soft smiles at the camera. Affleck is a longtime Red Sox fan and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's daughter Violet graduates: See the emotional reaction Garner and ex-husband Affleck were married from 2005 to 2018. Last year, actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, 55, filed to divorce Affleck, 52, in Los Angeles Superior Court. Affleck and Lopez were previously together before the actor and Garner's pairing. Since their split a decade ago, the pair have emerged as one of Hollywood's healthiest examples of "conscious uncoupling," a term coined by Affleck ex and Garner friend Gwyneth Paltrow. The "Gigli" stars first met on set of the film, which was released a year later in 2003. After 10 years of marriage, the duo told USA TODAY in a June 2015 statement that "we go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time." When Affleck accepted the best picture Academy Award for "Argo" in 2013, he received some backlash for comments about Garner: "I want to thank you for working on marriage for 10 Christmases," he said from the stage. "It's good, it is work, but it's the best kind of work, and there's no one I'd rather work with." But Garner later defended her then-husband, telling The Telegraph that "I know Ben, I knew he meant it as the hugest, warmest compliment in the world. "I think he was saying, 'Look, what we have is really real and I value it above all and I'm in it with you and I know you are in it with me.' That's the way I took it," Garner said. Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, Andrea Mandell