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Famous Actors Who Dumped Their Spouses For Costars
In late 2016, Ewan McGregor — who had been married to Eve Mavrakis for 22 years — joined the cast of FX's third season of Fargo, playing the dual role of the Stussy brothers, one of whom was lovers with Nikki, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who was also married. Well, life imitated art as photos emerged in October 2017 of McGregor and Winstead kissing and getting cuddly at a London restaurant. The previous May, McGregor had separated from his wife (though they were still legally married), and — wouldn't you know it? — that same month, Winstead announced the end of her marriage. It's unknown if McGregor and Winstead's relationship began, shall we May, or if they just developed a strong, non-intimate bond on either way there was a lot of drama online in the immediate aftermath of the couple being publicly outed. McGregor's then-22-year-old daughter Clara called Winstead a "piece of trash" on Instagram, but, in an interview with the Times, said it wasn't her "finest moment," adding, "It wasn't the right way to go about things, but it's a hard thing to wrap your head around when you feel you had this idea of what the family unit is and then to have that shift. It's very weird." Mavrakis, meanwhile, appeared to respond to a different Instagram comment which read: "I can't believe Ewan would end things with u for that cheap (expletive)! U are so much better than him!!!! Take him for every penny u can!!!!" by replying: "What can I do?" Winstead's ex-husband was also reported by British tabloids to have posted angrily about the split, although Riley Stearns strongly denied writing the message, saying he'd been hacked or that the image of the message circulating online (reading: "Fuck the woman of my dreams behind my back, will ya? @mewins @mscregor_ewan You're FUCKING dead…") had been photoshopped. All drama aside, McGregor and Winstead have since married and welcomed a son, and last year, when McGregor received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, his daughters, Winstead, and their son were all by his side. Want to hear how a Lifetime movie launched one of the most scandalous affairs of the late 2000s? Well, that's what happened when LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian met filming Northern Lights in 2008. At the time, Rimes (the singer and actor) was married to dancer Dean Sheremet, and Third Watch star Cibrian was married to Brandi Glanville, who would later channel the fallout into a Real Housewives career. The affair started on set — with kisses caught on a restaurant security camera, according to US magazine — and was obvious to Sheremet when he visited. He said, "There was this bar that everyone hung out at after set and I remember coming down the stairs and seeing the two of them shooting pool together. I could just tell by the body language that everything had changed. My stomach dropped... I literally felt like I got hit." Glanville, meanwhile, slashed the tires of Cibrian's motorcycles, and then, writing for Glamour, said, "My heartache probably lasted a lot longer than it should have, because in the old days, you broke up with someone, you never saw me again. You're not seeing pictures of how in love they are. I started to drink too much. I would cry all day. I began taking an antidepressant. I got a DUI and realized I needed to wake up and let go. I said to myself, 'You know what, Brandi? You have a life to live. Why are you obsessing over these two people?'" By 2009, Rimes and Cibrian had separated from their spouses, finalizing divorces the following year. The backlash was brutal, especially for Rimes, who'd built her career as a sweet country ingénue, and was suddenly painted in a negative light. She later told People, "I did one of the most selfish things that I possibly could do, in hurting someone else. I take responsibility for everything I've done. I hate that people got hurt, but I don't regret the outcome." Despite the scandalous start, their love has are still married today. Let's continue with a wild one (even if it didn't break up a marriage). In the late '90s, Billy Bob Thornton and Laura Dern were in a serious relationship and even lived together. But then Thornton was cast alongside Angelina Jolie in the air traffic controller comedy Pushing Tin. While filming, Thornton and the nearly 20 years younger Jolie hit it off, and in May 2000, they married in Vegas in a move that shocked everyone, but no one more than Laura Dern. She told Talk magazine, "I left our home to work on a movie (likely the Hallmark movie A Season for Miracles) and while I was away, my boyfriend got married. I've never heard from him again. It's like a sudden death. You don't get to mourn or negotiate." Meanwhile, the Thornton-Jolie relationship They wore vials of each other's blood around their necks, made out on red carpets (and bragged about having sex in the limo on the way over), and gave interviews that made even hardened publicists need a vacation. The couple divorced in 2003. As for Dern, she went on to win an Oscar for Marriage Story, star in Big Little Lies, and become pretty universally beloved. She also married (and later divorced) musician Ben Harper, with whom she has two kids. You'd think Jolie would've sworn off romances with taken costars after her experience with Thornton, but in 2004, she met Brad Pitt — who was married to Friends icon Jennifer Aniston — on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Rumors immediately swirled about an on-set affair, but Jolie and Pitt denied them, insisting they were just costars who got along well. Hmmm. However, just months after Pitt and Aniston announced their separation in January 2005 after five years of marriage, Pitt and Jolie were filmed on a beach in Kenya with Maddox, her adopted son. The stars, of course, would marry and have six kids together. Did Aniston buy Pitt's claim that he didn't cheat on her before they separated? "I choose to believe my husband," she told Vanity Fair at the time. "At this point, I wouldn't be surprised by anything, but I would much rather choose to believe him." Aniston's Friends costar and IRL pal Courteney Cox also told Vanity Fair, "I don't think he started an affair physically, but I think he was attracted to her. There was a connection, and he was honest about that with Jen. Most of the time, when people are attracted to other people, they don't tell. At least he was honest about it. It was an attraction that he fought for a period of time." Pitt and Jolie were together for over a decade, but divorced just two years after tying the knot following a dramatic airplane incident where Jolie alleged that an inebriated Pitt physically accosted her and the children. Pitt, for his part, denies he got physical with his family. Regardless, the marriage was over. In 2002, The Devil Wears Prada star Stanley Tucci costarred with Edie Falco (you know, from The Sopranos) on Broadway in the play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune which required them to be naked onstage, portraying people who had just had a sexual encounter. But the nudity, it seems, didn't stay onstage. Rumors grew that the stars were having a real-life affair, and soon after, Tucci separated from Kate Spath, his wife since 1995, with whom he shared three children. Whatever was going on with Tucci and Falco didn't last, though, and Tucci reconciled with his wife. Falco later addressed the affair with the New York Times, saying, "We were together and then we broke up. Because there's no way for that to be a good thing. He's a lovely man, and he's back with his wife and kids, and I'm thrilled." Other than that, neither Tucci nor Falco has spoken about their affair. Sadly, Spath died of breast cancer in 2009 at age 47. In 2003, Billy Crudup — the star of Almost Famous and The Morning Show — was eight years into a relationship with Mary-Louise Parker (you know, from Weeds), who was pregnant with their first child. But when the 35-year-old actor stepped onto the set of Stage Beauty and met his 24-year-old costar Claire Danes, well, by now so you know what happened. Soon Crudup left his seven-month pregnant partner, and Danes, for good measure, left her boyfriend, Australian musician Ben Lee. As you can imagine, Crudup's leaving a woman pregnant with his child for a much younger woman wasn't popular, and both Crudup and Danes took a lot of hits in the public eye. In a 2015 Howard Stern interview, Danes addressed the scandal, saying, 'I was just in love with him and needed to explore that, and I was 24... I didn't quite know what those consequences would be... But it's OK...I went through it.' Crudup, meanwhile, was asked to comment about the gossip in a 2004 New York Times interview. He wrote to the reporter: "First and foremost, it is personal, painful and involves an infant, and does not deserve to be exploited to sate the appetites of circulation counters and bored readers. I have never indulged our society's misguided notion that my personal life is relevant to my work, so any reporting surrounding that is necessarily hearsay, speculation or fantasy. Each published report is based only on the trade of suffering." Crudup and Danes broke up in 2006, and Danes met her now husband Hugh Dancy that same year. She and Dancy have been together for 19 years and have three children. Crudup is also now in a long-term relationship, married to actor Naomi Watts, whom he met in 2016. And if you're wondering about Mary-Louise Parker, she has maintained a dignified silence on the experience for the sake of her son, William (yes, named after Billy), who is now 21 and a filmmaker. She added a second child to her family in 2007, adopting a baby girl, Caroline. And lastly, let's go back in time for one of the most infamous Hollywood scandals ever. In the early 1960s, 20th Century Fox set out to make Cleopatra, a lavish historical epic starring Elizabeth Taylor as the Egyptian queen. If you've heard about it today, it's likely because it was a runaway production that ended up the most expensive movie ever made at the time, costing the equivalent of nearly $500 million today. But what really blew up wasn't the budget — it was the affair that exploded on set. When shooting began in Rome, Taylor was married to singer Eddie Fisher, and her costar, Richard Burton, who played Mark Antony, was married to actor Sybil Williams. The two had CHEMISTRY playing onscreen lovers, and according to director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the chemistry wasn't just for the cameras. He reportedly warned producer Walter Wanger: "Liz and Burton are not just playing Antony and Cleopatra." By spring 1962, the tabloids smelled blood in the water, and confirmed the rumored romance when paparazzi (yes, they were causing trouble back then, too!) photographed Taylor and Burton canoodling on a yacht off the coast of Ischia. Both marriages fell apart in short time. Sybil Williams filed for divorce, citing "abandonment and cruel and inhumane treatment." And Fisher, who had infamously left his wife Debbie Reynolds for Taylor just a few years earlier, got to see what it felt like. (Side note: Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds were the parents of Carrie Fisher, aka Princess Leia.)Taylor and Burton went on to marry in 1964, divorce in 1974, remarry in 1975 (!!!), and finally called it quits for good in 1976. Taylor once said about their relationship: "When you are in love and lust like that… you just grab it with both hands and ride out the storm." Well, OK then.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Bond denied for former Mississippi police chief charged with capital murder, authorities say
A former Mississippi police chief, who is charged with capital murder, was denied bond on Thursday, May 8, according to authorities. The Yazoo County Sheriff's Office posted a news release via Facebook at 8:06 p.m. Thursday, May 8, stating former Yazoo City Police Chief James "Jay" Durwood Winstead, 50, was denied bond during a Thursday preliminary hearing. Court documents show on April 14 Winstead appeared before Judge Pam May in Yazoo County Justice Court for an initial appearance, where Winstead was given a $1 million bond. Winstead faces a capital murder charge in connection to an April 9 shooting death. The sheriff's office stated that after the Thursday preliminary hearing, Winstead was denied bond and bound over to a grand jury. Previous Clarion Ledger reporting states Winstead first started in law enforcement in 1996. Winstead was appointed as the Yazoo police chief in August 2020 and resigned by April 2021. According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded to a call around 6 p.m. April 9 in reference to a man who had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities identified the deceased man as Timothy Byrd. According to investigators, Byrd was found dead at his home off of Dover Road. "After investigators arrived on scene, they quickly uncovered several discrepancies in the story that was being told by a male subject that was on scene at the time of the incident," the sheriff's office said. "Investigators continued to process the scene and uncovered more evidence that there was foul play involved." Jackson police on violent crime decline: Jackson police chief says drastic drop in homicides over last year 'signifies progress' Authorities said deputies arrested Winstead in connection with the case and charged Winstead with capital murder. According to a general affidavit, Winstead "did purposely, knowingly, and feloniously kill Timothy Byrd with a Smith & Wesson 44 magnum in the commission of a robbery of $36,000 cash that was taken from Timothy Byrd's safe and hidden in the Jeep Wrangler behind the glove box." Additional details on this investigation have not been released. Pam Dankins is the breaking news reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Have a tip? Email her at pdankins@ This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Former Yazoo City MS Police Chief James Durwood Winstead denied bond
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Yahoo
Former Mississippi police chief faces capital murder charge 4 years after resignation
A former Mississippi police chief was arrested and charged with capital murder last week, more than four years after his resignation as chief. The Yazoo County Sheriff's Office posted a news release via Facebook at 11:09 p.m. Friday, April 11, stating deputies responded to a call around 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in reference to a man who had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The department identified the deceased man as Timothy Byrd. According to the department, Byrd was found dead at his home off of Dover Road. "After investigators arrived on scene, they quickly uncovered several discrepancies in the story that was being told by a male subject that was on scene at the time of the incident," the news release reads. "Investigators continued to process the scene and uncovered more evidence that there was foul play involved." According to the news release, deputies arrested former Yazoo City Police Chief James "Jay" Durwood Winstead, 50. Winstead was charged with capital murder in connection to this case, authorities said. K-9 injured in traffic stop shooting: Capitol Police arrest man after traffic stop shooting on I-55 in Jackson left K-9 injured After receiving some criticism about the arrest, as Winstead appears to be a widely known community figure, the sheriff's office posted at 9:41 a.m. Saturday the following message in full: "Evidence is evidence," the statement begins. "I understand a lot of people are upset behind this and so are we. We all worked with this guy at some point in our law enforcement career, but these kinds of warrants don't get signed without sufficient evidence to do so. We have no reason to fabricate charges and once again there is evidence all over this case that none of you know about at this point. My prayers go out to the families of both parties in this situation." The Clarion Ledger reached out to receive more information about the case, but the sheriff was not immediately available. Previous Clarion Ledger reporting states that Winstead first started in law enforcement in 1996. Winstead was appointed as police chief in August 2020 by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen in a 4–1 vote, according to board meeting minutes from the Aug. 3, 2020. According to Clarion Ledger reporting, Winstead resigned as the Yazoo City police chief before April 2021, citing ongoing issues with the city's mayor at that time. See details on Winstead's resignation: Yazoo City police chief cites ongoing frustrations with mayor as reason for resignation The Clarion Ledger reported Winstead and Jake Sheriff, who was the Yazoo County sheriff at the time, brought up the idea of the two law enforcement agencies working together during a meeting with the city's mayor on March 23, 2021. Winstead said the mayor didn't agree to the Yazoo City police helping the sheriff's department. According to Winstead, the department's investigative captain and himself had taken on working 12-hour patrolling shifts alongside other officers due to a staffing shortage. Winstead said the staffing shortage had been going on for years. The Clarion Ledger also reported Winstead felt weighed down by the low bond set for the man accused of killing a 13-year-old in March. The bond had been originally set at $250,000 and was reduced to $75,000. Pam Dankins is the breaking news reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email her at pdankins@ This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Former Yazoo City Police Chief James 'Jay' Durwood Winstead arrested
Los Angeles Times
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead Talk 'A Gentleman in Moscow'
At a Q&A moderated by Yvonne Villarreal of the Los Angeles Times, Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead chatted about adapting Amor Towles' book, 'A Gentleman in Moscow,' into a TV series. The screening was on April 28, 2024, at The Culver Theater. The story is about Count Alexander Rostov who is under house arrest in a grand Moscow hotel for the rest of his life after the Russian Revolution. 'I feel like there's a character that comes along every once in a while that you really connect with, and that was the case with me,' McGregor said. He read the pilot script and the book and knew he had to play the Count. 'I fell in love with him... I had what I needed to play him,' McGregor said, talking about the deep connection he has with the character. Winstead who plays Anna said McGregor was so excited when he read the book. 'He was my God, it's so good,' she said. He was sharing bits of the book with her. 'He was giving me little hints that there might be something in it for me as well,' Winstead noted. During the Q&A, Villarreal asked if they felt pressure from the book's fans. McGregor said he consciously decided not to. 'It's not useful to put that pressure on writing is so good that I knew who he was,' he said, talking about capturing the character as Towles saw him. Shot in Manchester, the series has an amazing set that recreates the hotel which is key to the story. McGregor and Winstead said they tried to stay true to the book while making it new for a new audience. 'A Gentleman in Moscow' delivers a rich tapestry of human connection set against a historical backdrop as McGregor's compelling portrayal of Count Rostov and Winstead's engaging performance as Anna capture the hearts of viewers.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Yahoo
15-year-old reported missing in Plains Township
PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are searching for a 15-year-old reported missing in Plains Township. The Plains Township Police Department is searching for 15-year-old Malea Winstead who was last seen at her house on January 23. Search for missing man in Forty Fort Police describe Winstead as 5'3', 150lbs, and currently has orange and blue hair. Anyone with information about Winstead's whereabouts is asked to contact the Plains Township Police Department through Luzerne County 9-1-1 or by messaging their Facebook. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
