Hollywood veteran Billy Bob Thornton says that the warmth he shares with ex-wife Angelina Jolie has lasted long after their marriage ended. In a recent interview, the actor looked back on their time together. He reminisced about their journey and called the split civilized. He said that they both handled the whole thing with respect.
Billy Bob Thornton calls his past marriage with Angelina Jolie ‘one of the greatest times’ of his life
Billy Bob Thornton framed their breakup as a matter of different lifestyles rather than drama. He said that they parted on good terms and have maintained a good relationship since. The actor recalled, “Angelina [Jolie] and I had a great time together. That was one of the greatest times of my life. She and I are still very, very close friends. And that was the one that ended up being a really civilized breakup. We simply split up because our lifestyles were so different.” (via Rolling Stone)
The Oscar winner looked back on their marriage now and says that the frenzy surrounding it is weird. He said, “It was pretty weird. When we met, I was the more famous one. And then when we got together, for some reason, the people and the media are very interested in celebrity couples, that seems to be a very popular thing. So, it was weird. We couldn’t go anywhere. I mean, we did, and then of course we had times when we would say things that became sound bites or whatever.”
He gave an example of how the media spun any narrative that came their way. The actor revealed, “We each had a little locket, literally with a drop of blood in them. That’s a romantic little idea, and that’s all that was. But by the time it’s over, we’re vampires. We live in a dungeon, we drink each other’s blood, and this kind of stuff.”
Moreover, in her recent interviews, Angelina Jolie has also agreed that she and Billy Bob Thornton are on good terms. She said that they still care about each other.
Originally reported by Preksha Sharma on Comingsoon.
