Meg Ryan Said She Wasn't The Only One To Blame In Her Divorce From Dennis Quaid

Publish date: 2024-05-09

In July 2000, Dennis Quaid filed for divorce from Meg Ryan after nine years of marriage, right around the same time the New York Post confirmed Ryan was dating Russell Crowe. The pair had filmed 2000's "Proof of Life" together and, given the timing of events, many believed that Ryan and Crowe had an affair, which then resulted in her split with Quaid. However, Ryan was adamant that her co-star had nothing to do with her failed marriage. Speaking with W magazine (via E! News) that year, Ryan opened up about being, as she put it, the "Scarlet Woman." Although she proclaimed that neither she nor Quaid would ever reveal details about what really drove them apart, she assured that it had nothing to do with infidelity. "It dissolved before it became sport for the press," she told the mag. "My marriage was broken — nobody else broke it up." She also stated that Quaid never cheated and proclaimed, "We both behaved very honorably — in our marriage and in our breakup."

Jump to 2006 and Ryan was again quoted defending Crowe. "Russell was incredibly gracious to me during a really hard time and in the aftermath," she told Hello! (via the Daily Mail) and proclaimed to Oprah, "Russell wasn't a homewrecker." As for her claims that she and Quaid had both acted honorably, those would soon change.

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