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Minnie DriverandMatt Damonhad a recent encounter last year after more than 20 years apart.
During an appearance on Monday’sKeep It!podcast, the 51-year-old actress shared that she ran into Damon, 50, for the first time since the pair’s 1998 breakup, seeing the actor and his family — wife Luciana Barroso and four daughters — last year.
“I did see Matt Damon on the beach and I had not had a conversation with him, seriously, since we made the film,” Driver explained, noting their movieGood Will Hunting. “That was last summer and it was actually very nice to see him, and his kids, and his wife and it all felt quite middle-aged actually, which was reassuring.”
Driver and Damon starred together in the 1997 filmanddated for a short timeafterwards. Their relationship ended in 1998, when Damondenied he had a girlfriendwhile appearing onTheOprah WinfreyShow.
“I feel like so much of the folly of youth went on with our initial relationship, like it was amazing and tabloidy,” the actress continued on the podcast. “So that was nice to just have sort of a middle-aged conversation about the weather and stuff.”
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In December 2017, Damon toldABC Newsthat the alleged sexual misconduct of powerful men represented a"spectrum of behavior," explaining that he believes there is “a difference between patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation. Both of those behaviors need to be confronted and eradicated without question, but they shouldn’t be conflated.”
He also said, “I think it’s wonderful that women are feeling empowered to tell their stories and it’s totally necessary.”
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However, a month later, Driver told theNew York Timesthat she feltThe Bourne Identitystar “represented every intelligent,nice white malewho feels it is their job to comment on the way that women metabolize stuff.”
Driver advocated for involving men in the women’s movement, saying “there’s no way to move forward unless we do this together.”
The actress stars inCinderella, which is streaming now on Amazon Prime.
source: people.com
