Matt Damon is opening up about a scary chapter his family went through. In his new GQ cover story, the actor revealed that his wife, Luciana Barroso, suffered a brain aneurysm two years ago, just one week before the 2024 Oscars. That was the same night“Oppenheimer”won seven awards including Best Picture, and the couple skipped the ceremony entirely. Once Barroso felt well enough, she insisted on one night out, telling Damon,“This time we’re going out.”He called her effort heroic, especially since he had missed the 2007 Oscars when“The Departed”won.
Damon says Barroso is totally fine now, and the couple, married since 2005, share four daughters. He also shared a look at how they balance his demanding film schedule with a two-week rule for work absences, a rule they made an exception for during his filming of“The Odyssey.”The story is a rare peek behind the curtain of a Hollywood marriage that’s lasted two decades.
It’s a reminder that award season glamour isn’t the whole story, and that family comes first even when the cameras are rolling. What do you think about celebrities sharing personal health moments like this? Drop your thoughts in the comments.
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