Fans Forgot All About Sarah Jessica Parker's Relationship With Robert Downey Jr.

Publish date: 2024-05-18

Yes, it used to be a long time in the past, but at one point, Carrie Bradshaw was coupled up with Tony Stark.

It seems crazy as of late, however again in 1984, Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. had been inseparable for just about eight years. The union only lasted till 1991, and Downey Jr. even got married the next yr (although that marriage lasted just a little longer than his couplehood with SJP, it, too, fizzled out by the mid-2000s).

There was numerous drama surrounding their union and the following breakup, though current fans won't recall what went down. Fortunately, the internet holds every celebrity's secrets, and so they were not too laborious to track down.

In truth, SJP has been beautiful open about her previous with Downey Jr., regardless that she does not seem to keep in touch with the Marvel mega-star these days. Robert is arguably the most crucial actor in the MCU, but after all, Sarah Jessica has her personal 'SATC' universe to worry about.

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Sarah Jessica Parker, who fans know has been married to Matthew Broderick since 1997, hadn't but transform a star on 'Sex and the City' when she met Downey Jr. As some fans may recall, Iron Man himself had some personal and substance problems in the '80s and early '90s. And in reality, that is some of the riding causes behind the previous couple's break up.

The two of them met on the set of the film 'Firstborn' in 1984, recapped InStyle, and their relationship used to be utterly lovable from day one. After handiest two months of relationship, the pair moved in in combination in Los Angeles. Sarah Jessica later recalled that she and Robert would throw water balloons at their well-known neighbors, who would then turn the hose on the young couple.

Their promising young relationship fell apart after virtually eight years, according to SJP's feedback about the breakup, when Robert's private problems drove them aside. In an interview years later, he admitted that regardless that SJP attempted, she could not save him from his own dangerous choices. Robert elaborated that the actress just wasn't the partying type, and when he couldn't get his act in combination, the relationship disintegrated.

But in later interviews, where she mirrored at the relationship, Sarah Jessica acknowledged that Downey taught her find out how to love and that their years in combination have been some of the most "adventurous" and "important" of her life. For Downey's phase, he eventually got his act together and made a comeback as Iron Man.

Today, every half of the former high-profile couple has 3 kids, SJP with her hubby Matthew and RDJ two with his present wife, Susan, and one with his ex Deborah. The two have met up in the years since their split, and RDJ in reality met Parker's husband and mentioned he respects him and is excited for the couple.

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