Josh Brolin is still answering for his past.
As you may remember, the 50-year-old actor was arrested back in 2004 after an incident involving his wife at the time, Diane Lane, who called the police saying Brolin had hit her. Even though Diane did not press charges and said she didn’t want him arrested, the cops still took him into custody as that’s typical protocol. The case was later dropped.
Diane and Josh didn’t divorce until 2013.
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When asked about his longtime relationship (he is now married to his former assistant, Kathryn Boyd), The Goonies star explained to The New York Times:
“I loved Diane. I loved being a father figure to her daughter. It just wasn’t attainable, and in that hero mentality, you get exhausted, and then when you get exhausted, you get resentful, and then all that stuff comes out. So I feel bad that I didn’t have the presence of mind or the maturity or whatever to understand that early on.”
As for the arrest specifically — which Diane has chosen not to speak about — the celeb explained:
“God, I’ve never been so careful with my words. Ever. Maybe in all 50 years. And there’s no reason for me to be other than there’s no explaining it. Do you know what I mean? The only person who can explain that would be Diane, and she’s chosen not to, so I’m O.K. with that.”
He admitted that he used to try to explain to the world what happened that night, but he doesn’t want to do that any longer… especially in the midst of the #MeToo movement.
Brolin said of his change in behavior:
“I was more reactive, I was more, ‘People need to know the truth.’ Whatever I say is going to sound like compensation for a perpetrator. I’ve gotten to a place where all that matters is that I have control over my behavior, and at that time, it was a little more chaotic.”
As stated, Diane declined comment for the story.
[Image via Apega/WENN.]
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