Credit: Kurt Iswarienko (photographer), Alison Prato (writer)
Unfortunately for him, the gossip rag chatter and Internet coverage didn’t stop with his ex-wife: In February, Ryan was involved in a he said-she said breakup with the aforementioned Abbie Cornish. It was not a clean split: Her publicist released a statement that said she broke up with him and moved out of their Los Angeles home. The next day, his publicist released a statement that he broke up with her and asked her to move out.
Not wanting to reveal the details of their relationship, Ryan does offer some broad strokes: “Those things are tricky, man. In this business, it’s like, I don’t know how people make it work—and they don’t for the most part. You can cite very few examples of people who do. Very few. It’s a challenge. There are long periods of separation, and there’s lots of interference and speculation. It just makes it hard.” Adding insult to gossip fodder, the paparazzi have been relentless ever since he first stepped out with Reese. “In L.A. they are awful,” Ryan says of the paps. “I don’t understand. I am not Brad Pitt. I am not one of the biggest stars in the business. But for some reason they have it out for me.” Some people buy motorcycles because they’re fun to ride; Ryan bought his so that when the photographers chase him, he can lose them in traffic. “My mother hates it. She said, ‘You promised me you would never ride motorcycles.’ I’m like, ‘Mom, if I need to go to a doctor’s appointment, and I don’t want it written about …’”
But it’s not only Ryan the scummy photographers are after: It’s his kids. “I live in fear of the day my daughter searches her name [online],” he says, shaking his head in disgust. “She could see her entire life, from baby until 10 years old. I understand that there’s this curiosity, ‘Let’s see how the famous people made a child!’ But it’s incredibly creepy. Reese and I were really great at explaining all that stuff to them—they will never touch them or hurt them, and that the reason they’re pursuing us is because a picture of Mommy is worth a lot of money.” He breaks into a proud smile. “Our kids are brilliant, they’ve lived with it long enough. They’ve seen billboards of Mom on Sunset.”
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