{"id":6735,"date":"2023-12-13T11:46:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T15:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/?p=23287"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:03:17","slug":"matt-damons-kept-winona-ryder-romance-off-the-radar-and-now-doesnt-date-celebrities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2023\/12\/13\/matt-damons-kept-winona-ryder-romance-off-the-radar-and-now-doesnt-date-celebrities\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Damon kept Winona Ryder romance off the radar and now doesn&#8217;t date &#8216;celebrities&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Matt Damon and Winona Ryder were one of the most adored couples in the late 90s. However, the end of their approximately two-year romance made Matt decide to never date another celebrity again. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid their other high-profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/tag\/celebrity-couples\/\">celebrity couples<\/a>, many fans have forgotten about Matt Damon and Winona Ryder&#8217;s romance in the late 90s. The two dated each other for nearly two years and broke up in 2000. The actor&#8217;s breakup with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/2023\/11\/23\/stranger-things-star-was-so-rambunctious-they-were-asked-to-leave-school-three-times\/\">Stranger Things star<\/a> came after another public breakup with his Good Will Hunting co-star Minnie Driver. Two back-to-back failed romances with high-profile women made the now father of four decide to give updating another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/tag\/celebrity\/\">celebrity<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matt-damon-and-winona-ryder-began-dating-in-the-late-90s\">Matt Damon and Winona Ryder began dating in the late 90s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Legend has it that it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/2023\/10\/10\/gwyneth-paltrows-pr-steps-in-after-she-carelessly-uses-oscar-as-a-doorstop\/\">Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a> who had introduced Matt and Winona to each other. The Ironman actress was dating Matt&#8217;s best friend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/tag\/ben-affleck\/\">Ben Affleck<\/a> at the time. Their romance became known to the public after the Jason Bourne star announced his single status in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/2023\/10\/02\/oprah-winfreys-weight-loss-and-feelings-over-ozempic-in-her-own-words\/\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a> in 1998 implicating he and Good Will Hunting co-star Minnie Driver had broken up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then began making public appearances with none other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/2023\/10\/21\/johnny-depps-deep-love-for-co-star-took-his-soul-away-when-they-split\/\">Johnny Depp&#8217;s famous ex<\/a> Winona Ryder. Despite multiple sightings and several paparazzi photos, the two kept mom about their relationship to media and fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They kept the details of their romance fairly private and following their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/2023\/12\/11\/golden-globes-2024-the-barbenheimer-battle-isnt-over-yet\/\">Golden Globes<\/a> appearance together in 2000, the two parted ways for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SEE<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/2023\/12\/12\/travis-kelces-one-major-move-shows-settling-down-plans-with-taylor-swift\/\">Travis Kelce\u2019s one major move shows \u2018settling down\u2019 plans with Taylor Swift<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matt-vowed-to-never-date-another-celebrity-again\">Matt vowed to never date another celebrity again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a 2004 interview with Sydney&#8217;s&nbsp;Sunday Magazine (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/matt-damon-gives-upon-dating-celebrities-wbna5808823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">per<\/a> Today), the now 53-year-old actor said: &#8220;These days I definitely only date, as we say, \u2018civilians.'&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also told Playboy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/matt-damon-decided-only-date-163000438.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">per<\/a> Instyle via Yahoo) later he liked the normal lifestyle which not dating celebrities allowed him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The actor said: \u201cI don\u2019t think I could fall in love with a celebrity right now, because it would mean changing my lifestyle, and I like that my lifestyle feels normal to me most of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/2004\/07\/19\/the-two-faces-of-matt\/e14ed115-bc56-404b-a298-7771d0001568\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">told<\/a> the Washington Post how dating celebrities magnified the part of stardom that he did not like. &#8220;It kind of magnifies exponentially the whole part of this thing that I don\u2019t like, and that really gets in the way of doing my job and interferes with the life part of life,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt met and married his wife Luciana Barroso shortly after his above-mentioned confessions. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CyUArRyJMj7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Movie Shmood (@movieshmood)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matt-s-ex-girlfriend-and-co-star-minnie-driver-makes-headlines\">Matt&#8217;s ex-girlfriend and co-star Minnie Driver makes headlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It was Matt&#8217;s ex, Minnie Driver&#8217;s, recent comment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/tag\/instagram\/\">Instagram<\/a> which sparked discussions about his romance with Winona. It was after a fan page posted a clip from the 1998 Oscars which showed Matt and Ben winning an award for Good Will Hunting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clip shows Ben giving a winning speech on the Oscar stage as a gleaming Matt stands next to him. A side-by-side view clip showed Minnie looking very sad despite a big win for her movie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a fan asked why she looked so sad. The actress candidly replied: &#8220;Matt had ended our relationship a few weeks before this, and was at the Oscars with his new gf\u2026 I was devastated.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In hindsight, she wishes she had enjoyed that moment more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritytidbit.com\/2023\/12\/10\/jada-pinkett-smith-almost-didnt-attend-the-oscars-event-that-saved-her-marriage\/\">Jada Pinkett Smith almost didn\u2019t attend the Oscars event that \u2018saved her marriage\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Damon and Winona Ryder were one of the most adored couples in the late 90s. However, the end of their approximately two-year romance made Matt decide to never date another celebrity again. Amid their other high-profile celebrity couples, many fans have forgotten about Matt Damon and Winona Ryder&#8217;s romance in the late 90s. 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