This Might Be Why Julia Roberts And Lyle Lovett Got Divorced

Publish date: 2023-12-27

The marriage between Wonder star Julia Roberts and "Cowboy Man" singer Lyle Lovett sadly did not last and, in 1995, the two split after almost two years together. This did not come as a surprise to many since there were frequent rumors surrounding the couple who were rarely seen together, such as the "scandal" of Roberts seen dancing with co-star Ethan Hawke.

That, coupled with the fact that the pair still owned separate homes — Roberts' in New York and Lovett's in Texas — made it appear that their marriage was in trouble. Lovett admitted their unusual circumstances, telling People in 1993, "We've never gone more than a week without seeing each other since we got married, but before that we'd never spent more than seven days together" (via Mirror UK). 

While the two were unable to spend much time together, they did not end on bad terms. Roberts told the Los Angeles Times later that year, "It's actually ridiculously amicable. You'd think people who could be that nice to each other would probably be a couple, but it just sort of wasn't the way it was intended to be." Even years later, in 1999, the Eat Pray Love star defended their short-lived marriage to the New York Daily News, saying it was "never a mistake. Too many great things came out of it." Lovett went on to date April Kimble and Roberts married husband Danny Moder in 2002. Yet Lovett and Roberts will always have a "great shared experience" neither appears to regret. 

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