"It was a crazy love affair": The Forgotten Uma Thurman-Gary Oldman Marriage Before She Met Tarantino

"It Was a Mistake": Unveiling Uma Thurman and Gary Oldman's Forgotten Love Affair

Before she was slicing and dicing her way through Tarantino's cinematic universe, Uma Thurman was part of a love story that seems more Hollywood fairy tale than anything. Or maybe more like a Hollywood nightmare? "It was a mistake," Thurman confessed years later, as reported by Vanity Fair.

Thurman and Oldman: A Love Story Made in Hollywood Chaos

The couple reportedly met back in 1989, and, either through Sean Penn's introduction or a casual visit to a movie set, love blossomed. Uma was just 19, and Gary was 31. Ah, the infamous age gap! To add some spice, Gary had just split from Lesley Manville, finalizing their divorce in the same year he married Thurman.

Thurman would later label it "a crazy love affair" that had to end, according to the same Vanity Fair piece. A friend noted she changed during their relationship, becoming more serious and maybe a bit darker.

The Post-Oldman Era: Uma's Ascend to Tarantino's Muse

Two years after the divorce, Thurman had her breakout moment in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. Did her previous love escapade shape her into Tarantino's muse? We'll leave that to the film historians. Friends did say that Thurman seemed to regain her youthful aura post-divorce, preparing her for the roles that would make her an icon.

The Gary Oldman chapter is often left unread in the book of Uma's life, but it's an essential page. Gary Oldman, who later confessed to LA Times about his struggles with alcoholism during that time, said, "I used to sweat vodka." Maybe it was sweat, vodka, or a blend of both that marked the end of their love story. As Oldman aptly said in a 2014 Playboy interview, "Look, relationships are very, very hard."

Where Are They Now: Love Lives, Forgiven and Forgotten

Oldman would go on to marry three more times. Thurman found love again too, first with Ethan Hawke, with whom she shares two children, and then with French businessman Arpad Busson. Thurman is currently seeing Bloomberg Media CEO Justin B. Smith.

So, as we toast to past loves and lessons learned, let's remember the forgotten chapters in Hollywood romances. Because whether it's a "crazy love affair" or a "mistake," these early relationships shape the stars in ways we can only begin to understand.

(Several parts of the text in this article, including the title, were generated with the help of an AI tool.)