Meg Ryan’s ex husband is pissed that she dug up all the old dirt surrounding their eight year old divorce in order to promote her new film. Ryan claimed that Dennis Quaid “was not faithful to me for a very long time,” but that she “found out more about that after I was divorced.” Ryan’s divorce from Quaid was often blamed in the press on her relationship with her Proof of Life co-star Russell Crowe, although as many of you pointed out there were rumors of Quaid cheating on Ryan for some time.

Now Quaid is saying that he’s amazed Ryan is still talking about all that and that he finds it hurtful to their son Jack, 16. Quaid says he’s moved on from their divorce and suggests that Ryan is still focusing on the past. He doesn’t exactly deny Ryan’s claims in his statement about it and just harps on the fact that she shouldn’t have said it:

Now Quaid is returning fire.

“It was eight years ago, and I find it unbelievable that Meg continues publicly to rehash and rewrite the story of our relationship,” the actor tells us exclusively. “Also, I find it regrettable that our son, Jack, has to be reminded in a public way of the turmoil and pain that every child feels in a divorce.”

Quaid, who went on to marry real estate agent Kimberly Buffington and have twins last November, adds: “I, myself, moved on years ago and am fortunate to have a happy, beautiful family.”

Meg’s discussion of their marriage has prompted others to fill in some gaps. One source tells us that, under their divorce pact, Quaid’s custody and visitation rights hinged on his sobriety. “Meg came to believe he was drinking again and wanted full physical custody of Jack,” says the source.

Quaid maintains: “Meg and I have always had joint custody of Jack without any stipulations whatsoever.”

[From The NY Daily News]

The News goes on to say that they have sources that state that Meg Ryan’s much talked about trout pout is the result of removing fat from her butt and having it injected into her lips. They also add the detail that Ryan cut her agent’s percentage on her 1999 film On The Ropes from 10% to just 5% of anything she made over $2 million. Do you think Quaid gave those other details to the Daily News in order to make sure he made his ex wife look bad? Both stories are about things that happened before the divorce.

Dennis Quaid is shown at the premiere of “The Express” on 9/25/08. Meg Ryan is shown at the premiere of “The Women” on 9/11/08. Credit: PRPhotos

Meg Ryan’s adulterous relationship with co-star Russell Crowe was big news back in 2000. She broke up with her then-husband Dennis Quaid after nine years of marriage and it was widely believed at the time that her relationship with Crowe hastened the end of her marriage. Ryan has put rest those rumors, saying that it was her husband who was unfaithful first and that he cheated on her for years before she found solace in the buff arms of her Aussie co-star. She also admitted that she ended the relationship with Crowe, as was rumored at the time, because she couldn’t handle another serious relationship. Ryan doesn’t care that she was called a cheater, though, because she says she was finally “free” and she found it “liberating.”

In 2000, Ryan, now 46, famously had a fling with her Proof of Life co-star Russell Crowe; the affair ended her marriage to Quaid (with whom she has a son, Jack, 16).

But she tells the new issue of InStyle (excerpted by Entertainment Tonight), “Dennis was not faithful to me for a very long time, and that was very painful.

“I found out more about that after I was divorced,” she adds.

Of Crowe, she says: “I think he took a big hit. But Russell didn’t break up the marriage. He was definitely there at the end, but it wasn’t his fault. I was a mess. I hurt him too at the end. I couldn’t be in another long relationship, it wasn’t the time for that. So I got out.”

She continues, “My time as a scarlet woman was really interesting. As painful as it was, it was also incredible liberating. Now I was utterly free. I didn’t have to care about what people thought.”

She also says being dubbed “America’s Sweetheart” was stifling at the time.

“It’s an old-fashioned idea, so anachronistic. I understood it was a compliment about being lovable, and it felt nice … but it also felt, after a time, like ideas were being projected onto me that had nothing to do with me,” she says.

“The girl next door to what?” she continues. “I never felt like a very conventional person.”

[From US Weekly]

The way Ryan words this is odd. She says Quaid cheated on her, but she kind of implies she didn’t really know about it until after the divorce. Maybe that’s why she kept quiet about it for so long. She deserves some credit for keeping her silence about it. She got branded a cheater, but her husband was doing the same thing to her and she didn’t tell the press until eight years later.

Ryan’s film The Women is number 7 at the US box office after two weeks and has taken in $20 million. It’s not a very strong showing for the film, and it’s also received very bad reviews, with an only 10% aggregate critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s as good a time to bring up a cheating ex husband as any.

Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe are shown below on 7/12/00, credit: WENN. She is shown with Dennis Quaid in 1998 via TVGuide.com. Meg Ryan is shown in the header on 9/11/08, credit: PRPhotos.

Meg Ryan stars in an upcoming remake of a popular 1939 film, The Women, which also features Annette Benning, Jada Pinkett Smith, Eva Mendes, and Debra Messing. The film is being compared to Sex and The City as it has a cast of well-to-do women in their 30s and 40s and focuses on their relationships. It’s out in the US on September 12 and I look forward to seeing it as the trailer makes it look like a lot of fun.

Ryan, 46, hasn’t had a lot of success in films in the past few years, and she told Hello! Magazine she made a decision to take a hiatus. She has a two year-old girl, Daisy True, she adopted as a baby from China along with a 15 year-old son from her marriage to Dennis Quaid. Ryan talked about growing older in Hollywood and how she hopes her new movie will help open doors for older actresses. She also discussed how many women try to have it all and how difficult that is to manage:

So where have you been, because we haven’t seen you in many movies recently?
“I just made a conscious decision to take a break. I just didn’t feel like working. It’s as simple as that.”

Are you worried about The Women being compared to the Sex and The City movie?
“Not at all. If anything, the success of that movie will help us.”

What message do you hope it will send out to women?
“We hope it will open doors - especially for the 40-plus set in Hollywood.”

Do you think women are better off now than in the Thirties, when the original film was set?
“I think 50 years from now, when we look back on this generation of women who were told that we could have it all and tried to, people are going to go ‘What the hell were they doing?’ It’s so hard, and I think that you have to figrue out some way of keeping all of those capabilities and requirements in your life in balance.

“It’s very hard to be a career person and have a relationship. I didn’t succeed at doing it all. It’s incredibly hard.”

How are you coping with life in your 40s?
“I’m very happy. Turning 40 in Hollywood was definitely something for me but it doesn’t feel like an ending. My interests have expanded and I have never felt more creative than I do right now…”

A critic once said that you would struggle to have a movie career beyond 45. You’re 46 now, so what do you say to that?
“That’s a really old-fashioned idea. It’s so low for someone to have said that. They don’t say that about men, so it’s sexist and horribe.”

So you’ve never been tempted to walk away from movies?
“I may one day, but it won’t be because someone told me to. I alsot think that the demographics of who sees movies have changed.

“Women over 31 want movies that are about them, so there are a lot of big surprises left. The baby-boom generation is getting older and it wants something more satisfying than why the movie-makers expect.”

[From Hello! magazine, print edition, August 28, 2008]

Later in the interview, Ryan addressed how she’s not comfortable with being a celebrity when asked about it. She said “I’m not really comfortable with that level of attention. [as a celebrity]” She also said that she was “aware” that she had a “famous haircut” when asked about her status as an icon in the late 80s and early 90s.

It’s great news to a lot of women past 31 that there are films coming out that include older actresses and address some of the issues we have. We don’t want to keep seeing all those romantic comedies because we’re not in that place in our lives anymore. Good for Ryan for starring in a movie that shows older women and follows in the success of Sex and the City. Hopefully The Women won’t suck and will do well at the box office.

Meg Ryan is shown at the Crystal & Lucy Awards with Annette Bening on 6/17/08. Credit: GL / PR Photos

Matthew Perry was briefly linked with singer/crappy actress Mandy Moore after the two were seen out holding hands on a romantic date together earlier this month. Not much seems to have come of that because there were no further sightings and Moore has seen been seen out with her ex, DJ AM.

Now there’s news that Matthew Perry may also have reconciled with one of his exes, new mom Meg Ryan, right around the same time. The two were first linked this February, and it sounds like they’ve been reacquainted. 38 year-old Matthew and Meg Ryan, 48, had a dinner date at the Chateau Marmont that sounds like it ended with a late night hookup in a romantic hotel suite. They also had another date a little over a week later.

Matthew Perry’s on-again, off-again romance with Meg Ryan appears to be very much on. The couple, who dated earlier this year, met for a late-night dinner date at LA’s Chateau Marmont on November 1, and Matthew even booked at suite at the hotel, says a friend of Meg’s.

“It finally dawned on him that he and Meg have a great connection,” says a friend…

The romance continued the following week, too. On November 10, Matt… and Meg… took in a Swell Season concert at the Wiltern theater in LA.

[From Life and Style, print edition, November 26, 2007]

And while Matthew has been playing the field, dating Mandy and then Meg in quick succession, so has Meg. The former a-lister with the trout pout was seen out on a maybe-date with single Hank Azaria on November 6, which was in between her sleepover and follow-up date with Matthew. Meg was either on a double date with Azaria and another couple, or they were just all together as friends, but the two took pains not to be photographed together as they left the restaurant:

[Meg Ryan and Hank Azaria were] spotted together leaving the exclusive Manhattan restaurant The Waverly Inn on November 6. Meg and Hank dined with NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen and his wife, Suzy Shuster, an ABC Sports sideline reporter.

“As Meg and Hank walked out, he opened the door for her and let her pass,” the eyewitness said. “As soon as she saw a photographer waiting outside, she ducked to the side because she didn’t want to be in the photo.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 26, 2007]

Whatever the case, it looks like both Meg and Matthew have active social lives. Maybe they’re just keeping things casual for now.

Meg Ryan is shown on 10/30/07 at The International Women’s Media Foundation Courage in Journalism Awards. Matthew Perry is shown on 10/13/07 at The Lili Claire Foundation Benefit Dnner and Auction. Thanks to PRPhotos.

Meg Ryan should throw on a bra before she steps out, even if she’s just picking up her kid at daycare. She was photographed sagging and looking beat. She could be quite pretty if she had a proper hairdo and put herself together.

Ryan is going to star in a miniseries for HBO called “The Best Awful,” which is based on one of Carrie Fischer’s novels. She is also appearing in films “In the Land of Women” and action comedy “Homeland Security,” and seems to be making a moderate comeback. All the more reason to put on a bra before she goes out.

She was seen with her nearly two year-old daughter, Daisy, who she adopted from China and originally named Charlotte. Ryan told Oprah that she changed the girl’s name when she was a year old because she didn’t look like a Charlotte.

Pictures from Splash News Online.