Dennis Quaid Hits Back At Meg Ryan Over Adultery Talk

Dennis Quaid is fighting back after ex-wife Meg Ryan talked about his old cheating ways with In Style magazine. While speaking of her affair with Russell Crowe at the end of her marriage that made huge news, Ryan told the magazine,

"It was a great story. But what wasn't in the story was the reality of my marriage for nine years. Dennis was not faithful to me for a long time, and that was very painful. I found out more about that once I was divorced."

Now Quaid has hit back in the New York Daily News:

"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."

The pair share joint custody of their son Jack

Comments

[flipflopbird]

Dennis Quaid should be ashamed of himself. He ignores that she is the one who has been blamed for the end of their marriage for eight years. And not once did he do anything to correct that false image. How nice for his son to see his mom vilified unjustly by the media for al those years.
And now that she finally tells her side of the story, he suddenly is upset. He has talked to the media about his divorce many times yet never was man enough to admit to his own sins and let the world believe it was al her fault. Apparently he feels he is allowed to tell his side of the story, but she is not allowed to tell her side of the story.
Meg Ryan in the InStyleInterview makes it clear she does not blame him for their divorce and that they both created that marriage. She even says she wishes him nothing but the best and thinks he is a great dad for their son.
If Dennis Quaid was really that concerned for his son, he would not have badmouthed his ex-wife and he would have admitted to his own sins instead of letting his ex, the mother of his son, be blamed by the media for their divorce for eight years.
Oh, and in case Mr. Quaid missed it: Meg Ryan has a beautiful family of her own. His comments seem like that of a sexist, who has not moved on.

[berrycooda]

Oh...boo hoo D. Quaid....just because you are sooooo happy now doesn't mean the hurt and humiliation
isn't there for M. Ryan....I'm sure your son Jack was aware of an unhappy marriage before.

You just don't want your reputation in the mud now that you have climbed out of the adultery muck.

Why shouldn't M. Ryan write a tell all book....everybody else does who is looking for money and trying to get back in the lime light.

She had a great career before all this mess.....

[gisellestwocents]

Meg was just trying to defend the less than admirable choices that she was vilified for and humiliated as a result of.

She's been on the outside for many years as a result of very human mistakes and she wants her life back; so evidently, she decided that the first step in that process is setting the record straight PUBLICLY. Just as she was humiliated and vilified publicly. It's not that big a deal.

[Looplinker]

Actually apart from Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, who the hell cares?

[TJC]

Why do these people want air their laundry that dried eight years ago. The children do not need to be victims of this publicity stunt. Since the divorce, Quaid has had good things to say about her because she is the mother of a child. The media propbably prodded this out of her anyway. People make mistakes and pay for them....forgive and move on, you are wasting your life on what was and could have been.

[clearthinker2008]

Attention, when a man cheats on you and breaks your heart, leaves you and get hitched to some one else, and brags about their new happiness and tell you to move on. Just do what he says because his life and happiness is all that ever counted. You don't get to feel anything, oh and if 8 years pass you cannot talk about YOUR past because it might tick off the ex husband, can't have that now can we?

[Jaxy]

Hey clearthinker2008:

Great use of sarcasm! As an extension, I propose that everyone aspire to do only the things that render their philandering, narcissistic, morality-challenged ex-partners comfortable... Not!

[GJKBEAR]

Whether he cheated or not, she waited 8 years to say something. It was she who asked for the divorce, anyway - as I understood it. She was hanging around with Russell Crowe and publicaly violating her marriage vows. I never heard of Dennis Quaid doing anything with anyone - so he must have been really, really careful.
Besides - this is between him and her, I have not heard him say a bad word against her. I too, feel sorry for the child they6 share.

[libwingoflibwing]

All I can think is what a difference between Dennis and Lenny Kravitz, who after his divorce took full responsibility for his cheating that caused him to lose the love of his life, Lisa Bonet. Kravitz admitted he had a problem and although he now couldn't undo the past he was determined to change and not be that way in the future. The result is that Lisa and Lenny are good friends and she has healed.

Dennis, give Lenny a call and just listen to him.

Style *is* Substance

[LoyalOpposition]

I usually don't get involved in commenting about the lives of celebrities, but Dennis Quaid should keep his happily married mouth shut. Just because he was once married, unfaithful to, and divorced to Meg Ryan, does not mean that she must still be his dutiful helpmate and deny her right to speak about her life. What Quaid doesn't get, yet, is that relationships are between two people, not solely about one of them, in this case himself. Glad you are living a happy life Dennis, and that you have found the perfect wife who adores you.
And Meg, more power to you! We all make mistakes, and leaving the perfect garden of eden, is a must for grown ups. Be glad that you are the one who has truly moved on, because it is Quaid who remains there, forever a boychild.

[lovechicago]

She's allowed to talk about her past without him assuming that she hasn't moved on or that she's "bashing" him. I've read the whole article in Instyle and she didn't say anything mean about him. Personally, it sounds like he still has a guilty conscience.

[PhDiva]

The rules are that if you screw somebody over, humiliate them, and do it all while they're young so they waste their youth on you, they get to talk about it for as long as they like. You don't get to decide when they're supposed to be "over it." Suck it up, Dennis. You screwed up. She has the right to talk about it.

[AramisMU]

Doesn't me she shouldn't get over it.

[clearthinker2008]

How do you know she hasn't? Taking about something doesn't mean you haven't gotten over it. Then again, who says you have to get over something....the person that has done SOMETHING to you?

[AramisMU]

Sorry. "mean"

[siney]

good rule :)

[iambusto]

here is another one !! Compare Dennis's current wife with Meg and comment :)

http://www.etonline.com/media/photo/2007/11/34848/400_dquaid_kquaid_birth_071108_et.jpg

[Promise]

Meg Ryan is a beautiful person and a very talented actress. She is better off without Quaid and I hope she finds a man who is worthy of her. His comments are cheap; he dismisses his behavior in their marriage by saying that it was a long time ago and that she should have "moved on." Trying to blame her by accusing her of harming their child is another cheap trick.

[pomawg]

Give until it hurts, if he loses we'll feel real pain. Donate: http://www.barackobama.com

[RiseHillary]

What cr*p!

[Kahill]

Seeing that he has not denied anything at all, not sure what he is hitting back at! I am with Meg on this, although for her sake she should probably also move on.

[clearthinker2008]

How do you know she hasn't.

[truthsetsfree]

Truth

Cheating is bad. (period)
If you can't forgive, divorce, don't cheat.

You can't justify your cheating by bringing up indiscretions already forgiven.