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Minnie Driver Opens Up About 'Devastating' 1998 Oscars Experience

Driver's comment on a resurfaced clip reveals her heartbreak as ex-boyfriend Matt Damon accepted an Oscar shortly after their breakup.

  • Minnie Driver recently commented on a resurfaced clip from the 1998 Oscars, explaining her 'devastated' expression as ex-boyfriend Matt Damon accepted an award for 'Good Will Hunting'.
  • Damon had ended their relationship a few weeks prior to the event and attended the Oscars with a new girlfriend.
  • Driver and Damon's relationship and subsequent breakup were highly publicized, with Damon announcing their split on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show'.
  • Driver has since reflected on the relationship and breakup, describing it as a 'sweet love affair' with a 'combustible ending'.
  • Both Driver and Damon have moved on, with Driver celebrating her five-year anniversary with filmmaker Addison O'Dea and Damon married to Luciana Barroso since 2005.
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