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Sarah Jessica Parker’s 7 Tough Years With Robert Downey Jr: Romance Rewind
They looked like the ultimate iconic 1980s couple, but behind closed doors Sarah Jessica Parker was trying to help Robert Downey Jr battle his demons
While the romance included iconic 1980s outfits, great film roles and glamorous parties, it was also seven years of heartache, addiction, fear and stress, with the clean-living Sex and the City star telling the New Yorker in 2023 that the relationship made her “feel like a parent at the age off 22.” Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. in 1991Tom Wargacki/WireImageBoth parties are probably grateful that their relationship pre-dated social media and the explosion of the internet in general, since we can only imagine the amount of discussion it would generate now, but when they were together, they regularly stepped out at red carpet events. Many years on from their split — and with Downey Jr. now maintaining a life of sobriety and enjoying major critical and commercial success in movies like Iron Man and Oppenheimer — she has spoken about their relationship in a number of interviews, and it’s clear it was a hugely challenging time for them both.
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