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In 1999, the surprise marriage of Billy Bob Thornton and\u00a0Angelina Jolie<\/a>\u00a0grabbed headlines, leaving many astonished.<\/strong>Not only did the couple share a significant 20-year age gap, but they were also both involved with other partners at the time, adding to the intrigue.Among those blindsided was actress\u00a0Laura Dern<\/a>, Billy Bob\u2019s fianc\u00e9e. According to Laura, she learned about her partner\u2019s wedding to Angelina at the same time as the public did, throwing a curveball into her relationship plans.Billy Bob and Laura\u2019s relationship began in 1997, shortly after Laura\u2019s split from Jeff Goldblum and Billy Bob\u2019s ongoing divorce from his fourth wife, Pietra Dawn Cherniak, per E! Online<\/a>. After two years together they were engaged and preparing for a wedding when Billy Bob crossed paths with Angelina on the set of\u00a0Pushing Tin<\/em> in 1999.\"\"Laura Dern and ex-fianc\u00e9 Billy Bob Thornton. Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd. \/ Ron Galella Collection \/ Getty.Their whirlwind romance culminated in a spontaneous wedding in Las Vegas in May 2000, catching Laura off guard. Reflecting on the abrupt turn of events, Laura shared (via InStyle<\/a>): \u201cI left our home to work on a movie, and while I was away, my boyfriend got married, and I\u2019ve never heard from him again.\u201d The situation left her feeling a sense of sudden loss and confusion, with no closure in sight.While Billy Bob has never explicitly acknowledged any wrongdoing, he did express regret in a 2001 interview, stating, per the Mirror<\/a>: \u201cOthers may say that you left our girl and married someone else. But it made me happy and somebody else happy. I\u2019m sorry it caused pain.\u201dAdding an odd twist to the narrative, Laura and Angelina had a prior connection, with Laura having babysat Angelina when they were children, Yahoo<\/a> detailed.\"\"Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton. Credit \/ Steve Granitz \/ WireImage \/ Getty.Laura\u2019s father, Bruce Dern, recalled that time. \u201cJon Voight\u2019s a friend of mine, so I remember Laura babysat one night for Angelina when Angelina was 2 and Laura about 8 \u2026 because Jon and I were doing Coming Home<\/em>,\u201d Bruce said referring to the 1978 movie. \u201cThey were staying over at [director] Hal Ashby\u2019s house, so they asked [Laura] to come over [to watch Angie].\u201dFollowing the breakup, Laura received support from her friend Melissa Etheridge, who recounted helping Laura move out of her shared home with Billy Bob.Speaking with Andy Cohen<\/a>\u00a0on his SiriusFM radio show, Melissa said (via the\u00a0Sun<\/a>): \u201cI was around when Angelina was not doing nice things with Billy Bob to Laura Dern. I went through that on a personal level, and then to know the side of Jennifer and Brad. I helped Laura move out of her house with Billy Bob \u2014 I like broke into their home to get their stuff out because it was so nasty.\u201dIn the aftermath, everyone involved moved forward with their lives. Laura eventually married Ben Harper, with whom she shares two children, and has since been linked to former NBA player Baron Davis.Billy Bob and Angelina divorced in 2002, prompting Billy Bob to retreat from dating celebrities due to privacy concerns. He later married a puppeteer in 2014, trying to seek a quieter life away from the spotlight.What do you think of this situation? Let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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