Minnie Driver says she was 'completely subjugated' during 1990s romance with Matt Damon
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMinnie Driver has said social media would have helped her tell her side of the story in the 1990s when she faced scrutiny about her personal life and work.
The 54-year-old British actress shot to fame after her Oscar-nominated role in 1997's Good Will Hunting, in which her character Skylar dated Matt Damon's character Will.
The pair went on to date in real life before Damon announced he was single during an Oprah Winfrey interview in 1998. Speaking to Kirsty Young on BBC Radio 4's podcast Young Again, she recalled how she was "completely subjugated" and "defined" by her relationship with Damon. "Like when we look at it now, it's completely absurd and there was no recourse," she said. "There was no social media.
There was no way of, like, you can make a video where people could connect with who you actually are." Asked if she thinks it is better now that you can amplify your own voice on social media, she said: "I do, yes.
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