‘Say Anything’ star Ione Skye reveals she slept with John Cusack in new memoir — and he wasn’t happy

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new memoir, “Say Everything,” that she had sex with her “Say Anything” co-star John Cusack years after the 1989 teen rom-com.“I had to get it out of my system,” she wrote in the book.Skye confirmed that her hookup with Cusack, 58, happened after her 1999 divorce from her first husband, Adam Horowitz.Cusack read a draft of Skye’s memoir, she said, and he texted her, “You made the experience sound so meh!

It wasn’t ‘meh’ for me.”“I was like, ‘I’m telling a story, and it was more about how all of our chemistry was in our working together and stimulating each other’s minds, not sleeping together!'” Skye told People.“I felt a little bad, but, oh well,” she added.In her book, Skye said that she and Cusack had crushes on each other while filming “Say Anything,” but they never physically acted on their feelings on the movie’s set.Directed by Cameron Crowe, “Say Anything” follows the romance between two high school students, one the class valedictorian (Syke) after their graduation.

The cast also includes John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Pamela Adlon and Jason Gould.Cusack has a famous scene in the film when his character, Lloyd Dobler, holds a boombox over his head outside Diane Court’s (Skye) house to win her back,In 2020, Cusack appeared on “Today” and was asked if he minds still being asked about the boombox scene by fans.“Yeah, but they come up about other things too,” Cusack said.