Little is known about Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin’s low-key eight-year romance, which ended as Kunis' star power began to grow.
The two dated from 2002 to 2011, during which time Kunis' career took off and Culkin took a self-imposed retirement from acting. When it came to their relationship, both actors were tight-lipped and preferred to keep details to themselves.
Now almost a decade later, Kunis is finally speaking out about their relationship and opened up to friend Dax Shepard on his podcast about their messy split. Kunis told Shepard that it was “a horrible, horrible breakup,” candidly saying, “I f—– up.”
Read on for a look into their secretive relationship and breakup.
Her “Steady Rock”
Kunis and Culkin were first linked when she was 18 and theHome Aloneactor was 21. They went on to date for most of Kunis’s 20s, and the actress admitted near the end of their relationship that it shaped her life. Appearing on the cover ofWomen’s Healthin 2009, Kunis gave a rare insight into their relationship at the time.
“We grew up together,” Kunis said. “You find a steady rock in your life and that’s all you need. We have our ups and downs, but work through them.”
Macaulay Culkin (left) and Mila Kunis.Chris Polk/FilmMagic
His “Abnormal” Fans
The two worked hard to keep their relationship private, a trend they both continue now with their current partners, but Kunis admitted that his fame was weird to work around. The actress appeared onThe Howard Stern Showin 2016 where she opened up about what it was like going out in public with him.
“He was huge. You couldn’t walk down the street with him,” Kunis told Stern. “He always had this weird attraction, like fans just screamed when they saw him. They didn’t know how to react. It wasn’t like a normal response to a celebrity. Fans responded in a very abnormal way to him.”
Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone.20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
Culkin inHome Alone
Their “Amicable” Split
After 8 years together, news broke in early 2011 that the two had split quietly. Kunis was in the midst of promoting her critically acclaimed role inBlack Swanat the time and didn’t comment on the split, but a representative confirmed the news.
“The split was amicable, and they remain close friends,” her rep told Page Six at the time.
But Kunis Admits She “F—– up” the Breakup
Despite her rep stating that it was amicable, Kunis told Dax Shepard on his podcastArmchair Expertthat it was “a horrible, horrible breakup,” candidly saying, “I f—–up.”
“I was an a—— in my 20s and I’ll be the first to admit it. And that’s something that took me a long time to come out and be like, ‘Yeah, you know what, I was a d—,’ and accept it and I own it now,” she said.
Mila Kunis (left) and Macaulay Culkin.Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
The mother of two continued, “And it’s f—– up what I did. It’s f—– up what I did and it’s f—– up how I did it. When I got to be a single I said, ‘I just need to figure myself out.’ I genuinely need to know why I did what I did, and, like, regroup myself as a human being.”
Shepard asked, “Have you forgiven yourself?”
It seems both actors have recovered well and moved on with happy relationships.
The actress married Ashton Kutcher in July 2015. The couple shares two children, daughter Wyatt Isabelle, 3; and sonDimitri Portwood, 19 months.
Ashton Kutcher (left) and Mila Kunis.Splash News Online
Culkin is now dating former Disney Channel actress Brenda Song. The pair werefirst spotted out togetherin July 2017, grabbing dinner at Craig’s in Los Angeles. The next month, Song posted a group photo to Instagram in which she posed alongside Culkin.
source: people.com
