John Malkovich Opens Up About His Shocking Affair with Michelle Pfeiffer
SCANDAL REVEALED: John Malkovich Spills Tea on Sizzling Affair with Michelle Pfeiffer
The tantalizing tale of a Hollywood romance that rocked the industry over three decades ago has finally been revealed by one of its key players, John Malkovich. The 71-year-old Oscar-winning actor has broken his silence on his explosive affair with the ravishing Michelle Pfeiffer, which led to the downfall of their marriages and sparked years of speculation.
The drama unfolded in 1988 while filming the Oscar-winning film "Dangerous Liasons," where Malkovich played the dashing Vicomte de Valmont opposite Pfeiffer's virtuous Madame de Tourvel. Their on-screen chemistry was undeniable, but it soon spilled over into real life. The steamy romance led to the end of Malkovich's six-year marriage to actress Glenne Headly and Pfeiffer's seven-year union with Peter Horton.
In a candid interview with the Fashion Neurosis podcast, Malkovich reflected on the affair that cost him more than he bargained for. "It's not something I've ever really talked about," he said, adding, "Put it in this way, in the work I do, you make emotional bonds with people very quickly. That's part of the work. Very rarely, those bonds extend beyond the work."
Malkovich confessed that his relationship with Pfeiffer began as a deep friendship, but eventually crossed a line from which there was no return. "I think I've learned over the course of my life that a great colleague is actually rarer than anything," he mused. "And when that relationship becomes more than collegial or more than a friendship - even a profound friendship - then at least in my experience, and it might be my particular psychology or stupidity or ineptness or all of the above... you lose a great colleague."
The actor went on to draw a poignant contrast between his ill-fated romance with Pfeiffer and his enduring collaboration with Lithuanian actress Ingeborga Dapkunaite. The two have worked together since the early 1990s and remain close friends, never crossing the line into romantic territory.
As for Pfeiffer, she has remained tight-lipped about the affair all these years, fueling speculation and rumors that have swirled around the industry. Her representative at thescholarlynote.com declined to comment on the matter.
The aftermath of the affair saw both Malkovich and Pfeiffer's marriages crumble. Headly went on to marry musician Byron McCulloch in 1990 and the couple remained together until her untimely death from complications related to a pulmonary embolism in 2017, at the age of 62.
Pfeiffer, meanwhile, split from Horton in 1990 and married TV producer David E. Kelley two years later. The couple has two children together.
Malkovich's current partner is Italian production designer Nicoletta Peyran, whom he met on a film set in the 1980s. They share two children together and have been inseparable for over three decades.
This bombshell revelation comes as a shocking twist to the long-held rumors and speculation surrounding the affair. For years, Malkovich had brushed off questions about his relationship with Pfeiffer, once famously remarking, "It's hard to believe Michelle Pfeiffer ever said hello to me." The cat is finally out of the bag, and it seems that Malkovich has come clean about the sizzling romance that left a trail of heartbreak in its wake.
The question on everyone's lips now is: what next for these two Hollywood icons? Will they be speaking publicly about their past love anytime soon? Only time will tell.
