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Dina Eastwood Feared She Ended Her Marriage With Clint Eastwood After Helping Crash His Car

Actor Clint Eastwood separated from his wife of 17 years Dina Eastwood, who he shares one daughter with. Although Dina has asserted their divorce was unexpected, there was one mistake she did that she felt doomed their marriage much earlier.
Dina Eastwood was terrified of Clint Eastwood after an acquaintance of hers crashed his car
Clint Eastwood posing with ex-wife Dina Eastwood at the "J. Edgar" opening night gala during AFI FEST 2011.

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When the two were together, Dina typically spoke fondly about her relationship with the Oscar-winner. The pair first met while Dina was still working as a news anchor. According to an interview Eastwood did with Carmel, they hit it off instantly. Their chemistry was so apparent that an acquaintance of Dina’s even joked about seeing marriage in their future.

“So anyway, we got along really well and I guess we flirted a little bit because she took the film back to KSBW and one of her associates said, ‘You’re going to marry him.’ Then we were attending a function out at Spanish Bay and [one of the hosts] said, ‘Do you mind sitting with Dina Ruiz?’ I said, ‘No! Not at all!’ We ended up holding hands and doing all that kind of nonsense and then we started dating and we’re still dating,” Eastwood said.
They married in 1996, and according to Dina, enjoyed a very easy and non-confrontational relationship after exchanging wedding vows.
“There was no taming to be done!” she once told Daily Beast. “We’ve had a zero-resistance relationship—no drama. We were naturally drawn to each other and have never broken up or had affairs.”
At the time, the closest Dina came to fretting over their relationship was a mishap she had with Eastwood’s car. Dina became a huge fan of the band Overtone, who was just beginning to make a name for themselves back then. She was so taken by the group that she actively tried supporting their career by helping them secure a marriage. While taking a trip with the band, Dina left Eastwood’s Mercedes running in a parking lot. A band member hopped into the car to take a picture, and ended up accidentally crashing the vehicle. Dina was shaken by what the accident might’ve meant for her marriage with the Dirty Harry star.

“I was terrified of Clint at that point,” she said. “I thought my marriage was over. I called him and calmly explained I’d be on the next flight home and would call the whole Overtone thing off, but he was great. He had it towed and had his production company bring us another rental. That’s how sweet the guy is.”
Dina Eastwood never thought she and Clint Eastwood would divorce

Although the minor car crash didn’t affect their marriage, eventually their 17-year-long relationship did come to an end.
“I never thought it would happen to me. Nobody does,” she once said according to ABC News.
She also confided that she was having a very difficult time going through the divorce, crying for days at a time. She figured the separation would be a somewhat smoother process, but she was surprised by how hard it turned out to be.
“Stuff started happening in the spring that threw me for a loop. I had no clue that there would ever be any kind of turbulence or bizarre things occur. I thought it would just be really cool, that we’d live in the same town and go to the same place to have a drink. I didn’t get it,” Dina said.
Dina further asserted that a small part of her might’ve been hoping for a reconciliation with Eastwood.

“I think maybe a part of me was holding out, like ‘What are we doing here?’ Then there have been some definite signs that we’re not going to get back together so let’s move on amicably is my opinion, but I think there is a mental chokehold on you when you don’t have something in place that shows you are definitely apart,” she said.

However, the divorce didn’t change how Dina felt about the Rawhide actor as a person.
“He’s lovely, he hasn’t done much. It’s other people around him have done things that have blown me away and again my future ex-husband has done nothing [wrong],” she said. “He’s probably the sweetest guy I’ve ever met. He is the sweetest, he is a loving, kind, low-key person so my intuition was still great on marrying a good person.”

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Clint Eastwood Refused to Take Directorial Credit for 1 Movie Despite Taking Over the Chair Due to His Frustration With the Writer

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Clint Eastwood is a veteran actor and director with a plethora of movies to his name.
The legendary actor once directed almost an entire movie alongside starring in it, without taking credit for his work.
While this happened due to Richard Tuggle proving to be a ‘slow writer,’ Eastwood was once at the receiving end of some hard words from Italian director Segio Leone.

Clint Eastwood has had quite an iconic career over the years, having starred in a range of notable roles. Alongside his acting career, Eastwood has also created quite a career as a movie director. Having so many credits to his name, Eastwood once directed the movie without even taking credit for his work!
Back in 1984, the director starred in the role of Wes Block in Tightrope. As per the reports, the actor had to step up his directing game and sit in the director’s chair for a while. The harrowing thing is that Clint Eastwood didn’t even take credit for the job.
Clint Eastwood in Cry Macho'

Clint Eastwood in Cry Macho’
Clint Eastwood Didn’t Even Take Credit For Directing A Movie!
Back in 1984, Richard Tuggle wrote and directed Tightrope. Starring Clint Eastwood in the lead role of Wes Block, the movie was received with average ratings and an average box office collection. The movie was quite an R-rated adventure and Eastwood even went as far as to get naked on-screen.
Clint Eastwood in Tightrope (1984)Clint Eastwood in Tightrope (1984)
As per The New Yorker Magazine, Eastwood was forced to take charge as a director because he found that the writer/director Richard Tuggle was a very slow writer. The veteran actor shot and directed most of the movie but, he didn’t take credit for directing the film.
On the other hand, veteran director Sergio Leone had several complaints and insults for Clint Eastwood. With Eastwood becoming famous for starring in The Dollars Trilogy, director Sergio Leone worked with Eastwood in bringing Western spaghetti to Hollywood. After working with the veteran actor in three films, Leone had some harsh words to say about the veteran actor despite finding fame.
Sergio Leone Had Some Harsh Words For Clint Eastwood
Portraying the role of Man With No Name in The Dollars Trilogy, Sergio Leone and Eastwood had quite the time of their lives while shooting the trilogy. After parting ways, Leone told American Film in an interview that Eastwood acted like he was made out of marble.
“Robert De Niro throws him­self into this or that role, putting on a personality the way someone else might put on his coat, naturally and with ele­gance, while Clint Eastwood throws himself into a suit of armor and lowers the visor with a rusty clang.”
He further continued,
“East­wood moves like a sleepwalker between explosions and hails of bullets, and he is always the same — a block of marble. Bobby, first of all, is an actor. Clint, first of all, is a star. Bobby suffers, Clint yawns.”
In the end, Eastwood proved himself to be a remarkable actor and director with a plethora of movies to his name. The actor was last seen in Cry Macho and has no upcoming projects announced at the moment.

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Amy Aquino, Adrienne C. Moore, Cedric Yarbrough, Chikako Fukuyama & Onix Serrano Called For Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror No. 2’

The movie follows Justin Kemp, played by Nicholas Hoult, who while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma — one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict–or free–the wrong killer. Eastwood is producing under his Malpaso banner in addition to directing off of Jonathan Abrams’ screenplay. The pic is currently shooting in Georgia.
Also part of the ensemble are Toni Collette (prosecutor), Gabriel Basso (accused), Zoey Deutch (Kemp’s wife), Leslie Bibb (juror), Chris Messina (public defender), and Kiefer Sutherland (Kemp’s AA sponsor).
Also producing for Malpaso are Tim Moore and Jessica Meier, and Dichotomy’s Adam Goodman & Matt Skiena. EPs are Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and David M. Bernstein.
Aquino starred as Lt. Grace Billets in the Amazon series Bosch. Her TV credits include The Good Fight, Being Human, Glee, Big Love, ER, Everybody Loves Raymond, Crossing Jordan, Felicity, and Brooklyn Bridge. She is repped by Greene Talent and Skrzyniarz & Mallean.
Moore is best known for her NAACP Image Award-nominated role Black Cindy on the Netflix hit series Orange Is the New Black. Additional series credits include Pretty Hard Cases, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Search Party. Film credits include the Tim Story/New Line hit Shaft and DC/Warner Bros. animated Wonder Woman: Bloodlines. She is repped by Frontline Management and A3.
Yarbrough stars in the AMC series Lucky Hank and can currently be seen the Judd Apatow comedy Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain available now on Peacock. Up next for Yarbrough is the Netflix feature Unfrosted directed by and starring Jerry Seinfeld. Yarbrough is repped by Greenlight Management and The Gersh Agency.
Born and raised in Japan, Fukuyama recently played Aya in the Netflix release of Blade of the 47 Ronin.  She spent her childhood acting on the stage, is well-known in Japan for her time on the hit Netflix reality show Terrace House: Aloha State. Fukuyama is repped by Circle of 10 Talent and Gregg Edwards Management.
Serrano’s credits include the series Gordita Chronicles on Max and a recurring role on Fantasy Island on Fox. The actor is repped by 22 Talent and The Park Noack Agency.

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Clint Eastwood promises to watch Indian movie ‘Jigarthanda Double X’

The team of Tamil movie Jigarthanda Double X can’t keep calm as legendary actor-director Clint Eastwood promised to watch their film.
Karthik Subbaraj’s directorial Jigarthanda Double X, starring Raghava Lawrence and SJ Suryah, is a tribute to Clint Eastwood and Satyajit Ray.
Surprisingly, Eastwood’s team that maintains his X profile recently reacted to a fan’s tweet and confirmed that the actor is aware of the Tamil film and will watch it once he wraps up his upcoming film Juror No. 2.
“Dear @RealTheClint We are Indians We made a Tamil movie called Jigarthanda Double X. Its available in Netflix. We have given u a great tribute in the whole movie. We made some animated scenes like u in ur young age. Please watch it once u get some time,” read the tweet by a fan of the movie. Clint’s team replied: “Hi. Clint is aware of this movie and he states he will get to it upon Completion of his New Film. Juror 2. Thank You.”

The particular tweet by Eastwood’s team has left Jigarthanda Double X cast and crew extremely happy.
Taking to X, Karthik Subbaraj wrote: “Wowww….. Feeling So Surreal!! The Legend #ClintEastwood is AWARE of #JigarthandaDoubleX & gonna watch it soon… [?] This film is my heartfelt dedication to @RealTheClint on behalf of Millions of his Fans in India…Can’t wait to hear what he thinks of the film once he does…. Thanks a lot@Vijay70269050 and all #JigarthandaXX fans on twitter who reached out to the man himself & making this happen…. Feeling Blessed.”
SJ Suryah, who played the role of Ray Dasan in the film, thanked Clint Eastwood for the acknowledgement. He wrote: “Thx a lot sirrrrrrrrr we are very happy that this movie reached U. my self and @offl_Lawrence we r die hard fan of U sir & our director @karthiksubbaraj sir is maddest die hard fan of U sir (sic).”
Raghava Lawrence also reacted to the post.
“Thx a lot sirrrrrrrrr we are very happy that this movie reached U. My self and @iam_SJSuryah, we r die hard fans of U sir & our director @karthiksubbaraj sir is maddest die hard fan of U sir @RealTheClint,” he wrote.
Jigarthanda Double X pays tributes not just to Clint Eastwood and Satyajit Ray but also Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. The film is currently streaming on Netflix.

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