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Matt Damon says Hollywood’s ‘ruthless’ nature has taken him away from fatherhood more than he’d like

After decades in the spotlight, Matt Damon is opening up about how Hollywood’s “ruthless” nature has impacted his most important job to date: being a father.

In an interview with GQ, Damon — who stars as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, in Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated film, “The Odyssey” — got candid about the constant uncertainty within the entertainment business and explained the sacrifices that came with it while being a dad to his four daughters.

“There’s less of that kind of young person’s engine of needing to prove something and more about, like, accepting work and doing it on your terms and doing it as precisely and as well as you can. I think about it a lot, especially as my kids are getting older: really trying to be here now,” said Damon, who is dad to Isabella, 19, Gia, 17, and Stella, 15, as well as Alexia, 26, from his wife Luciana’s first marriage. “And it’s hard for me to do that.”

“I think maybe that has to do with my own nature,” he added. “It also has to do with this career where you’re always trying to figure out what’s ahead, because it’s such an uncertain business and a pretty ruthless one. Those kinds of things have conspired to, I think, maybe take me out of where I am, more than I’d like.”

Matt Damon (C) poses with his daughters Stella Damon, Gia Damon and Alexia Barroso upon their arrival for the "Premiere" of the movie "Oppenheimer" at the Grand Rex cinema in Paris on July 11, 2023. — Matt Damon (C) poses with his daughters Stella Damon, Gia Damon and Alexia Barroso upon their arrival for the “Premiere” of the movie “Oppenheimer” at the Grand Rex cinema in Paris on July 11, 2023. AFP via Getty Images

Damon was 18 years old when he took on his first role in Hollywood, a one-line dialogue in the 1980s film, “Mystic Pizza.” His breakthrough role as Will Hunting in “Good Will Hunting” alongside Ben Affleck came in 1997.

“I don’t think either of us stopped for years,” Damon told GQ about himself and Affleck after the release of “Good Will Hunting.” “I mean, I think I worked five straight years, literally out of these two duffel bags that I had. And I traveled everywhere and just literally would go from set to set. And I loved it. It was great. I loved what I was doing. I didn’t want to stop. There’s that insecurity of actors of like, the phone’s going to stop ringing.”

“There’s that list that you hear about, and you never know,” Damon said. “I mean, you know if you’re on it if your phone’s ringing a lot, but you don’t…. There’s no official list, but there is—sometimes you can get a movie greenlit at a studio, but not at another studio, and you’re really aware of that. I’ve always been really aware of that.”

There are some parts of the job, however, that helped him adapt as a father.

“I feel like fatherhood has made my job a lot easier in a lot of ways,” Damon told Fatherly in 2021. “All those emotions that I used to have to reach for are just readily accessible. I don’t have to twist myself into knots to find something—it’s just sitting right there all the time.”

Matt Damon at the ceremony honoring Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Variety via Getty Images

When it comes to chasing roles, Damon said he slowed down significantly over the past decade, as he focused more on being home with his family, as well as working within his production company he founded with Affleck, Artists Equity.

“My youngest is a freshman, and I’ve been through this a few times and I know how quickly these years go,” he told GQ.

However, when the opportunity to take on his latest role in “The Odyssey” arose, he was fully in.

“It’s a little bewildering,” he told GQ. “Because of where the movie business is going, it was a really weird movie for me personally, in the sense that I had almost a nostalgic feeling the entire time I was making it, because it felt like movies were when I started working. And I know that that’s going away. I knew that this was the last chance I was ever going to have to do something like this.”

While Damon has had to navigate the pros and cons to work-life balance as a father, he knows at the end of the day, life moves fast.

“Your kids show up—like that spirit that soul is there, and it’s going to do what it’s going to do,” he said during an appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast. “The nurture part is very important; you’re going to be helping with that, but they really are who they are right away.”

As far as his parental advice?

“Don’t blink,” he told the Kelce brothers.

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Vrai makes the best lab-grown diamond earrings — just ask Taylor Swift

Prepare to polish up real nice.

Giant statement earrings have their time and place — but if you ask me, daintier fine jewelry pieces you can sleep, shower and sweat in are far superior. In addition to being more comfortable than shoulder-dusting styles, these classic studs and drops elevate any outfit and are guaranteed to go with everything in your closet, making them well worth the investment.

One of my favorite sources for this sort of everyday sparkle? Vrai, whose delicate lab-grown diamond designs marry top-tier quality and craftsmanship with a commitment to sustainable production.

A pair of gold chain earrings with diamonds. — Vrai

Pair of oval solitaire diamond stud earrings in yellow gold. — Vrai

“We create diamonds by crystallizing greenhouse gasses in our zero-emission foundry — the world’s first [to be] certified carbon-neutral,” Vrai co-founder and president Mona Akhavi previously told Page Six Style.

“The diamonds are gently grown in plasma reactors powered by 100% renewable energy from the Columbia River, located in America’s beautiful Pacific Northwest — entirely removing the environmental and human toll of mining.”

I’m the proud owner of several pairs of Vrai earrings, including the Linked Tennis Earrings and Solitaire Studs, and have been known to wear them for weeks at a time.

I’m in good company, too; Taylor Swift’s a big fan of the brand, having been spotted multiple times in both aforementioned styles. (She even owns two different sets of the Solitaire Studs — one featuring round brilliant stones like mine, the other with trillion-cut ones.)

Taylor Swift leaving the "Poor Things" premiere in a black outfit and red lipstick. — Swift wore her Linked Tennis Earrings to the NYC premiere of “Poor Things” in 2023. GC Images

A pair of round brilliant cut diamond solitaire stud earrings. — Vrai

A pair of gold Eternity Hoops earrings with a row of diamonds on the front. — Vrai

The 14-time Grammy winner’s particularly fond of the Linked Tennis Earrings, which she’s worn to Chiefs games, movie premieres, dinner dates and even onstage during her Eras Tour.

“As a creator of her own music, career, story and brand, Taylor aligns with Vrai‘s diamond origin and creation process; disrupting expectations through innovation and authenticity,” Akhavi told us last year.

“[Swift] is known for her authentic style that favors self-expression and is full of symbolism — just as Vrai designs are symbolic and meaningful.”

Taylor Swift in a recording studio with a musician playing guitar in the background. — The superstar sported her trillion-cut Solitaire Studs while recording “The Life of a Showgirl.” taylorswift/Instagram

And judging by the fact that my favorite earrings just as beautiful now as the day I bought them, I’d guess Swift’s are still in pristine condition, too.

In fact, I’m optimistic they’ll last for eras to come.

A pair of gold huggie hoop earrings with round diamond drops. — Vrai

A pair of gold Constellation Stud earrings, each with a marquise, an emerald, and a round cut diamond. — Vrai

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Zendaya wears angel wings at ‘The Odyssey’ NYC premiere

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Zendaya made a show-stopping appearance at “The Odyssey” premiere in New York City, donning ethereal angel wings on the red carpet.

The actress was pictured at the event on Tuesday evening in a plunging, off-white strapless feather-lined gown with a thigh-high slit from Matiéres Fécales.

The dress featured a long train, as well as the dramatic feathered matching wings, which stretched out past her shoulders.

The “Euphoria” star accessorized with jeweled Chopard chandelier earrings and sculptural white wedge heels, and styled her hair a soft, curly braid that trailed down her back.

She finished the jaw-dropping look with a natural makeup palette.

Footage from the event showed the “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” actress effortlessly showing off every angle of the breathtaking look for photographers before stepping into the event.

Fans on social media gushed over the look, with one person writing, “Flawless!! I’m also loving her makeup looks, so simple yet so perfect for each outfit ❤️”

Another remarked, “Wow thanks a lot I just passed out,” while a third chimed in, “How do you keep Slaying every single time? Like how 🤌🏻✨💕”

Others weighed in with one-word compliments, including “Mesmerizing,” “Beyond,” and “Iconic.”

The “Dune” star, 29 — who plays Athena, goddess of wisdom and warfare in the film — divulged during the appearance that the look has been years in the making.

“Law put this on hold a long time ago. Like, two years ago,” she said of her longtime stylist, Law Roach, during an E! News livestream.

“We’re usually on the same page,” she added. “We have gone back and forth a few times. It’s family, so that’s how we do it.”

Zendaya was joined by A-list legends Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o and more as the cast gathered for the latest premiere.

It’s worth noting that her husband, Tom Holland, attended the event as well, posing on the red carpet in a sleek buttonless, monochromatic black suit.

They were previously spotted at premieres in Paris and London earlier this month to celebrate the highly anticipated release of director Christopher Nolan’s Greek epic.

For the Paris premiere, she notably modeled a custom white lace cutout gown by Louis Vuitton.

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Tom Segura hinted at Christina Pazsitzky divorce before breakup bombshell

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Comedian Tom Segura hinted at his split from wife Christina Pazsitzky by not wearing his wedding ring on his latest podcast episode.

Segura ditched his ring for Monday’s episode of his “2 Bears, 1 Cave” podcast that he co-hosts with pal Bert Kreischer.

The hour-long episode came out the same day of Segura and Pazsitzky’s separation news.

Segura had his wedding ring during all his prior podcasts, including the June 29 episode of “2 Bears, 1 Cave.”

According to TMZ, Segura, 47, and Pazsitzky, 50, separated within the last couple of months after 18 years of marriage. They have two sons, Ellis, born in 2016, and Julian, born in 2018.

The former couple founded the podcast network YMH Studios and co-host their popular podcast, “Your Mom’s House,” which debuted in 2012.

They haven’t filmed an episode of “Your Mom’s House” together since late April. Segura wore his wedding ring on that episode.

TMZ reported Segura and Pazsitzky will continue to co-host the podcast despite their split.

“They had a special and productive relationship, creating one of the most successful comedy podcast networks in the industry and, more importantly, two kids,” a source told the outlet.

“They are taking different paths moving forward while remaining devoted to their children,” the insider added.

Page Six has not heard back from Segura and Pazsitzky’s reps.

The comedians, who got married in November 2008, often discuss their marriage on both their podcast and their separate stand-up shows.

In, 2019, Segura joked during a comedy show that the key to his marriage was “intimidation and fear.”

“My wife is Kim Jong-il and I’m the people of North Korea,” he cracked. “Every day, there are a series of interrogations leading to a looming execution.”

Pazsitzky poked fun at Segura in her 2017 Netflix special, “Mother Inferior.”

“I love my husband. I laugh at his jokes. I think he’s fantastic,” she said. “And then all day, every day, I wanna punch him in his dumb face.”

She added, “And it’s not the big things that make you wanna kill your spouse. It’s little stuff.”