Drew Barrymore Once Made Her Cheating Ex Watch Her Have Drinks with the Other Woman

Mar. 15, 2025

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Drew Barrymoredoesn’t play when it comes to her heart.

On her daytime talk show on Monday, Jan. 13, the actress and television personality chatted withSZA, and the pair bonded over inspiring one another, their relationships and more.

For Barrymore, 49, she said she once “found out my ex-boyfriend was cheating on me — this was decades ago. I took all of his stuff in my house and I put it all in his car, and then I rolled his car down his driveway and left it there and just walked away.”

But that wasn’t the end of it. “Then I made the girl he was cheating on me with meet me for drinks with him sitting there,” said theWedding Singeractress. “I was like, ‘You’re gonna sit here and you’re gonna listen to the two of us talk! So shut up and listen!’ "

“And then I drove him home and I looked at him and I go, ‘Now get out,’ " she told theOne of Them Daysactress. “By the way, he’s a dear friend [now]. We were young and stupid; I did dumb things too!” she added.

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Drew Barrymore and SZA onThe Drew Barrymore ShowJan. 13, 2025.The Drew Barrymore Show/Ash Bean

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“That wasn’t stupid, that was fire. I’m deeply inspired,” said SZA, 35.

“I’ll teach you all my old tricks, ‘cause they work — all my ex-boyfriends are dear friends,” Barrymore told the four-timeGrammywinner.

“Because you’re also probably also smiling while you’re like, ‘Get out of the car,’ " SZA quipped, in a nod to Barrymore’s famously cheery demeanor.

While Barrymore didn’t name which ex was the culprit, she went on, “Later, I’m like, ‘Listen, you know what? We were just kids. I made mistakes too. And we’re human beings, and there was so much I loved about you. Can we be in each other’s lives?’ "

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While SZA gave Barrymore props for her reaction to her ex, the"Kill Bill"singer added that she didn’t feel the same way about her own experiences.

“It’s too fresh … it’s fresh for me,” SZA said. “But you know, it’s fine.”

“We need more of each other in our lives,” Barrymore said, laughing.

One of Them Daysis in theaters Friday, Jan. 17.

source: people.com