Josh Brolin Speaks On 2004 Domestic Abuse Arrest On Diane Lane

Josh Brolin is breaking his silence about his 2004 domestic violence arrest on wife Diane Lane. He’d been arrested at their home, after Diane phoned police claiming that he hit her. He was then charged with spousal battery and released after posting $20,000 bail.

“God, I’ve never been so careful with my words. Ever. Maybe in all 50 years,” he told The New York Times about the incident. “And there’s no reason for me to be other than there’s no explaining it. Do you know what I mean? The only person who can explain that would be Diane [Lane], and she’s chosen not to, so I’m O.K. with that.”

The couple divorced in 2013. “I was more reactive, I was more, ‘People need to know the truth,’” he said of his initial reaction to the incident. “Whatever I say [now] is going to sound like compensation for a perpetrator. I’ve gotten to a place where all that matters is that I have control over my behavior, and at that time, it was a little more chaotic.”

 

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