{"id":208803,"date":"2025-10-13T02:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T02:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/208803\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T02:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T02:29:09","slug":"al-pacinos-pals-reveal-his-reaction-to-ex-diane-keatons-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/208803\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Pacino\u2019s Pals Reveal His Reaction to Ex Diane Keaton\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"pmc-ecomm-disclaimer\">\n\tIf you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234933763\/diane-keaton-100-million-fortune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Diane Keaton<\/a> will forever be remembered as an icon in film. At her surprise death at age 79 on Oct 11, many are in mourning, including her exes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234933761\/diane-keaton-death-woody-allen-reaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Woody Allen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/al-pacino\/\" id=\"auto-tag_al-pacino\" data-tag=\"al-pacino\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Al Pacino<\/a>. In fact, a pal of Pacino\u2019s just told <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15185451\/al-pacino-diane-keaton-death-regret.html\">DailyMail<\/a> that he\u2019s full of \u201cregret.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cLooking back, Al admits the love of his life was Diane who he\u2019s always called, \u2018an amazing woman.\u2019 I know he will forever regret he didn\u2019t make his move when he had the chance,\u201d they said to the outlet. \u201cFor years after he and Diane split, Al used to say, \u2018If it\u2019s meant to be, it\u2019s never too late for a do-over.\u2019 But sadly, now it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234933763\/diane-keaton-100-million-fortune\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex@tablet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760322547_431_diane-keaton.jpg\" alt=\"Diane Keaton\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\tRelated story<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDiane Keaton Quietly Built a $100 Million Fortune \u2014 Here&#8217;s How She Did It\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThough he and Diane both lived in Beverly Hills, only a few miles from each other for years, they never spoke,\u2019 the insider added. \u201cI once asked him why, and he told me, \u2018There\u2019s no need to talk with each other. We said everything that needed to be said at the time.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-155206023.jpg\" alt=\"Actor Al Pacino and Diane Keaton attend the premiere party for \" sea=\"\" of=\"\" love=\"\" on=\"\" september=\"\" at=\"\" tavern=\"\" the=\"\" green=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city.=\"\" by=\"\" ron=\"\" galella=\"\" ltd.=\"\" collection=\"\" via=\"\" getty=\"\" images=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"1024\" width=\"754\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tActor Al Pacino and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/diane-keaton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_diane-keaton\" data-tag=\"diane-keaton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diane Keaton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRon Galella Collection via Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor those who don\u2019t know, Keaton and Pacino first met on the set of The Godfather in 1972, but didn\u2019t start dating until 1974 after wrapping filming for The Godfather Part II. They had an on-again, off-again relationship, where they broke up for good in 1990 after an ultimatum: marry her or else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKeaton briefly wrote about their time together in her memoir, <a data-pmc-sp-product=\"f71f2e9877ca7283bc689fec6239e389\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/pmc_0aaa4_sheknows?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2F1400068789%3Ftag%3Dskaffiliate-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1%26psc%3D1%26language%3Den_US%26asc_source%3Dweb%26asc_campaign%3Dweb%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.sheknows.com%252Fentertainment%252Farticles%252F1234933860%252Fal-pacino-reaction-ex-diane-keatons-death%252F&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sheknows.com%2Fentertainment%2Farticles%2F1234933860%2Fal-pacino-reaction-ex-diane-keatons-death%2F&amp;ref=pmcTrackonomicsReferrer&amp;event_type=click\" custom-ga-data=\"{&quot;1pd&quot;:true,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;article-page&quot;,&quot;details&quot;:&quot;Then Again&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;buy-now&quot;,&quot;event_type_label&quot;:&quot;Affiliate&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:true,&quot;product&quot;:{&quot;dimension1&quot;:&quot;%=href=%&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Then Again&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1400068789&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Actors &amp; Entertainers&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:1234933860,&quot;location&quot;:true}\" custom-ga-track=\"click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Then Again<\/a>, saying: \u201cFor me, the Godfathers, all three of them, were about one thing \u2014 Al. It was as simple as that,\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnd they remained somewhat friendly. In fact, back in 2017, he made a sweet tribute to her for her receiving the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, saying, \u201cI love you forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRead More Here:<\/p>\n<p>Before you go, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/3035926\/co-star-couples-forgot-dated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">click here<\/a> to see all the co-star couples you probably forgot dated.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/3035926\/co-star-couples-forgot-dated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2296868 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757288769_480_Brittany-ashton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[57952,49,48,100729,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-208803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-al-pacino","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-diane-keaton","12":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}