{"id":412149,"date":"2026-01-16T01:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/412149\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T01:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:55:20","slug":"proud-ashton-kutcher-makes-rare-comment-about-ex-wife-demi-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/412149\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Proud&#8217; Ashton Kutcher makes rare comment about ex-wife Demi Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ashton Kutcher is praising his ex-wife, Demi Moore, 15 years after they split.<\/p>\n<p>The actor was promoting his new FX series, \u201cThe Beauty,\u201d when he was asked about the project getting comparisons to Moore\u2019s critically acclaimed 2024 film, \u201cThe Substance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, one, Demi\u2019s performance in\u00a0\u2018The Substance,\u2019 obviously she got extraordinary accolades, I\u2019m so proud of her, she killed it,\u201d Kutcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/media\/videos\/the-beauty-ashton-kutcher-reacts-to-comparisons-to-ex-demi-moores-the-substance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">told Entertainment Tonight.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the bigger context though is we\u2019re in a society where cosmetic enhancements is becoming increasingly dominant, accepted,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s a weird thing, like over the past two decades, you just kind of watch the rise of that taking place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ashton Kutcher praised his ex-wife, Demi Moore, in a new interview 15 years after they split. ZUMAPRESS.com<\/p>\n<p>The actor said he was \u201cso proud\u201d of his ex-wife for her critically acclaimed performance in 2024\u2019s \u201cThe Substance.\u201d Johns PKI \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>In Ryan Murphy\u2019s \u201cThe Beauty,\u201d Kutcher plays the creator of a drug that makes people stunningly beautiful but has lethal side effects.<\/p>\n<p>In \u201cThe Substance,\u201d Moore plays an aging celebrity who uses a black market drug that creates a younger version of herself with unexpected side effects.<\/p>\n<p>Moore won a Golden Globe, a Critics Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for her performance in the film.<\/p>\n<p>Kutcher, 47, and Moore, 63, started dating in 2003 and tied the knot in September 2005. They <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2011\/11\/17\/demi-moore-to-divorce-ashton-kutcher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">split in 2011<\/a> after six years of marriage and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2013\/10\/30\/demi-and-ashton-settle-their-divorce-two-years-later\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their divorce was finalized<\/a> in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Kutcher\u2019s new FX series, \u201cThe Beauty,\u201d has been getting comparison\u2019s to Moore\u2019s \u201cThe Substance.\u201d FilmMagic<\/p>\n<p>Kutcher and Moore were married for six years before they split in 2011. REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A decade later, Kutcher admitted he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/01\/31\/ashton-kutcher-admits-he-was-pissed-over-demi-moore-memoir\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was \u201cf\u2014king pissed\u201d at Moore<\/a> over her 2019 memoir, \u201cInside Out.\u201d In her book, Moore <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/09\/19\/demi-moore-says-she-regrets-having-threesomes-with-ashton-kutcher-in-new-book\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said that she regretted the two threesomes she and the actor had<\/a>, and also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/09\/24\/demi-moore-relapsed-after-ashton-kutcher-allegedly-said-alcoholism-wasnt-a-real-thing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">accused him of influencing her to break her sobriety<\/a> of nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d finally gotten to a place where the press had really laid off me and [my wife] Mila [Kunis] and my life and my family,\u201d Kutcher told Esquire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then the next day, [the paparazzi] are at my kids\u2019 school,\u201d\u00a0he continued, referring to daughter Wyatt, now 11, and son Dimitri, now 9.<\/p>\n<p>Kutcher and Moore\u2019s romance garnered plenty of attention due to their 15-year age gap. The actor also became a stepdad to Moore\u2019s three children with her ex-husband Bruce Willis: Rumer, 37, Scout, 34, and Tallulah, 31.<\/p>\n<p>Kutcher was a stepdad to Moore\u2019s three daughters with her ex-husband Bruce Willis: Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The exes\u2019 divorce was finalized in 2013. Mario Anzuoni \/ Splash News<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Tallulah candidly shared that she had a tough time when her mother started dating the \u201cThat \u201970s Show\u201d alum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was, like, 2003, [and] my mom had just started dating Ashton,\u201d she recalled during her stint on the reality competition series \u201cStars on Mars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was that moment, a lot going on, and I really went inside of myself,\u201d she continued. \u201cThat did send me into, like, a total dumpster fire. It was really hard, and I\u2019m still unpacking.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ashton Kutcher is praising his ex-wife, Demi Moore, 15 years after they split. 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