{"id":632980,"date":"2026-04-28T00:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T00:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/632980\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T00:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T00:12:10","slug":"melanie-griffith-ex-husband-antonio-banderas-link-arms-on-rare-night-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/632980\/","title":{"rendered":"Melanie Griffith, ex-husband Antonio Banderas link arms on rare night out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTwo Much\u201d to handle.<\/p>\n<p>Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas enjoyed a rare night out in Los Angeles on Sunday, proving they\u2019re some of the friendliest exes in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>The former couple were photographed linking arms as they left dinner smiling as they walked together.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith stepped out for a rare night out in Hollywood on Sunday (as seen here). The Hollywood JR \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>The former couple were photographed walking arm-in-arm after dinner. The Hollywood JR \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Banderas and Griffith were accompanied by their daughter, Stella, and their son-in-law, Alex Gruszynski. The Hollywood JR \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Griffith, 68, wore jeans and a black moto jacket and fingerless gloves while Banderas, 65, donned black pants and a silver bomber jacket as he held a white baseball cap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The actors weren\u2019t alone, as their daughter Stella and her husband Alex Gruszynski followed closely behind.<\/p>\n<p>Banderas shared a more intimate snap with his family to Instagram on Monday, posting a photo of himself, Griffith, Stella and Gruszynski candidly laughing on a couch.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Banderas shared the above photo with Griffith, Stella and Gruszynski in which he referred to Griffith as his \u201cex-wife and lifelong friend.\u201d antoniobandera\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The exas first met on the set of the 1995 rom-com \u201cTwo Much\u201d (pictured above). Buena Vista\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lovely and fun moment yesterday in Los Angeles with my son-in-law Alex, my daughter Stella, and my ex-wife and lifelong friend, Melanie,\u201d he captioned the post in both English and his native Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>Griffith and Banderas first met on the set of the 1995 rom-com \u201cTwo Much\u201d and married the following May in London.<\/p>\n<p>Their divorce <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/12\/08\/melanie-griffith-and-antonio-banderas-divorce-finalized\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was finalized<\/a> in December 2015, a year and a half <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2014\/06\/06\/melanie-griffith-and-antonio-banderas-to-divorce\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">after Griffith originally filed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They married in May 1996 and welcomed Stella, their only child together, that September (Pictured with their daughter above). melaniegriffith\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Their divorce was finalized in December 2015, but they\u2019ve remained some of Hollywood\u2019s friendliest exes in the decade since (seen here hugging). Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In a statement at their time of their split, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2014\/06\/06\/griffith-and-banderas-divorce-after-drifting-apart-for-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the former couple said<\/a>: \u201cWe have thoughtfully and consensually decided to finalize our almost-20-year marriage in a loving and friendly manner, honoring and respecting each other, our family and friends and the beautiful time we have spent together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Stella is Banderas\u2019 only child, Griffith has three other children from previous marriages, most famously daughter Dakota Johnson, whom she shares with two-time ex-husband Don Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Griffith and Don were first married briefly in 1976 before a more successful run from 1989 to 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Banderas, who now <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/26\/celebrity-news\/antonio-banderas-reveals-why-he-fled-hollywood-after-major-health-scare\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lives in his home country of Spain after fleeing Hollywood<\/a> following a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/03\/26\/antonio-banderas-suffered-a-heart-attack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">near-fatal heart attack<\/a> a decade ago, recently reunited with his ex-wife for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/19\/celebrity-news\/antonio-banderas-and-melanie-griffiths-daughter-stella-marries-childhood-sweetheart-in-lavish-wedding\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">daughter Stella\u2019s wedding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They have maintained a friendship over the years and reunited for Stella and Gruszynski\u2019s wedding in October 2025. (The former couple is pictured above with Dakota Johnson and Stella in 2005.) Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Stella, whose parents are pictured above in 2012, married childhood sweetheart Gruszynski in Spain. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Stella married Gruszynski, her childhood sweetheart, in a lavish Spanish ceremony in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wedding of my daughter Stella has turned into a heartfelt family reunion, emotional, joyful, and full of laughter,\u201d Banderas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQCResvjCCy\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wrote on Instagram<\/a> at the time. \u201cThank you to everyone who made this possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griffith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ-AJiykgpU\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wrote in her own separate post<\/a>, \u201cStella and Alex are married!! \u2764\ufe0f This was the most joyful, loving, sweet, magnificent time!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo much love!\u201d she added. \u201cThe knot has been tied!! \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cTwo Much\u201d to handle. 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