The following article includes references to substance use.
Susan Sarandon is a certified badass.
Not one to take things lying down, she has managed to maneuver herself through them.
Tragic as that was, it was not the full extent of the complicated legacy Sarandon was part of.
Sarandon’s search led her all the way to Italy.
“From the first time I came to Italy, I felt inexplicably at home.
Now I know why.
My gene pool is crying out,” Sarandon revealed onthe show.
The divorce neither hampered their friendship nor Sarandon’s decision to keep her ex-husband’s last name.
“They did not explain it to me.
“When all you know is pain, you do not know that that is not normal.
I even had female doctors tell me I was imagining my problem,” she said.
Much to her surprise, an unplanned opportunity presented itself following a fling with director Franco Amurri.
At 39, Sarandon welcomed her first child.
“I was even told when I started out that 40 would be the end.
“Being the rule-breaker that she is, Sarandon did just that.
Sarandon has three kids two of which she bore after 40: John Henry Robbins and Miles Robbins.
Each pregnancy unfortunately invited judgment from people around her.
The industry mourned Renfro’s death, with Sarandon leading the outpouring of tributes.
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They never married, with Sarandon relishing the room for agency inherent in their arrangement.
Years after her breakup with Robbins, Sarandon candidly reviewed the tragic flaw that came with long-term relationships.
You’re fighting a losing battle,” she admitted toThe Guardianin 2014.
Sarandon also reflected on the pressure points of dating another actor.
That said, she has continued to share a friendship with Robbins.
), one marriage, and many other passions that evade classification.
“A man who touched so many lives.
Who dared us to dare.
As the oldest of nine, Sarandon played a huge role in raising her brothers and sisters.
“This is where you get casting by how many followers you have on Instagram.”
While she later apologized for the phrasing of her pro-Palestine remarks, the damage was apparently done.
