The Lesser-Known Truth Of Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey had some high-profile relationships to match his abundant stardom. After he divorced his first wife, Melissa Womer, he began dating “Dumb and Dumber” co-star Lauren Holly and they eventually tied the knot in 1996. The couple spent a year of wedded bliss together before calling it quits in 1997. “At first, [the tabloid attention] was kind of fun,” Holly revealed in a 2013 interview on “George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight.” “And then, our whole life became about ‘We have to keep them out,” because they would do things like scale the fence at our house.”

In 1999, Carrey dated and was engaged to another co-star, actor Renee Zellweger, whom he met on the set of “Me, Myself, and Irene.” Though the couple only dated for about a year, Carrey still holds special memories of their relationship. He confirmed this on “The Howard Stern Show,” saying, “She definitely was special to me. Very special. I think she’s lovely.”

Starting in 2005, Carrey and TV personality Jenny McCarthy were in a high-profile romance that eventually ended after five years. What made things messy was the way Carrey reportedly stopped contact with McCarthy’s young son, Evan, with whom Carrey had bonded. “I will always do what I believe is in the best interest of Evan’s well being,” Carrey said in a statement to E! News in 2012. “It’s unfortunate that Evan’s privacy is not being considered. I love Evan very much and will miss him always.”