In his youth, 'Batman' actor Val Kilmer was passionately in love with many Hollywood beauties such as Cher, Cindy Crawford, Angelina Jolie, Daryl Hannah...
Val Kilmer, the star who passed away on April 1 at the age of 65, was one of the most charming male stars in Hollywood in the 1980s and 1990s with his rugged, romantic beauty. At that time, the actor conquered the hearts of many famous beauties. Val Kilmer also admitted that he was a passionate man who loved beauty. In his memoir I'm Your Huckleberry published in 2020, the Top Gun star wrote: "I always found women much more interesting than men. Maybe that's why we always got along. We were like big elephants... and they were butterflies."
In addition to a short-lived marriage, Val Kilmer had many love affairs. Later, the actor revealed many beautiful and sad memories of his ex-lovers in his memoir.
Val Kilmer dated singer Cher in the 1980s after meeting at the 'Believe' singer's birthday party. 'He was like no one I had ever known,' Cher told People in 2021, adding that the two fell madly in love. The romance was notable at the time because Val was in her early 20s while Cher was in her 30s. Cher was heartbroken after the split. However, the two stars remained good friends. In his memoir, Val said Cher helped him through the darkest times of his life, caring for him when his throat cancer worsened in 2017. 'Once Cher entered your mind and heart, she never left. For true friends, her love and unwavering loyalty never died,' he wrote.
Val Kilmer fell in love with singer Carly Simon after his relationship with Cher. He wrote in his memoir: "I wanted to be with Carly every day for the rest of my life." However, their romance did not last. The actor recalled his romance with Carly on Twitter in 2017: "Carly Simon woke me up in the living room with breakfast and an acoustic guitar - playing me a new song she had written. I cried. An angel...".
Actress Ellen Barkin also made Val Kilmer's heart flutter, leaving behind beautiful memories that will last a lifetime. He said in his memoir that they had a romantic relationship in the 1980s and Ellen in his memory was a witty girl with charming eyes and smile and soft hair. 'I was crazy about her and we had wonderful days,' he recalled.
In 1988, Val Kilmer married actress Joanne Whalley after a whirlwind romance. The couple had two children, Mercedes Kilmer (born 1991) and Jack Kilmer (born 1995). The actress filed for divorce shortly after giving birth to her son in 1995. After the divorce, Val Kilmer gave his ex-wife $4 million and monthly alimony. The actor did not remarry for many years after that.
The actor dated supermodel Cindy Crawford in 1996. Val talked about his famous girlfriend on Good Morning America in 2020: 'You have to be devoted to a woman who is as dynamic and dedicated to her work as Cindy Crawford, who was the number one model on the planet at the time'.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Val Kilmer dated television producer Jaycee Gossett for two years. In 2018, the actor retweeted a photo of Jaycee on Twitter, describing her as his girlfriend and best friend at the time.
Another beauty who appeared in Val Kilmer's life and broke his heart was actress Daryl Hannah. The couple dated in 2001. Val said she experienced the 'most painful thing' when she broke up with Daryl: 'When we broke up, I cried every day for half a year'. The actor also said that he loved Daryl with all his heart and that love never faded.
Val Kilmer had a brief affair with Angelina Jolie in 2004 when they worked together on the film 'Alexander'. He talked about the 'Tomb Raider' actress in his memoir: 'When people ask me what Angelina is like, I always say she is like other women and superstars but more special: More beautiful, wiser, more tragic, more magical and more real.' The actor famous for playing Batman also said that Angelina Jolie is a woman who makes him feel worth spending weeks of effort to get to know.
In later years, Val Kilmer kept his personal life private. In his memoir, the actor confessed that he had not had a girlfriend for nearly 20 years. 'The truth is, I am lonely every day,' Val wrote.