This was a bit of a scandal at the time, as Meg was married to Dennis Quaid when she met Russell on the set of their 2000 movie Proof of Life. It was announced that Meg and Dennis were separating during filming, and people quickly assumed that it’s because she had started an affair with Russell.
Meg was labeled as an adulteress — which hurt her Hollywood image — and her and Russell’s relationship ended about six months later. To add insult to injury, the bad publicity is sited as being a big reason as to why the movie bombed at the box office. However, in the years since, Meg has been clear to correct the narrative and say that her and Dennis’s marriage had been over long before she met Russell and that he had nothing to do with their divorce.
