“It was really ugly”: Sophia Bush Had To Endure “deeply inappropriate” Behavior From Producers After First Marriage to One Tree Hill Co-Star Ended
Sophia Bush’s romantic life has been quite a roller coaster ride. Ever since the actress got into the public eye, her personal life has been highly scrutinized. It all started with her first marriage which was probably her first public relationship as well. Her relationship, marriage, and eventual divorce with fellow One Tree Hill star Chad Michael Murray, gained a lot of publicity.
This was not the case just publicly but within the industry too. Safe to say that the pair’s struggles did not end with their marriage. The John Tucker Must Die actress and the House of Wax actor had to endure more than just the pain of separation.
Sophia Bush’s Struggles After Ending Marriage With Chad Michael Murray
Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray’s tumultuous relationship started on the set of One Tree Hill. The former couple quickly got engaged and married not long after. However, marital bliss was not in the cards for them for long. They called quits on their relationship within five months of tying the knot. They were loved unanimously as a couple. Hence, their separation also inspired quite a strong reaction.
Going through the breakup, the stars also continued working together. This made things that much more difficult for them. Their work and personal lives were so intricately intertwined that they missed out on getting the space they needed. As Bush said in an interview in 2018 (via US Magazine):
“There was no space to self-reflect. … They ran, like, TV ads about it, it was really ugly. They made a practice of taking advantage of people’s personal lives.
The actress continued:
“Not just for me and for my ex, for other actors on the show who would share — as you do when you get close to people — deeply personal things that were happening in their lives, and they would wind up in storylines. It wasn’t OK.”
Going through a divorce is extremely hard as is. And doing that in the public eye, continuously being around your former spouse adds to the weight of things.
Sophia Bush On Ending Her Marriage With Chad Michael Murray
Continuing to work with her former husband on One Tree Hill was challenging for Bush, but it eventually helped her move on. As she said in an interview (via US Magazine):
“There was no space to self-reflect. … They ran, like, TV ads about it, it was really ugly. They made a practice of taking advantage of people’s personal lives. Not just for me and for my ex, for other actors on the show who would share — as you do when you get close to people — deeply personal things that were happening in their lives, and they would wind up in story lines. It wasn’t OK.”
Going through a tumultuous relationship and even messier divorce was difficult for both stars but they went on to have rich romantic lives. Bush recently came out as queer and announced her relationship with Ashlyn Harris. While Murray has been happily married to Sarah Roemer for almost a decade, now.
