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Eric Daneis at peace with his past.
In a new interview withGlamour, the 46-year-oldEuphoriastar opened up about a leaked 2009 video which showed him and his now-estranged wifeRebecca Gayheartnaked in a bathtub with former Miss U.S. Teen Kari Ann Peniche.
Although the actor has previously expressed regret over the video,telling PEOPLEin 2014, “We’ve all made mistakes,” his perspective has evolved over the past decade.
“I often think about that answer I gave. And looking back now, was it a mistake? Absolutely not,” he toldGlamour. “Three consenting adults, one of them being my wife? I wasn’t doing anything wrong.”
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“And was that a mistake? Again, I don’t necessarily think I was breaking any laws and corrupting anybody. We were just three people taking a bath,” he said.
“I didn’t regret it, I have no regrets nor do I make any apologies for my life experience,” he concluded. “It’s my life experience and I’m at peace with all of it.”
The Los Angeles Police Departmentinvestigated the leak, and the couplesued Gawker Media, which posted the video online, for more than $1 million over copyright infringement. Theywon a six-figure settlementin 2010, according to theNew York Daily News.
Paniche, 35, is now married with two children,according to an interview from May.
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Gayheart, 47, filed for divorce from Dane in February 2018, citing irreconcilable differences.
The pair share daughters Billie Beatrice, 9, and Georgia Geraldine, 7.
Speaking to PEOPLElast month at the Los Angeles premiere ofOnce Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Gayheart said she and Dane have worked to “maintain a family” and co-parent their children.
“There’s a new normal for me and my family, as you know. And it’s taken us a little bit to get that down. Not going to lie, it hasn’t been easy. But I think what’s exciting is what’s ahead because there are so many different things that could happen now,” she said. “I mean, we have so many options, and the good news is my kids are happy and healthy.”
“My ex Eric and I, we are friends and we are doing our best to co-parent and maintain a family, even though we’re not married.Legally we’re still married, but separated,” she added. “And I think we’re doing a pretty good job of it. Life is just good. There are so many exciting things happening.”
source: people.com
