Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci first met in 2006 at the Cannes Film Festival. The Italian actress and the mastermind behind films like A Nightmare Before Christmas only met briefly. They reconnected in 2022 and made their first public appearance together a year later. They were photographed together on the red carpet at Rome Film Festival in 2023. Earlier that year, they had confirmed they were dating. Monica and Tim would work together. She played the role of Delores in his 2024 film, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Monica would share heartfelt words about her director boyfriend in interviews. She was often gushing about how happy she was to have met him. They seemed to have a solid partnership. That’s why fans were so surprised when they announced their breakup.
Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci have split after dating for two years
Tim and Monica released a statement to French news outlet AFP. “It is with much respect and deep care for each other, that Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton have decided to part ways,” read the pair’s joint comment.
Fan reaction to their separation on Reddit was split. Some fans were not even aware the pair were dating, thinking both Tim and Monica were still dating their previous partners. A lot of comments read along the lines of, “where have I been?”
Other comments were weighing in that they would happily become either Monica or Tim’s next romantic conquer. While there were a lot jokes about the situation being told, some fans shared their honest reaction to the breakup.
“Oh man, I loved them together,” commented one fan of the couple. Another said, “Tim, you have nothing to be ashamed of. You lucky lucky devil.”
On X, fans replied about how upset they were to a post made by Entertainment Weekly. “I’m all broke up,” wrote one fan. Another shared, “This stings.” But like all posts on the story, someone commented, “So you’re telling me there’s still a chance?”
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