Salma Hayek speaks.
Since her marriage in 2009 to wealthy French businessman François-Henri Pinault, the 54-year-old actress has been plagued by allegations and rumors that she only ended up with the Kering CEO for his money.
Among the skeptics was actor Dax Shepard, who admitted during a recent episode of his podcast “Armchair Expert” that he initially did not understand what Hayek saw in Pinault (58).
“I was like, oh, OK, she married a rich man, maybe that’s why she married him, I do not know,” the actor said according to Yahoo! Entertainment. “I meet him and I’m like, this man is so foxy – oh my God, the trust, his eyes, he’s so beautiful and charming and I was like, oh, this mother – ker could have broken. He’s a bom. ‘
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The praise also continued, as Shepard, 46, calls Pinault ‘a wonderful, fun, generous, friendly, hot guy’, who is also ‘super sexy’.
Salma Hayek has rumored that she married her husband, the French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, for his money. (Photo by Jerod Harris / FilmMagic)
Hayek agrees with the sentiments and addresses the accusations that she dug gold herself.
“You know the thing is, you can’t guess the magic in him in pictures,” the Oscar nominee said. “He made me a much better person and grew up in such a good, healthy way.”
She continued: “And you know when I married him, everyone said, ‘Oh, it’s a regular marriage, she’s married to him for the money. I’m like,’ yes, whatever, b — h. “Think what you want: 15 years together, and we are strong in love.”
Hayek said such claims made her feel ‘insulting’, noting that while some people do make money, rich men like her husband are subject to a certain kind of “discrimination” that the world considers unworthy. real love.
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“Immediately you think because someone is rich, [they] may not be a good person. Could someone be materialistic, someone who has no values, maybe someone who is even stupid or who does not deserve it, “she explained. To have a lot of money, you did it wrong, there is all this prejudice. ‘
She also admitted that she is also not immune to such prejudices.
“And I had it by the way. It was the last thing I wanted – it was not my type at all. And I came up with the prejudices and he [melted] all gone, ‘admitted Hayek, who according to Celebrity Net Worth himself has a net worth of $ 200 million.
Salma Hayek has an estimated net worth of $ 200 million of her own. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)
She further explained that Pinault does not have ‘control’ and is also not a ‘workaholic’ who only thinks of money.
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“My old job is done, no matter how hard it is – and believe me he has a lot of responsibilities – [with a] big smile on his face, happy to be home, happy to see me and the kids, let’s laugh, “she stormed. When we go on vacation, he shuts down completely, he is at the moment. And so it’s not just an insult to me; I am not judged alone. “Oh, she’s an actor, she’s going for the money.” They can not imagine what joy man is. ‘
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The actress suggested that people lean into stereotypes because it “gives us comfort to have these archetypes”, but she tries to do the opposite.
“To put things in boxes – I do not like it, I’m a rebel,” the star explained.
The couple, who untied the knot in 2009, share two children together.