Liev Schreiber praised for 'classy' gesture after ex Naomi Watts married Billy Crudup
Topics: Celebrity
Gregory Robinson
Featured Image Credit: Sipa US / Alamy Stock Photo / Instagram / @naomiwatts
Topics: Celebrity
Liev Schreiber is being praised for the ‘classy’ gesture to his ex-girlfriend Naomi Watts after her wedding to Billy Crudup.
The Ray Donovan star, 55, has shown the world the best way to be on friendly terms with your ex by responding to a social media post.
Watts, 54, posted a photo of herself via Instagram on Friday (June 9) with her new husband shortly after exchanging vows.
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The stunning picture appeared to have been taken outside a Manhattan courthouse, where Watts and Crudup had their arms wrapped around each other on the steps.
Watts married her long-term boyfriend, who is also an actor and best known for his roles in Almost Famous, The Morning Show and Watchmen, in a $7,400 Oscar de la Renta Sweetheart Water Lily Guipure dress.
Watts also brought along a bouquet of flowers which she purchased from a local deli, which she revealed in one of her Instagram Story posts about her big day.
Schreiber, who previously dated Watts for 11 years, shared his well wishes to the newlyweds by responding to the post.
Although it may be awkward to see your former flame boo’d up with a new person, Schreiber and Watts appear to be on good terms with each other.
The Salt star commented “Congratulations!!! Gorgeous!!!”
His comment received thousands of likes and replies and people absolutely loving the wholesomeness of it all.
“That is so nice to see,” one fan responded underneath Schreiber’s comment.
Another fan gushed: “The high road always has the better view. Beautiful comment, Liev.”
A third person celebrated Schreiber’s comment by writing: “Awesome to see happy co-parents support each other.”
One Instagram user penned: “This comment lifted my heart.”
Someone else commented: “So incredibly sweet.”
Schreiber and Watts began a relationship in 2005 and never got married. Their first child, a son named Alexander ‘Sasha’ Pete, was born in 2007. They welcomed their second son, Samuel Kai, in 2008.
After 11 years together, Schreiber and Watts announced their split in 2016. Watts began dating Crudup in 2017 after they met on the set on the Netflix drama series Gypsy.
During a 2018 interview during Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist, Schreiber stressed the importance of supporting the mother of his children.
"It’s important to support each other,” he explained, adding that the pair are on amicable terms. “I was making some jokes at breakfast about Mommy with the boys and their eyes light up when I talk about her. You can see how important it is to them that their parents care about each other.”