John Malkovich: I DID have a dangerous liaison with Michelle Pfeiffer – and it ended our marriages

Critics boasted the chemistry between Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich in the Oscar -winning Danger Liaisons film.

And now Malkovich admitted for the first time that his screen passion was poured into real life.

In the 1988 film, he confirmed that he had a relationship with 71 -year -old Pfeiffer, who played the forested rich playboy The Vicomte de Valmont, and ended both marriages.

Speaking at Moda Nevroz Podcast, Malkovich said, ‘This is not something I really mentioned. In this way, say, what I do, you will make emotional ties with people very quickly.

This is part of the business. “ For me, as a colleague, I valued greatly, very entertaining and active and incredibly fair to me. And I was definitely not.

I have learned that a great colleague has actually been rare than anything else.

‘And when this relationship becomes more than a friendship or more than a friendship – even a deep friendship – at least according to my experience, and this may be my special psychology, stupidity or incompetence or all of the above… You lose a great colleague.’

And now Malkovich admitted for the first time that the screen passion between them was poured into real life.

In 1988, Pfeiffer filed for divorce from her husband Peter Horton, while Malkovich’s actress Glenne Headly collapsed during shooting.

A source who knew Headly said to the mail on Sunday: ‘Glenne was not stupid. He could see what happened.

“ The whole world fell in love with Michelle Pfeiffer, and so is her husband. As soon as the film wrapped, he served him with divorce documents. ‘

Dangerous contacts based on Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 18th century French novel has become one of the most critics of all time because of the description of lust, manipulation and betrayal in the aristocratic society.

Glenn Close is playing the bad Marquise de Merteuil, who bets that Erdemli Madam de Tourel, played by Vicomte de Valmont (Malkovich) Pfeiffer.

The real life issue caused scandal headlines, director Stephen Frears then tells the New York Times: ‘[Malkovich’s] Marriage was leaving and during the film, Michelle had a relationship with Pfeiffer.

‘Dangerous liaison and betrayal and lies and relationships are solved. It was one of the times when reality and art intersect. He was crushing for John. Even for a man who pleased bad behaviors, this was a difficult time. ‘

Film won three Oscars for costumes, art and adapted scenario and was nominated for the best painting.

Pfeiffer married TV writer David e Kelley in 1993. The couple has two children and is thought to have one of the happiest marriages in Hollywood.

The 67 -year -old player provided an honorable silence about the incident. Publishing was approached to comment. Malkovich has been with director Nicoletta Peyran since 1989.