Jack Nicholson and Lara Flynn Boyle ’s romance is one Hollywood won’t soon forget. As each of their careers continued to thrive in the ’90s, they both found themselves making headlines for their on-again, off-again relationship. Although their love story came to an end in the 2000s, mystery continues to surround the pair’s bond and what exactly led to a breakup.
The speculation was amped up in January 2025 when Jack’s daughter Lorraine Nicholson authored a personal essay for Vanity Fair . In addition to writing about her experience growing up with a famous father, Lorraine also shined a light on Jack’s romance with Boyle. Take a look back at the famous romance that captivated many pop culture fans’ hearts.
According to Jack’s daughter, the actor’s romance with Boyle began with a bang — or a minor car accident in Hollywood. “One quiet summer night in 1999, the nascent couple was dressed for dinner, the engine of his Mercedes the only sound,” Lorraine wrote in Vanity Fair . “My father moved to make a left on Mulholland from Coldwater, just a quarter mile from our house, when their car collided with another.
When Dad finally came to, head dripping blood, he looked up to see Lara crawling out of the sunroof. She reportedly screamed, ‘I can’t be here!’ and abandoned the steaming hunk of metal like it was a dead horse.” Lorraine first heard about the crash from a mother at school.
She later realized her dad wasn’t exactly ready to share his new g.
