Jennifer Grey: Matthew Broderick didn’t believe I would get ‘Dirty Dancing’ role

Sarah Jessica Parker is opening up about working closely with her husband Matthew Broderick.

Jennifer Grey continues to share more details about her relationship with Johnny Depp, describing their short romance and engagement with the actor as “beautiful.”The former couple dated for nine months in 1988 and the ‘Dirty Dancing’ star says that she remembers the good moments she spent with the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor.“You have to understand, Johnny Depp, 1989 Johnny Depp, so beautiful, you’ve never seen a more beautiful … it’s almost inhuman,” she said, explaining that “It was really a sign that there was trouble afoot on my part,” in reference to how fast-paced their relationship became, following her breakup from Matthew Broderick at the time. “I just thought it was God rescuing me from one bad situation and just lovingly plopping me into a Johnny Depp soufflé,” she declared, during her recent interview with Drew Barrymore, promoting her new memoir ‘Out of the Corner.This is not the first time the actress has opened up about their romance, previously sharing her thoughts on the actor and the controversial defamation trial with his ex-wife Amber Heard, explaining that she has not “seen him” or “talked to him” for 30 years.“The whole thing makes me insanely sad for everybody involved.

Jennifer Grey dishes on who she would love to see in a “Dirty Dancing” sequel.

Jennifer Grey still can't get over how she was once engaged to Matthew Broderick and Johnny Depp in the same month! The  star recalls the unique situation on Thursday's episode of .Host Drew Barrymore lands on the subject after telling the 62-year-old actress she's obsessed with all the «cute boys» she's known and dated.«Well, what can I say. It's true,» Grey responds.Barrymore then digs in a little more, asking Grey if it's true Depp asked her to marry him after dating for just a few weeks.«It's worse than that — I was engaged to Matthew Broderick and Johnny Depp in the same month,» Grey admits before falling on her knees.

Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey have rarely spoken out about their 1987 car crash that claimed the lives of two women — but that all changed when the Dirty Dancing actress candidly opened up about the fatal accident in May 2022.

Jennifer Grey was once briefly engaged to Johnny Depp, but admits she barely recognizes the man she nearly married when seeing him in his ongoing trial in his defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard.

Jennifer Grey is heartbroken over the legal saga involving Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The "Dirty Dancing" star, who previously dated the actor, opened up about her life and career in a new memoir titled "Out of the Corner." In it, she detailed her relationship with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star, calling their union "a f---ing bonfire." "I have known him for 30 years," Grey, 62, told "Extra" host Rachel Lindsay on Monday. "I haven’t talked to him.

The Dirty Dancing sequel is moving forward.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJonathan Levine, the filmmaker behind “Long Shot’ and “50/50,” is taking his talents to the Catskills.He’s been hired by Lionsgate to direct a sequel to 1987’s “Dirty Dancing,” with Jennifer Grey set to reprise her classic role as Frances “Baby” Houseman. No word as to whether she’ll be in a corner.Prior to finding himself in the director’s chair, Levine was already attached to the project as a producer. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Elizabeth Chomko.

Well, this is certainly some new insight into Johnny Depp as a romantic partner — and it couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.

Painful memories. Jennifer Grey is getting candid about the details of her relationship with Matthew Broderick in her book, Out of the Corner: A Memoir — including the fatal car crash that left two people dead.

Jennifer Grey speaks fondly on her relationship with her former co-star Patrick Swayze.Earlier this week, Grey stopped by The View to discuss her memoir, “Out of the Corner,” which includes stories about her tense experiences working with the actor, who died in 2009 at the age of 57.After starring together in 1984’s Red Dawn, Grey and Swayze ended up by one another’s side once again for Dirty Dancing in 1987. Due to some issues on set throughout their first film together, Jennifer admits she was hesitant about working with Patrick once again.“Patrick was playing pranks on me and everybody,” Grey said of their time on the set of Red Dawn.

Jennifer Grey is opening up about the life-changing events that she gets candid about in her new book, . ET spoke with the 62-year-old actress following the release of her memoir, and she didn't hold back on discussing painful moments in her life.One such moment that Grey discusses in the book is when weeks before the release of her now iconic film, 1987's , she was in a fatal car crash in Ireland with her then-boyfriend, Matthew Broderick. The crash, during which Broderick was behind the wheel, left two women dead.«The car accident in Ireland was, I would say, top three traumas of my life, maybe top one. It's very hard to describe when you have a near-death experience and are present for the death of other people,» Grey told ET.

Jennifer Grey is opening up about the life-changing events that she gets candid about in her new book, . ET spoke with the 62-year-old actress following the release of her memoir, and she didn't hold back on discussing painful moments in her life.One such moment that Grey discusses in the book is when weeks before the release of her now iconic film, 1987's , she was in a fatal car crash in Ireland with her then-boyfriend, Matthew Broderick. The crash, during which Broderick was behind the wheel, left two women dead.«The car accident in Ireland was, I would say, top three traumas of my life, maybe top one. It's very hard to describe when you have a near-death experience and are present for the death of other people,» Grey told ET.