Editing Billy Bob Thornton (section)

== Personal life ==
===Marriages and family===
[[File:Billy Bob Thornton.jpg|thumb|right|Thornton with [[the Boxmasters]], 2007]]
Thornton has been married six times. He has four children by three women.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Bob Thornton Is Married &mdash; Again! |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/billy-bob-thornton-married/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>

From 1978 to 1980, he was married to Melissa Lee Gatlin, who in her [[divorce]] petition cited "incompatibility and adultery on his part". They had a daughter Amanda (Brumfield),<ref name="Castro">{{cite journal |last=Castro |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Castro |date=April 28, 1997 |title=Sling This|journal=[[People (American magazine)|People]] |volume=47 |issue=16 |access-date=February 23, 2020 |url= https://people.com/archive/sling-this-vol-47-no-16/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110331030509/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20121962,00.html |archive-date=March 31, 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref> who in 2008 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of her friend's one-year-old daughter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Billy Bob Thornton's daughter sentenced to 20 years in prison |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billy-bob-thorntons-daughter-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison/ |work=CBS News |publisher=AP / CBS Interactive Inc. |access-date=May 20, 2019 |ref=October 7, 2011}}</ref> The Innocence Project of Florida began representing Amanda in 2015 and claim that the child's death was entirely accidental. Amanda was freed in 2020 after a deal was reached with prosecutors prior to an [[evidentiary hearing]] to provide medical and scientific evidence of her innocence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amanda Brumfield|url=https://www.floridainnocence.org/amanda-brumfield|website=Florida Innocence Project |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>

Thornton married actress Toni Lawrence in 1986; they separated the following year and divorced in 1988. From 1990 to 1992, he was married to actress [[Cynda Williams]], who was cast in his writing debut ''[[One False Move]]'' (1992). In 1993, Thornton married ''[[Playboy]]'' model Pietra Dawn Cherniak, with whom he had two sons. The marriage ended in 1997 with Cherniak accusing Thornton of [[spousal abuse]], sometimes in front of his children.<ref name="Castro" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Pesce|first=Nicole Lyn|title=Billy Bob Thornton accused of stalking former sister-in-law|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/billy-bob-thornton-accused-stalking-sister-in-law-article-1.330980|website=New York Daily News |access-date=February 23, 2020 |date=May 21, 2008}}</ref>

Thornton dated [[Laura Dern]] (despite reports, they were never engaged) from 1997 to 1999, but in 2000, he married actress [[Angelina Jolie]], with whom he starred in ''[[Pushing Tin]]'' (1999) and who was nearly 20 years his junior. The marriage became known for the couple's eccentric displays of affection, which reportedly included wearing vials of each other's blood around their necks; Thornton later clarified that the "vials" were actually two small [[lockets]], each containing only a single drop of blood.<ref name="jamshowbiz" /><ref>{{cite web |url= https://classic.esquire.com/article/2005/7/1/billy-bob-thornton|title= What I've Learned: Billy Bob Thornton|work=Esquire|date=July 1, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329063916/http://men.msn.com/articlees.aspx?cp-documentid=760901&GT1=9212 |archive-date=March 29, 2007  }}</ref> Thornton and Jolie announced the adoption of a child from [[Cambodia]] in March 2002, but it was later revealed that Jolie had adopted the child as a [[single parent]].<ref>Smolowe, Jill. [https://people.com/archive/marriage-interrupted-vol-58-no-6/ Marriage, Interrupted]. ''People''. August 5, 2002. Retrieved February 23, 2020.</ref><ref>Stein, Ruthe. [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Billy-Bob-Thornton-likes-staying-put-3163083.php Billy Bob Thornton Likes Staying Put]. "San Francisco Chronicle". April 26, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2020.</ref> They separated in June 2002 and divorced the following year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thornton Jolie Divorce is final|date=May 30, 2003|work=Stevens Point Journal|location=Stevens Point, Wisconsin|page=16|publisher = [[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

In 2003, Thornton began a relationship with [[Makeup effects artist|makeup effects]] crew member Connie Angland, with whom he has a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=Bella Thornton-Age,Movies, 2021,clark, instagram,Biography,Wikipedia|url=https://www.anchorswiki.com/bella-thornton/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123162142/https://www.anchorswiki.com/bella-thornton/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 23, 2021|access-date=2021-10-22|website=AnchorsWiki|language=en-GB}}</ref> Although he once said that he likely would not marry again<ref>{{cite news |title=Thornton swears off marriage |url=http://www.showbizspy.com/article/113789/thornton-swears-off-marriage.html |newspaper=ShowbizSpy |date=July 21, 2008 |access-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717041959/http://www.showbizspy.com/article/113789/thornton-swears-off-marriage.html |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> since marriage "doesn't work" for him,<ref>''The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts'' B.B. Thornton. 2012. Virgin Digital</ref> his representatives confirmed that he and Angland were married on October 22, 2014, in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/billy-bob-thornton-marries-connie-angland/|title=Billy Bob Thornton Weds Long-Time Girlfriend Connie Angland – in October! |magazine=People |date=February 21, 2015 |access-date=February 23, 2020}}</ref>

=== Health problems ===
During his early years in Los Angeles, Thornton was admitted to a hospital and diagnosed with [[myocarditis]], a heart condition thought to be brought on by his diet.<ref>[http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/billy-bob-thornton.html Billy Bob Thornton Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011125714/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/billy-bob-thornton.html |date=October 11, 2010 }} TheBiographyChannel.co.uk. Retrieved March 29, 2011.</ref> He has since said that he follows a [[Veganism|vegan]] diet and is "extremely healthy", eating no [[junk food]] as he is [[Allergy|allergic]] to wheat and dairy.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20140614230042/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20825558,00.html Who Got Billy Bob Thornton To Dress Up as A Ladybug]", ''People'', June 14, 2014.</ref>

Thornton has dyslexia<ref name="mensjournal_com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/billy-bob-thornton-on-aging-overcoming-dyslexia-and-the-value-of-religion|title=The MJ Q&A: 'Goliath' Star Billy Bob Thornton|first=Sean|last=Woods|date=June 15, 2018|website=Men's Journal}}</ref> and [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ann|last=Curry|author-link=Ann Curry |title=Billy Bob Thornton opens up |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4654882 |date=April 2, 2004 |access-date=December 6, 2009}}</ref> Various idiosyncratic behaviors have been well documented in interviews with Thornton; among these is a [[phobia]] of [[antique furniture]], a disorder shared by [[Dwight Yoakam]]'s character Doyle Hargraves in the Thornton-penned ''Sling Blade'' and by Thornton's own character in the 2001 film ''Bandits''.<ref name="cinema.com" /> Additionally, he has stated that he has a fear of certain types of [[Silverware (household)|silverware]], a trait assumed by his character in 2001's ''Monster's Ball'', in which Grotowski insists on a plastic spoon for his daily bowl of ice cream.<ref name="cinema.com">{{cite web |publisher=Cinema.com |title=Billy Bob's Fear Of Spoons |url=http://www.cinema.com/news/item/5656/billy-bobs-fear-of-spoons.phtml |access-date=September 24, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Script-o-rama.com |title=Monster's Ball screenplay transcript |url=http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/m/monsters-ball-script-transcript-halle.html |access-date=May 30, 2008}}</ref>

In a 2004 interview with ''[[The Independent]]'', Thornton explained, {{blockquote|It's just that I won't use real silver. You know, like the big, old, heavy-ass forks and knives, I can't do that. It's the same thing as the antique furniture. I just don't like old stuff. I'm creeped out by it, and I have no explanation why&nbsp;... I don't have a phobia about American antiques, it's mostly French—you know, like the big, old, gold-carved chairs with the velvet cushions. The [[Louis XIV furniture|Louis XIV type]]. That's what creeps me out. I can spot the imitation antiques a mile off. They have a different vibe. Not as much dust.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Independent |title=Interview with Billy Bob Thornton: Acting very strange |date=September 3, 2004 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/features/billy-bob-thornton-acting-very-strange-550994.html |access-date=May 30, 2008 | location=London | first=Tiffany | last=Rose}}</ref>}}

===Interests===
Thornton is a baseball fan, particularly the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. In his movie contracts, one of his conditions is a television in his trailer with a satellite dish so he can watch the Cardinals play.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.factinate.com/people/42-weird-facts-billy-bob-thornton/|title = Weird Facts About Billy Bob Thornton|date = 6 June 2018}}</ref> He narrated ''The 2006 World Series Film'', the year-end retrospective DVD chronicling the Cardinals' championship season. He is also a professed fan of the [[Indianapolis Colts]] football team.<ref>{{cite web|last=Walton|first=Brian|title=Exclusive Interview – Billy Bob Thornton – Part One|access-date=November 15, 2009|url=http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/396199.html|publisher=thestlcardinals.com|date=July 17, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829210748/http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/396199.html|archive-date=August 29, 2011}}</ref>

Asked about faith, Thornton said "I'm not what you'd call a traditional religious person. We went to the Methodist church—every Sunday you put on your little creepy suit with your clip-on tie and went to church. But it wasn't like I paid any attention. Hardcore Christians and atheists—they both say they know exactly what the deal is. Anybody who says, 'I know what happens,' I don't believe them. That's kind of my religion."<ref name="mensjournal_com" />