Editing Tim Burton (section)

==Personal life==
Burton was married to Lena Gieseke, a German-born artist. Their marriage ended in 1991 after four years.<ref name=independent-feb2000>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/tim-burton-boyhood-traumas-of-a-director-1910871.html |title=Tim Burton: Boyhood traumas of a director |first=Gill |last=Pringle |work=[[The Independent]] |location=UK |date=February 26, 2010 |access-date=December 23, 2014 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420235436/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/tim-burton-boyhood-traumas-director-1910871.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><!--cited source does not say if 1991 was their separation or the finalization of their divorce--> He went on to live with model and actress [[Lisa Marie (actress)|Lisa Marie]]; she acted in the films he made during their relationship from 1992 to 2001, most notably in ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'', ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'', and ''[[Mars Attacks!]]''. Burton developed a romantic relationship with English actress [[Helena Bonham Carter]], whom he met while filming ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]''. Lisa Marie responded in 2005 by holding an auction of personal belongings that Burton had left behind, much to his dismay.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/tim-burton-riled-over-sale-by-ex-lisa-marie/|title=Tim Burton Riled over Sale by Ex Lisa Marie|author=[[Stephen M. Silverman]]|magazine=People|date=March 6, 2005|access-date=March 2, 2022|archive-date=April 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423074217/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1034770,00.html}}</ref>

Burton and Bonham Carter have two children: a son, born in 2003 and a daughter born in 2007.<ref name="nell">{{cite news|title=Helena Bonham Carter Reveals Her 7-Month-Old's Name |url=https://people.com/parents/helena-bonham-carter-reveals-her-7-month-olds-name/ |work=People |access-date=March 2, 2022 |date=August 7, 2008 |first=Pete |last=Norman}}</ref> Bonham Carter's representative said in December 2014 that she and Burton had broken up amicably earlier that year.<ref name=split>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/helena-bonham-carter-and-tim-burton-split/| title=Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton Split| first= Melody | last=Chiu| work = People | date= December 23, 2014| access-date=March 2, 2022}}</ref> It is unclear whether or not they were married; Bonham Carter has used the word divorce when discussing the end of their relationship<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/helena-bonham-carter-i-wanted-to-put-handle-with-care-tape-on-my-forehead-when-tim-and-i-split-a3238746.html|title=Helena Bonham Carter: 'I wanted to put 'handle with care' tape on my forehead when Tim and I split'|work=Evening Standard|last=Foster|first=Alistair|date=May 3, 2016|access-date=May 25, 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref> while other news outlets state that they [[common law marriage|never married]].<ref name=split/> ''[[The Independent]]'' reported in September 2023 that Burton and Bonham Carter had indeed been married for years before their separation.<ref name="BurtonTITalks">{{cite news|last=Macnab|first=Geoffrey|title=Tim Burton on cancel culture and his Beetlejuice sequel: 'I used to think about society as like the angry villagers in Frankenstein'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/tim-burton-beetlejuice-2-johnny-depp-disney-b2406538.html|access-date=September 10, 2023|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=September 9, 2023}}</ref>

On March 15, 2010, Burton received the insignia of [[Chevalier of Arts and Letters]] from then-[[Ministry of Culture (France)|Minister of Culture]] [[Frédéric Mitterrand]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7452305/Marion-Cotillard-stabbed-with-pin-as-she-collects-French-award.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7452305/Marion-Cotillard-stabbed-with-pin-as-she-collects-French-award.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Marion Cotillard stabbed with pin as she collects French award|work=The Telegraph|date=March 16, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The same year, Burton was the president of the jury for the [[63rd Cannes Film Festival]], held from May 12 to 24 in [[Cannes]], France.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/56993.html |title=Tim Burton, President of the Jury of the 63rd Festival de Cannes |publisher=Cannes |access-date=June 4, 2010 |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012134349/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/56993.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Burton's relationship with Italian actress and model [[Monica Bellucci]] was reported in February 2023. They met in October 2022 at the [[Lyon]]'s [[Lumière Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 21, 2023 |url=https://www.parismatch.com/people/monica-bellucci-et-tim-burton-sont-en-couple-une-histoire-nee-lyon-222355 |title=Monica Bellucci et Tim Burton sont en couple: une histoire née à Lyon |trans-title=Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton are a couple: a story born in Lyon |language=fr |magazine=[[Paris Match]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320203618/https://www.parismatch.com/people/monica-bellucci-et-tim-burton-sont-en-couple-une-histoire-nee-lyon-222355 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref> Bellucci first spoke publicly about their relationship in June 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bryant |first=Kenzie |date=June 29, 2023 |title=Monica Bellucci Confirms Romance With Tim Burton: 'I Love Tim' |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/06/monica-bellucci-confirms-romance-with-tim-burton |url-status=live |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915181850/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/06/monica-bellucci-confirms-romance-with-tim-burton |archive-date=September 15, 2023 |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>