Editing Steven Spielberg (section)

== Personal life ==
Spielberg met actress [[Amy Irving]] in 1976 when she auditioned for ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''. After meeting her, Spielberg told his co-producer [[Julia Phillips]], "I met a real heartbreaker last night."{{Sfn|McBride|1997|p=293}} Although she was too young for the role, she and Spielberg began dating and she eventually moved into what she described as his "bachelor funky" house.{{Sfn|McBride|1997|p=294}} They broke up in 1979.{{Sfn|Jackson|2007|p=43}} In 1984, they renewed their romance and married in November 1985. Their son, Max, had been born on June 13 of that year.{{Sfn|McBride|1997|p=362, 363}} In 1989, the couple divorced; they agreed to live near each other to share custody of their son.{{Sfn|McBride|1997|p=403}} Their divorce settlement is one of the [[List of most expensive divorces|most expensive in history]].<ref>{{cite news |date=April 13, 2007 |title='Most costly' celebrity divorces |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6552597.stm |url-status=live |access-date=April 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313131053/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6552597.stm |archive-date=March 13, 2012}}</ref>{{Sfn|Jackson|2007|p=43}}

Spielberg met actress [[Kate Capshaw]] when he cast her in ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' in 1984. They married on October 12, 1991; Capshaw [[Conversion to Judaism|converted]] to Judaism before their marriage.<ref>{{cite news|first=Karen W.|last=Arenson|author-link=Karen Arenson|title=From ''Schindler's List'', a Jewish Mission|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/24/us/from-schindler-s-list-a-jewish-mission.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 24, 1995|access-date=May 11, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511222358/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/24/us/from-schindler-s-list-a-jewish-mission.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn|Jackson|2007|p=49}} Spielberg said he rediscovered "the honor of being a Jew" when they married.{{Sfn|Pogrebin|2005|p=25}} He said, "Kate is Protestant and she insisted on converting to Judaism. She spent a year studying, did the "[[mikveh]]", the whole thing. She chose to do a full conversion ''before'' we were married in 1991, and she married me after becoming a Jew. I think that, more than anything else, brought me back to Judaism."{{Sfn|Pogrebin|2005|p=25}} He credits her for the family's level of observance;{{Sfn|Pogrebin|2005|p=26}} "This [[Goy|shiksa]] goddess has made me a better Jew than my own parents", he said.{{Sfn|Pogrebin|2005|p=27}} He and his family live in [[Pacific Palisades, California]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hurt |first=Harry III |date=May 10, 2016 |title=Look Inside Steven Spielberg's House in Pacific Palisades |language=en-us |website=[[Architectural Digest]] |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/steven-spielberg-pacific-palisades-home |url-status=live |access-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101184208/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/steven-spielberg-pacific-palisades-home |archive-date=January 1, 2021}}</ref> and [[East Hampton (village), New York|East Hampton, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valhouli |first=Christina |date=September 19, 2002 |title=Billionaires On Vacation |url=https://www.forbes.com/2002/09/19/0919feat_7.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825025553/https://www.forbes.com/2002/09/19/0919feat_7.html |archive-date=August 25, 2006 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>

He has five children with Capshaw: [[Sasha Spielberg|Sasha Rebecca Spielberg]] (born May 14, 1990), [[Sawyer Spielberg|Sawyer Avery Spielberg]] (born March 10, 1992),<ref>{{cite web|last=Schuster|first=Dana|date=September 7, 2012|title=A stage for Spielberg's son|url=https://nypost.com/2012/09/07/a-stage-for-spielbergs-son/|access-date=May 11, 2018|work=[[New York Post]]|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224232416/https://nypost.com/2012/09/07/a-stage-for-spielbergs-son/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Destry Spielberg|Destry Allyn Spielberg]] (born December 1, 1996), and two adopted children: Theo Spielberg (born August 21, 1988), and Mikaela George (born February 28, 1996).{{Sfn|Jackson|2007|p=42}} He also has a stepdaughter, [[Jessica Capshaw]] (born August 9, 1976). He is the [[Godparent|godfather]] of [[Drew Barrymore]] and [[Gwyneth Paltrow]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2017/03/celebrity-godparents | title=The Most Fascinating Celebrity Godparents | website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=March 27, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/surprising-celebrity-godparents/13002|title=Surprising celebrity godparents|date=September 5, 2011|work=Stylist|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614221256/https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/surprising-celebrity-godparents/13002|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/21/us/steven-spielberg-fast-facts/index.html|title=Steven Spielberg Fast Facts|work=CNN|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-date=October 31, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181031210044/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/21/us/steven-spielberg-fast-facts/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Trachta|first=Ali|url=https://www.laweekly.com/q-a-with-drew-barrymore-l-a-cravings-dying-art-forms-barrymore-wines/|title=Q & A With Drew Barrymore: L.A. Cravings, Dying Art Forms & Barrymore Wines|publisher=LA Weekly|date=April 17, 2012|access-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128091539/http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2012/04/drew_barrymore_wine.php|archive-date=January 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/drew-barrymore-admits-to-suffering-freak-245166|title=Drew Barrymore admits to suffering 'freak outs' over her long-distance relationship with Justin Long|work=Daily Mirror|date=September 2, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2013|archive-date=May 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520002741/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/drew-barrymore-admits-to-suffering-freak-245166|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/Drew-Barrymore-seeks-advice-from-godfather-Spielberg/articleshow/18207142.cms |title=Drew Barrymore seeks advice from 'godfather' Spielberg|work=The Times of India |access-date=January 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128073148/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/Drew-Barrymore-seeks-advice-from-godfather-Spielberg/articleshow/18207142.cms |archive-date=January 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Spielberg was diagnosed with [[dyslexia]] at age 60.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keegan |first=Rebecca |date=September 25, 2012 |title=Steven Spielberg on unlocking 'tremendous mystery' of his dyslexia |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2012-sep-25-la-et-mn-steven-spielberg-on-unlocking-tremendous-mystery-of-his-dyslexia-20120925-story.html |access-date=March 12, 2021 |archive-date=February 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211013102/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2012-sep-25-la-et-mn-steven-spielberg-on-unlocking-tremendous-mystery-of-his-dyslexia-20120925-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2022, at age 75, Spielberg was diagnosed with [[COVID-19]] but recovered.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pederson |first1=Erik |last2=Tapp |first2=Tom |date=November 28, 2022 |title=Steven Spielberg Has Covid, Misses Introducing Michelle Williams Tribute at Gotham Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/steven-spielberg-has-covid-misses-gotham-awards-1235183405/#respond |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225021746/https://deadline.com/2022/11/steven-spielberg-has-covid-misses-gotham-awards-1235183405/ |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media, LLC]]}}</ref>

In 2013, Spielberg purchased the {{convert|282|ft|m|adj=on}} mega-yacht ''The Seven Seas'' for US$182 million. He has put it up for sale and has made it available for [[Yacht charter|charter]]. At US$1.2 million per month, it is one of the most expensive charters on the market. The Canadian steel mogul [[Barry Zekelman]] bought it for US$150 million and rechristened the ship ''Man of Steel''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steven Spielberg Sells Yacht For $150 Million To Steel Billionaire|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2021/11/05/steven-spielberg-sells-yacht-for-150-million-to-steel-billionaire/|access-date=August 5, 2024|website=Forbes.com}}</ref> Thereafter, Spielberg ordered a new {{convert|358|ft|m|adj=on}} ''Seven Seas''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michelle Obama crusies on Steven Speilberg's $250 million 'Seven Seas' yacht with Tom Hanks|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1114725-michelle-obama-crusies-on-steven-speilbergs-250-million-seven-seas-yacht-with-tom-hanks|access-date=August 5, 2024|website=The News International}}</ref>

In December 2022, Spielberg was a guest on ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' for BBC Radio 4, choosing for his luxury item an H-8 Bolex Camera.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2022 |title=BBC Radio 4 – Desert Island Discs, Steven Spielberg, director |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g8m4 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223194641/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g8m4 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Stalkers ===
In 1997, a man named Jonathan Norman stalked Spielberg and attempted to enter his home; Norman was jailed for 25 years. Prosecutors described Norman as "sexually obsessed" with the director. Spielberg told the court he feared Norman intended to "rape or maim him" and there was a [[rape kit]].<ref>{{cite news |date=June 17, 1998 |title=Spielberg stalker jailed |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/114988.stm |access-date=December 11, 2011 |archive-date=August 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818060802/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/114988.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sylvester |first=Sherri |date=February 26, 1998 |title=Spielberg recounts fears, anguish over alleged stalker |work=[[CNN]] |url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9802/26/spielberg.stalker/ |access-date=December 11, 2011 |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807115729/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9802/26/spielberg.stalker/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2001, Spielberg was stalked by [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theorist]] and former social worker Diana Napolis. She accused him and actress [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]], of installing a [[Brainwashing|mind-control]] device in her brain, and being part of a [[satanic ritual abuse|satanic cult]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Armstrong|first1=Mark|last2=Mandel|first2=Kwala|date=October 18, 2002|title=Steven Spielberg Curbs Alleged Stalker|url=https://people.com/celebrity/steven-spielberg-curbs-alleged-stalker/|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=People|language=EN|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101184216/https://people.com/celebrity/steven-spielberg-curbs-alleged-stalker/|url-status=live}}</ref> Napolis was [[involuntary commitment|committed]] to a mental institution, and pled guilty to stalking. She was released on [[probation]] with a condition that she have no contact with either Spielberg or Hewitt.<ref name="Sauer2002">{{cite news|last=Sauer|first=M|date=December 31, 2002|title=Stalking suspect to undergo more psychological tests|newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20021231-9999_1m31stalker.html|url-status=dead|access-date=October 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906133859/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20021231-9999_1m31stalker.html|archive-date=September 6, 2008}}</ref><ref name="DeYoung">{{cite book|author=De Young, Mary|title=The day care ritual abuse moral panic|publisher=McFarland|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7864-1830-5|location=Jefferson, N.C.|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=_e8ZkJBtz0EC&pg=PA234 234–235]}}</ref>