John Stamos’ autobiography stirred up some controversy after it was revealed final October, however the performer has no regret concerning the “candid” e book.
“Upon its release, I contacted my publicist and I was in tears. I’m like, ‘What did I do?’” the “Full House” performer, 61, informed Us Weekly in an interview launched Thursday.
Despite his preliminary remorse, Stamos later realized he wanted to reveal his story to progress from these sections of his life.
“And this phrase came to me: anything lesser than the truth is immobility. … I know it sounds cliché, but it liberates you,” he said.
The performer said he even reined again a bit and “could have divulged a lot of stories” about different people however most well-liked to focus on his personal journey.
“Why denigrate somebody or why humiliate someone?” he questioned. “Discussing myself was one thing and being candid with myself, but about other individuals?”
Stamos expressed that recording the audio rendition of “If You Would Have Told Me” “was remarkably emotional and remarkably challenging” for him contemplating the e book’s private particulars.
“But I adored it. And it’s remarkably therapeutic, I believe,” he knowledgeable the outlet. “You’re in this little booth, almost like a confessional or something.”
While Stamos alleged he had extra to reveal, the performer seemingly didn’t restrain when speaking about some of his earlier connections — significantly with former partner Rebecca Romijn.
The mannequin, 51, was in a partnership with Stamos for a decade earlier than parting methods in 2004. The former duo finalized their divorce a yr later.
The “General Hospital” luminary opened up about their separation in his e book, suggesting at a “deception” on the actress’ half.
“She grins at me a little less, avoids eye contact over dinner, takes phone calls in another room,” he inscribed.
“Deception initiates as a plummeting sensation in your stomach, advances into a suspicion that clouds your every thought, and by the time you discover the truth, it’s distinctively horrendous at first but also anticipated, like you’ve been awaiting something negative to occur.”
During an interview with People, Stamos conveyed the duo’s divorce “devastated” him, which made scripting particular chapters “incredibly challenging.”
“In my mind back then, she was the Devil, and I just detested her,” he accepted. “I couldn’t believe how much I despised her, and it shattered my life.”
Although Stamos attributed most of the blame on Romijn for years, he later acknowledged he additionally performed “some role” of their separation.
“You begin thinking, it’s like, ‘Oh, she wasn’t the Devil. Perhaps I was as responsible as her.'”
The “X-men” actress later accepted she was “caught off guard” by the statements in Stamos’ e book.
“I was very surprised by all of that, incredibly shocked actually,” she told “Entertainment Tonight” in January 2024.
“But you know, I don’t really want to help him sell his books based on those headlines. So that’s all I really want to say about it.”
Her second partner, Jerry O’Connell, additionally repeatedly criticized Stamos for mentioning his spouse within the e book.
Stamos, in the meantime, tied the knot with Caitlin McHugh in 2018.
