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Billy Crudup Reflects on Co-Parenting with Mary-Louise Parker

11/29/2025

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Billy Crudup discussed his relationship with ex Mary-Louise Parker and their son William, now 21.
In The Times interview, he said, "Our adoration for our son is boundless" and praised William's theatricality.
Crudup and Parker dated seven years before their 2003 split, when Parker was pregnant.
Parker publicly wished Crudup well in his marriage to Naomi Watts, and Crudup has focused on co-parenting.

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Billy Crudup discussed his relationship with ex Mary-Louise Parker and their son William, now 21.
In The Times interview, he said, "Our adoration for our son is boundless" and praised William's theatricality.
Crudup and Parker dated seven years before their 2003 split, when Parker was pregnant.
Parker publicly wished Crudup well in his marriage to Naomi Watts, and Crudup has focused on co-parenting.