• Why Val Kilmer didn’t want to star in ‘Top Gun’ — or date Cher

    Why Val Kilmer didn’t want to star in ‘Top Gun’ — or date Cher

    Val Kilmer didn’t want to date Cher. In 1981, the Juilliard student was eating alone in a Manhattan restaurant when a friend showed up and said, “Someone is interested in meeting you.” Turns out it was the singer, whose career and personal life were then on the wane. “I saw Cher as a less-than-fascinating character …
  • Val Kilmer’s split from Daryl Hannah was his most ‘painful’ breakup

    Val Kilmer’s split from Daryl Hannah was his most ‘painful’ breakup

    Val Kilmer has dated his fair share of Hollywood legends, but his break-up with Daryl Hannah stung the most. “Lord knows I’ve suffered heartache. But Daryl was by far the most painful of all,” Kilmer wrote in his new memoir “I’m Your Huckleberry” (via People.) Kilmer, 60, and Hannah, 59, began dating in 2001 after …