Salma Hayek is speaking out.
Since her marriage in 2009 to wealthy French businessman François-Henri Pinault, the 54-year-old actress has faced complaints and rumors that she only ended up with Kering’s CEO in exchange for money.
Among the skeptics was actor Dax Shepard, who admitted during a recent episode of his podcast “Armchair Specialist” that, at first, he did not understand what Hayek saw in Pinault, 58.
“I was like, oh, ok, she married a rich guy, maybe that’s why she married him, I don’t know,” confessed the actor, according to Yahoo! Training. “I met him and I was like, this guy is so sexy – oh my God, the confidence, his eyes, he is so cute and charming and I was like, oh, this son of a bitch … he could be broken. He’s a bomb. “
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The compliments kept coming, too, when Shepard, 46, called Pinault “a cool, fun, generous, kind and warm fuck guy” who is also “super sexy”.
Salma Hayek eliminated rumors that she married her husband, French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, because of his money. (Photo by Jerod Harris / FilmMagic)
Hayek agreed with these feelings and addressed the accusations that she was digging gold herself.
“You know that in the photos you can’t even imagine his magic,” said the Oscar nominee. “He made me become a much better person and grew up in such a good and healthy way.”
She continued, “And you know, when I married him, everyone said, ‘Oh, it’s an arranged marriage, she married him for the money. I was like, ‘yes, whatever, b — h’. Think what you want: 15 years together and we are strong in love. “
Hayek said that such statements leave her feeling “offended”, according to the media channel, and noted that while some people marry for money, wealthy men like her husband are subject to a certain type of “discrimination” that sees the world consider them unworthy of true love.
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“Immediately you think that because someone is rich, [they] you may not be a good person. It can be someone materialistic, it can be someone who has no values, it can be someone who is even stupid or who doesn’t deserve, “she explained.” To have a lot of money, you did it the wrong way, there is all this prejudice. “
She also admitted that she was also not immune to these prejudices.
“And I had this, by the way. It was the last thing I wanted – it was not my type at all. And I came in with prejudices and he [melted] all of them, “admitted Hayek, who has a net worth of $ 200 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Salma Hayek has an estimated net worth of $ 200 million for herself. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)
In addition, she explained that Pinault is not a “controller” and is not a “workaholic” who only thinks about money.
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“My guy finishes the job, no matter how difficult it is – and believe me, he has a lot of responsibilities – [with a] big smile on his face, happy to be home, happy to see me and the kids, makes us laugh, “she gushed.” When we go on vacation, he turns off completely, he is in the moment. And so it’s not just an insult to me – I’m not the only one to be judged. ‘Oh, she’s an actress, she’s after the money.’ They cannot begin to imagine what joy this human being is. “
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The actress suggested that people lean towards stereotypes because “it gives us comfort to have these archetypes”, but she tries to do the opposite.
“Putting things in boxes – I don’t like that, I’m a rebel,” explained the star.
The duo, who married in 2009, share two children.