Damon Says Wife Had Brain Surgery Before 2024 Oscars

Matt Damon said his wife, Luciana Barroso, underwent brain surgery for an aneurysm about a week before the 2024 Academy Awards, then joined him at an afterparty during her recovery. Damon recounted the episode in an interview with GQ, saying she attended on the first night she felt well enough to get up and had regained her energy. The medical details are based on Damon’s account; no independent medical information was reported. Damon said Barroso surprised him by getting dressed and going with him to the party. He connected her decision to his absence from the celebration after the 2007 Oscars, when The Departed won Best Picture. In Damon’s account, she remembered that he had missed that earlier occasion and wanted them to go out this time. The couple attended the Vanity Fair post-Oscars party after the 2024 ceremony, where Oppenheimer won Best Picture as part of a seven-award haul. Damon said the outing was meaningful to him. Barroso’s appearance came roughly a week after her surgery, according to his account. Damon also recalled missing the 2007 ceremony while filming second-unit scenes for The Bourne Ultimatum in Miami. He and Barroso watched from bed, he said, and he...