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By Rosie Marder
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Chad Michael Murray recently reflected on his relationship with Sophia Bush, highlighting their brief marriage in 2005.
"I was a baby. I didn't know up, down, left, right," Murray shared with The Cut on Tuesday, May 21.
The actor met Sophia Bush in 2003 on the set of One Tree Hill, and two years later, they tied the knot. He later explained the reasons behind his swift decision to marry. "You move out there and you go, 'Well, what am I supposed to do now? Get married? That's exciting!'"
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However, their marriage did not last long — as they announced their split just five months later.
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"This is a difficult and unfortunate situation," the Chicago P.D. star shared at the time. As for Murray, he said, "I am glad this is being resolved sooner rather than later... I am saddened to announce that Sophia and I are separating. This is a very difficult time for me."
Bush attempted to have the marriage annulled in early 2006, citing "fraud." Her request was denied, but they were granted a divorce in December of that same year.
Although this occurred nearly two decades ago, Murray now reveals that during that period, he was "far more fragile than I ever put on."
He continued: "Everyone starts telling you 'Yes,'" he explains. "But I was walking around with a really pained heart."
Murray also opened up about living with agoraphobia, which started to affect him while he was filming One Tree Hill. "I was around 23 and I had an event in Miami, but I couldn't leave my hotel room," he said. "The world felt like it was closing in; I was having anxiety attacks."
As for the John Tucker Must Die actress, she seems to believe the same sentiment. "Everybody's been 22 and stupid," she told Andy Cohen on Radio Andy in June 2018, when her marriage to Murray was brought up. She continued: "It was not a thing I actually really wanted to do."
After Murray, Bush married Grant Hughes in 2022 but filed for divorce one year later, in August 2023. She also came out as queer in April and has been dating soccer player Ashlyn Harris since the fall.
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