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Ryan Reynolds: Still ‘in a lot of pain’ over ScarJo divorce

Laura Donovan Contributor
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While ex-wife Scarlett Johansson engaged in excessive PDA with Sean Penn during this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Ryan Reynolds still felt the burn of his divorce.

In a new interview with Details magazine, Reynolds discussed the crumbling of his marriage.

“Anyone who gets divorced goes through a lot of pain, but you come out of it,” the “Green Lantern” actor said of his split with Johansson, his spouse of two years.

But perhaps unlike Johansson, Reynolds hasn’t moved on from the break up.

“I’m not out of it yet. At all,” Reynolds says, yet admits he has “optimism” for the future.

Even so, it’s going to take a lot for him to tie the knot again.

“I don’t think I want to get married again,” said Reynolds, who was once engaged to singer Alanis Morrisette. “But you always reevaluate these things.”

Late last year, Johansson and Reynolds announced they were ending their union.

“We entered our relationship with love and it’s with love and kindness we leave it. While privacy isn’t expected, it’s certainly appreciated,” they said in a December statement.

Seeming to refer to this incident, Reynolds told Details that adversity “wakes you up. I gotta say, I’m a different person than I was six months ago.”

As Johansson roams the celebrity scene with Penn on her arm, Reynolds is taking a break from the dating world. In March, the comedian was linked to model Agnes Fischer, but Reynolds insists he’s not exclusive with anyone.

“I’m very happy not to be in a relationship right now,” Reynolds said. “That’s okay. I didn’t plan on it, that’s for sure . . . but that’s okay…[Dating] just seems so kind of alien to me at this point. I’ve been in relationships pretty much since high school. Some people look at that as a good thing. I think wiser people might see that as a house of cards.”

Earlier this month, Us Weekly reported that Johansson had an “intense” makeout session with Penn at the high profile Correspondents’ dinner. Several other news sources wrote about the couple’s overly affectionate behavior at the event.

“Scarlett was pawing at Sean, holding on to his hip while he was smoking. She gave him a short kiss,” an insider told the mag. “But then they took a walk some 30 feet away, broke off from the group and kissed some more.”