Back in the saddle! Laura Dern smiles at The Founder premiere after awkward Golden Globes moment with ex Billy Bob Thornton
She was at the centre of a social media storm due to the awkward moment her ex Billy Bob Thornton squeezed past her to accept his Golden Globe.
But Laura Dern looked back to her best as she grinned at the premiere of The Founder in Hollywood on Wednesday.
The embarrassing incident seemed the furthest thing from her mind as she turned heads on the red carpet while plugging her latest film.
Billy Bob who? Laura Dern put her awkward Golden Globes moment behind her at the premiere of The Founder in Hollywood on Wednesday
The 49-year-old was looking good for her age in a partially sheer black blouse, maxi skirt and stilettos.
She was clearly lapping up the attention at the exciting event, mingling with fans before sharing a laugh with her cast mate Megan Mullally.
Billy Bob was in a relationship with the Blue Velvet beauty from 1997 until 1999, when he famously dumped her to shack up with Angelina Jolie.
And unlike the 61-year-old's jolly demanour on stage moments later, he looked distinctly stony faced as he forced his way past his former fiancee on his way to picking up his prestigious paper weight.
Hitting her Twin Peaks: The 49-year-old looked radiant as she smiled for the cameras
Semi-sheer genius: Daring Laura wore a partially see-through blouse that exposed her bra
Awkward: Even Kurt Russell did not know where to look as Billy Bob Thornton squeezed past ex fiancee Laura Dern at the Golden Globes on Sunday
Angelina - who is 20 years the actor's junior - became his fifth wife in 2000, however they were divorced just three years later.
Social media erupted following the awkward incident, which occurred after he won the best actor in a television series gong for his Amazon show Goliath, in which he plays an alcoholic lawyer who fights for the little guy.
A fan watching the episode on Twitter mused: 'At least we got to see Laura Dern physically fight the urge to stab Billy Bob as he walked behind her.'
Fan-tastic: She was only too happy to sign racy pictures from her younger years
Cuddle buddies: She cosied up with Megan Mullally for a photograph
Grin when you're winning: His awkward moment was the farthest thing from his mind as he flaunted his trophy backstage
He married his sixth and current wife Connie Angland in 2014 - which looks set to be his longest lasting union yet.
Meanwhile Laura sees parallels between the present-day political climate and her latest movie, The Founder, in which she plays the wife of the man responsible for putting a McDonald's in every town
She said: 'An American white male, a narcissist with a chip on his shoulder, decides that he needs to be the most important man there is, and he will do whatever it takes to become the top dog.
'He will take the country down with him.'
Young love: Billy Bob and Laura attending the Golden Globes together back in 1999
Happy memories: But just three years later he was attending with then wife Angelina
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