Ethan Hawke ‘Vowed’ His Kids to Never Publicly Discuss Uma Thurman Divorce

Ethan Hawke made one major promise to his kids when splitting from their mom, Uma Thurman. “The public eye is like gasoline, but what makes divorce hard is the stuff that makes it hard for everyone — the family elements, how to help the kids through it,” Hawke, 55, told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published on Thursday, November 20. “I’m so envious of people who have amicable splits.” Hawke quickly stopped himself from discussing the topic any further. “I can’t really talk about this because I vowed to my kids so many times not to talk about the divorce in public,” he explained. “But