Sophia Bush married Chad Michael Murray in April 2005, but the “One Tree Hill” co-stars kissed their wedded bliss goodbye a mere five months later. Rumors swirled that Murray had cheated on Bush with his “House of Wax” co-star Paris Hilton, who was dating Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter at the time. During an appearance on “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” (via TMZ), Carter claimed that the rumors were true, but Bush hasn’t confirmed that they were related to the collapse of her marriage.
Bush later said that being co-stars with Murray complicated matters when he decided to pop the question. “It was not a thing I actually really wanted to do,” she said on “Radio Andy.” However, she shared that she felt pressure from people at work to make her relationship with Murray work, apparently because she ensured he didn’t show up late on set.
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Bush has also said that youthful naiveté played into her decision to get hitched, as she was 21 years old at the time, and Murray was 23.. “I think lots of people do stupid s**t before their prefrontal cortexes are fully formed, and they’re not until they’re 26. … I literally didn’t have a whole brain,” Bush said on “Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum.” She and Murray continued working together after their split, and on “Armchair Expert,” Bush recalled how the show’s producers exploited their divorce by referencing it in commercials for “One Tree Hill,” saying, “It was really ugly.”
