Editing Minnie Driver (section)

== Personal life ==
In 1997, Driver began dating [[Matt Damon]] while filming ''Good Will Hunting''. The two split in early 1998.<ref name=USA-Today-Damon>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/12/13/minnie-driver-matt-damon-split-emotional-video-1998-oscars/71899132007/ |title=Minnie Driver recalls being 'devastated' by Matt Damon breakup at 1998 Oscars |work=[[USA Today]] |date=13 December 2023 |access-date=14 March 2024 }}</ref> She was briefly engaged to [[Josh Brolin]] in 2001.<ref name=ABCNews-Brolin-2001>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=102030&page=1 |title=Minnie Driver Breaks Off Engagement |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=4 October 2001 |access-date=8 August 2013 |archive-date=20 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920085519/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=102030&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> She has a son born in 2008<ref name=People-Henry-2008>{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=Julie |last2=Chi |first2=Paul |title=Minnie Driver Welcomes a Son! |url=https://people.com/parents/minnie-driver-welcomes-a-son/ |access-date=7 September 2022 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=8 September 2008 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908105433/https://people.com/parents/minnie-driver-welcomes-a-son/ |url-status=live }}</ref> from a brief relationship with television writer and producer Timothy J. Lea.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/parents/celebs-who-dont-reveal-their-child-father/ |title=Mum's the Word! Mindy Kaling, Minnie Driver & More Celebs Who've Kept Quiet About Their Baby's Father |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=18 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818174809/https://people.com/parents/celebs-who-dont-reveal-their-child-father/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Driver confirmed that she was in a relationship with [[Addison O'Dea]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/tv/minnie-driver-confirms-romance-addison-odea-emmys/ |title=Minnie Driver Confirms Romance with Addison O'Dea at Emmys Afterparty |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=23 September 2019 |access-date=14 May 2020 |first=Eric |last=Todisco |archive-date=14 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514001033/https://people.com/tv/minnie-driver-confirms-romance-addison-odea-emmys/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/minnie-driver-debuts-blinged-out-engagement-ring-from-new-love-addison-odea-at-emmys-after-party |title=Minnie Driver Debuts Blinged Out Engagement Ring From New Love Addison O'Dea At Emmys After Party |work=[[Access Hollywood]] |date=23 September 2019 |access-date=14 May 2020 |first=Marielle |last=Williams |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125171739/https://www.accessonline.com/articles/minnie-driver-debuts-blinged-out-engagement-ring-from-new-love-addison-odea-at-emmys-after-party |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Driver revealed that she was sexually assaulted at age 17 while on holiday in Greece.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/minnie-driver-shares-a-deeply-personal-story-about-teenage-sexual-assault_us_57fe29e3e4b044be30162f7c |title=Minnie Driver Shares Deeply Personal Story About Teenage Sexual Assault |author=Delbyck, Cole |work=[[Huffington Post]] |date=12 October 2016 |access-date=12 October 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012140921/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/minnie-driver-shares-a-deeply-personal-story-about-teenage-sexual-assault_us_57fe29e3e4b044be30162f7c |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/minnie-driver-reveals-sexually-assaulted-teenager-article-1.2827876 |title=Minnie Driver reveals she was sexually assaulted as a teenager, says it happens to all women |author=Bitette, Nicole |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=12 October 2016 |access-date=12 October 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012232530/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/minnie-driver-reveals-sexually-assaulted-teenager-article-1.2827876 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 21 December 2017, Driver became a United States citizen.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Driver |first=Minnie |author-link=Minnie Driver |user=driverminnie |number=940793872334114816 |date=12 December 2017 |title=I'll tell you what, I became a duel citizen on Friday. I have never been so proud to be an Anglo-American. #DougJonesAL @GDouglasJones #alabama 🇺🇸🇬🇧 |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214083214/https://twitter.com/driverminnie/status/940793872334114816 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Driver |first=Minnie |author-link=Minnie Driver |user=driverminnie |number=943970647511728128 |date=21 December 2017 |title=I will! I'm having a 'WE THE PEOPLE' tea party. ( the tea will be in a pot, not thrown in the harbor) https://t.co/H8zCRnwMAi |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=USCIS Media - Western Region |user=USCISMediaWest |number=943974495756230656 |date=21 December 2017 |title=Today more than 8,000 people from 120 countries became #newUScitizens in #DTLA, including the talented @driverminnie! https://t.co/HpEgSw2Aag |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://patch.com/california/hollywood/minnie-driver-sworn-us-citizen-la-ceremony |title=Minnie Driver Sworn in As US Citizen in LA Ceremony |website=[[Patch (website)|Patch]] |date=22 October 2017 |access-date=22 October 2017 |archive-date=8 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208151330/https://patch.com/california/hollywood/minnie-driver-sworn-us-citizen-la-ceremony |url-status=live }}</ref> After living in California for a number of years, Driver moved back to London.{{when|date=March 2025}}<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/minnie-driver-interview-sexism-misogyny-hollywood-harassment-l2t8mfhl7|title=Minnie Driver: sexism, misogyny and Hollywood harassment|journal=The Sunday Times|first=Jane|last=Mulkerrins|date=6 July 2024|accessdate=24 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/minnie-driver-slams-donald-trump-prison-red-state-1236061821/|title=Minnie Driver Says Donald Trump 'Deserves to Be in Prison' and She Refuses to Live in a Red State if He Is Re-Elected|journal=Variety|first=Ethan|last=Shanfield|date=6 July 2024|accessdate=24 July 2024}}</ref>