{"id":2510199,"date":"2026-07-20T23:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T23:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2510199"},"modified":"2026-07-20T23:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T23:09:03","slug":"jerry-oconnell-explains-why-he-and-giuliana-rancic-broke-up-over-his-buildings-intercom-i-was-a-pretty-terrible-boyfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jerry-oconnell-explains-why-he-and-giuliana-rancic-broke-up-over-his-buildings-intercom-i-was-a-pretty-terrible-boyfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry O\u2019Connell explains why he and Giuliana Rancic broke up over his building\u2019s intercom: \u2018I was a pretty terrible boyfriend\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Jerry O\u2019Connell apologized for being a \u2018pretty terrible boyfriend\u2019 to Giuliana Rancic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>The two dated in 2003 and 2004.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>He confirmed that the two broke up over the intercom of his building, as Rancic wrote in her 2015 memoir, <em>Going Off Script<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jerry-oconnell\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jerry O\u2019Connell<\/a> is sorry for being \u201ca terrible boyfriend\u201d to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/giuliana-rancic\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Giuliana Rancic<\/a> when they coupled up briefly in 2003 and 2004.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gotta say, we had a lot of fun together,\u201d he told Kelly Ripa on Sunday\u2019s edition of SiriusXM\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/jerry-oconnell-breaking-up-over-intercom\/id1676166337?i=1000777457408\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Let\u2019s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa<\/em><\/a>, which was recorded in front of an audience at SiriusXM\u2019s NYC Fishbowl. \u201cBut we did break up on\u2026 We broke up poorly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cLet me take this moment to apologize to Giuliana Rancic \u2014 I\u2019m not kidding \u2014 for being a terrible boyfriend. I was the worst. I wasn\u2019t the worst\u2026 I was just not a great boyfriend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ripa, who\u2019s co-hosted with O\u2019Connell before, when he appeared on her TV talk show, asked the <em>Stand by Me<\/em> actor if Rancic had \u201cran by him\u201d the mention of their breakup in her 2016 memoir <em>Going Off Script<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connell said she had not, but reiterated that he had been \u201ca pretty terrible boyfriend\u201d and confirmed that they ended their relationship over the intercom of his building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo Giuiana Rancic claims that I broke up with her through an intercom in my building,\u201d he said. \u201cI broke up with her through an intercom because Giuliana Rancic came to my condominium and hit my intercom. I was not expecting Giuliana Rancic to come to said condominium. Someone was inside of my condominium, and Giuliana Rancic wanted entry into my condominium. Thank goodness, buzzer, gate, security. I paid a pretty hefty homeowner\u2019s fee for these things.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:768px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Jerry O\u2019Connell and Giuliana Rancic in 2004Credit: Jon Kopaloff\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As O\u2019Connell remembered, \u201cI said, \u2018I did not know you were coming. You can\u2019t come up here. You can\u2019t come here unannounced.\u2019 Notice no one had a key, so the relationship was not like that, but that was why: I didn\u2019t like someone coming to my condominium without an invite or even a text or even a phone call, like, \u2018Hey, at the farmers market, thought I\u2019d stop by. Got some fresh-cut flowers.\u2019 There was no warning. And I didn\u2019t want someone coming in, because I didn\u2019t want any confrontation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her book, the former red carpet host wrote that what O\u2019Connell said during their intercom interaction was ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>As Ripa read it to O\u2019Connell \u2014 to plenty of laughs \u2014 \u201cNope. Sorry, homegirl. Things change. But you take care, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She pressed him on whether he\u2019d said it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t recall exact wording, so I can\u2019t deny that I said that,\u201d O\u2019Connell said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t sound like something I\u2019d say, but, again, if I was writing a memoir, it made for a good quote. So, you know what, I\u2019m gonna applaud Giuliana for using colorful dialogue and everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to reps for Rancic.<\/p>\n<p>It seems to have worked out for both. O\u2019Connell married model and actress Rebecca Romijn in 2007, the same year that Rancic married businessman Bill Rancic, the original winner of reality show <em>The Apprentice<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jerry-oconnell-on-why-he-and-giuliana-rancic-broke-up-over-building-intercom-12023359\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jerry O\u2019Connell apologized for being a \u2018pretty terrible boyfriend\u2019 to Giuliana Rancic. The two dated in 2003 and 2004. He confirmed that the two broke up over the intercom of his building, as Rancic wrote in her 2015 memoir, Going Off Script. 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