Washington
(ANI):
Hollywood
actress
Meg
Ryan
has
said
that
she
was
so
hurt
over
the
backlash
she
faced
from
America
after
her
fling
with
Russell
Crowe
became
public
that
she
took
a
break
from
Hollywood.
The
actress
was
considered
'America's
Sweetheart'
until
her
fling
with
Crowe
broke
her
marriage
to
actor
Denis
Quaid
and
turned
her
into
public
enemy
number
one.
"It's
a
very
big
surprise
in
life
when
you
learn
that
not
everyone
is
rooting
for
you.
It's
a
very
scary
thing
when
you
figure
that
out," Contactmusic
quoted
the
actress,
as
telling
Parade
magazine.
"I
never
imagined
that
worrying
about
what
other
people
think
of
me
would
be
a
big
part
of
my
day.
But,
when
you
get
that
much
negativity
thrown
at
you,
you
go,
Whew,
I've
got
to
cope
with
that,
she
added.
The
actress
also
revealed
that
whatever
she
heard
in
the
press
did
not
resemble
the
truth.
"I
took
time
off,
I
wanted
to
get
simple
and
quiet,
I
wanted
to
laugh,
I
wanted
to
travel,"
she
said.