Brian Austin Green says he learned to ‘pick his battles’ while co-parenting with ex-wife Megan Fox – Daily Mail

Brian Austin Green opened up about learning to “pick your battles” as a co-parent during a new interview with E! News.

The 50-year-old actor, who shares Noah, 11, Bodhi, ten, and Journey, seven, with ex-wife Megan Fox, insisted he has always made his children his priority. number one” in life.

Asked about his approach to co-parenting, the actor – who recently reunited with Tori Spelling and Jason Priestly – said: “The priority is always making sure everything is centered around the kids’ experience.”

The Beverly Hills, 90210 star also opened up about several other important co-parenting lessons he’s learned over the past few years.

He explained: “The person you were with and now you’re separated from, you’re separated for a reason, because you didn’t get along.”

Green went on to state that separated parents should prioritize their children’s well-being despite the end of their romantic relationship.

He said: “You can’t expect to get along after the fact when it comes to raising your children. So you have to decide, “Okay, it’s not about us getting along anymore. This is about us co-parenting, which is a totally different situation. »

The artist also admitted that separation inevitably takes its toll on children and that parents should handle their separation with caution.

“People make the mistake of thinking that they are going to do things so that the separation won’t affect the children and… of course it will affect the children. The only choice you have is how it affects children,” he said.

Green and Fox began dating in 2004 after meeting on the set of the sitcom Hope & Faith.

The performer was once linked to his Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Vanessa Marcil, and they welcomed a son named Kassius, 21, in 2002.

He eventually moved on with the Transformers actress and the couple married in 2010.

Green and Fox, 37, started their family with the birth of Noah in 2012, and they welcomed Bodhi and Journey in 2014 and 2016, respectively.

The artists maintained an on-off marriage for several years and their union was officially dissolved in 2021.

The Jennifer’s Body star moved on with Machine Gun Kelly, even though rumors of the couple’s potential breakup began swirling earlier this year.

Green began dating Sharna Burgess, who was his dance partner on season 30 of Dancing With The Stars, in 2020.

The happy couple welcomed a son named Zane, one, in 2022, and they got engaged last year.