Article: Courage Under FIRE.

What's it like to go from America's Sweetheart to the Scarlet Woman? In her first interview since the breakup of her marriage, Meg Ryan speaks out about the scandal surrounding her relationship with Proof of Life co-star Russell Crowe.

If Meg Ryan wanted a change of image--from the adorable, mop-topped queen of comedy to a more multifaceted, complex human being, like the woman she really is--she's finally pulled it off. Big time.

"I found myself in a hotel lobby in London a few months ago," she recalls, "thinking, all of a sudden, 'So this is what it feels like to be the Scarlet Woman. Oh! I'm having that experience now!'"

Never one for gracing ...

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