Michelle Pfeiffer honors late actor Val Kilmer after his past revelation of their 'intimate' relationship

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Michelle Pfeiffer paid tribute to her late co-star Val Kilmer, with whom she once had an "intimate" relationship, which the actor revealed years before his death.

Val Kilmer died on Tuesday, April 1, from pneumonia, her daughter, Mercedes, confirmed to the New York Times. The actor was also diagnosed with cancer in 2014.

Michelle Pfeiffer pays tribute to Val Kilmer 

The 66-year-old actress took to her Instagram stories to post a black and white of them from the set of the 1985 ABC afterschool special 'One Too Many'. She wrote above the photo, "Rest In Peace, Val," with a red heart emoji.

Notably, the two became friends after starring together in the special. 

Kilmer had earlier revealed the "intimacy" between them but candidly revealed that he had a crush on her younger sister, Lori Pfeiffer, per Daily Mail.

Moreover, he added that he always felt comfortable talking to Michelle and was able to open up to her about his parents, with whom he shared a strained relationship.

Meanwhile, Pfeiffer was able to share with Kilmer the details of her rocky marriage to Peter Horton, whom she later divorced.

Kilmer wrote in his book, "The secret pain that Michelle and I shared created an intimacy between us."

Moreover, he claimed to have adored her but also confessed that he had always had an "all-consuming crush" on her younger sister Lori, who "did not seem to reciprocate, even a little. In fact, she seemed to not even know I existed".

However, though the details of their alleged romance are unclear, they are thought to have dated sometime during the 1980s, the outlet stated.

Interestingly, in November 2018, Kilmer also posted the same photo on Instagram that Pfeiffer shared after his death.

He captioned it, "#tbt I first met Michelle through her husband Peter and Mare Winningham, who was my first girlfriend in high school."

He added, "It was so amazing to work with all 3 such talented people in one “after school special” which was to my memory always a “morality play” that was designed to educate kids just home from school."

Val Kilmer cried 'every single day' for six months after his breakup from Daryl Hannah

Val Kilmer cried "every single day for half a year" after his breakup from Daryl Hannah, which he revealed in his 2020 memoir 'I’m Your Huckleberry: A Memoir', per People.

The two dated in 2001 after meeting on the set of the film 'In God We Trust'. At the time, they were also working together in their 2002 movie 'Hard Cash' and appeared during the 'Wonderland' premiere in Hollywood, according to The Mirror.

However, the couple separated after a year or two of dating, and despite the short duration, Kilmer revealed in his memoir that he had the hardest time forgetting her.

He wrote in his memoir, "Lord knows I've suffered heartache. But Daryl was by far the most painful of all."

He took a jibe at Daryl’s husband, Neil Young, whom she married in 2018, and wrote, "Neil Young, I always loved you, but I'm afraid I hate you now."

Kilmer admitted that he "knew" he would love her with his "whole heart forever and that love has lost none of its strength", according to The Sun.

He wrote, "I am still in love with Daryl. When we broke up, I cried every single day for half a year."