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Jeremy Renneris taking a trip down memory lane as he celebrates his little girl’s big day.
On Monday, theAvengersstar, 51, shared a heartfelt tribute to his daughterAva Berlinfor her ninth birthday. The actor posted a throwback photo on Instagram of himself holding Ava as a newborn, sweetly calling her his number one.
Renner shared a similar throwback photo on his Instagram Story, writing, “Celebrating quietly at home with my #1. Happy bday to my queen.”
He then revealed Ava’s adorable scavenger hunt-themed birthday cake, calling the festivities a “glorious celebration.”
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PHOTO: Jeremy Renner/InstagramPHOTO: Jeremy Renner/Instagram
Back in November 2021, Rennerrecalled giving Marvel an ultimatumafter Ava was born in 2013, tellingMen’s Healthhe spent a year and a half commuting from London to Los Angeles for weekend visits, sometimes only getting to see her for a few hours.
“It taught me how to have the nuts to say, ‘Everyone, f— off. It’s my time with my daughter,’ " Renner explained, adding that he wasn’t concerned with keeping his role as Clint Barton (a.k.a. Hawkeye). “I said, ‘Fine, recast me. I’m going to be here with my daughter.’ It was pretty gnarly.”
He now requires weekend visits with Ava for every project he takes. “Acting and everything else goes out the window until my daughter says, ‘I want to hang out with my friends, and I don’t want to be around you so much, Daddy,’ " Renner said.
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Renner raved about Ava, of whom he shares joint custody with ex-wifeSonni Pacheco. “I never knew that resting face I have could be beautiful. It’s not on me. It is on her, on Ava,” he said.
TheWind Riveractorwent through a tumultuous splitwith Pacheco after shefiled for divorcein December 2014, less than a year after theytied the knotthat January.
source: people.com
