KEEP HIS DREAM ALIVE YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN! TARA THOMAS
Thursday, December 5, 2013
KEEP HIS DREAM ALIVE YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN! TARA THOMAS
It's hard for actors to have chemistry on set without it being rooted in something, well, real. Check out all of the celebrity couples who met on TV and movie sets -- because being famous doesn't mean you can't crush on your co-workers.
Will Smith & Jada Pinkett–Smith
Met on the set of "The Fresh Prince of Bel–Air"
Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott
Met on the set of "Mind Over Murder"
Ginnifer Goodwin & Josh Dallas
Met on the set of "Once Upon a Time"
Kat Dennings & Nick Zano
Met on the set of "2 Broke Girls"
Lauren Graham & Peter Krause
Met on the set of "Parenthood"
Rob McElhenney & Kaitlin Olson
Met on the set of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson
Met on the set of "Bosom Buddies"
Josh Duhamel & Fergie
Met on the set of "Las Vegas"
Vincent Kartheiser & Alexis Bledel
Met on the set of "Mad Men"
Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner
Met on the set of "Daredevil"
Ange lina Jolie & Brad Pitt
Met on the set of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively
Met on the set of "The Green Lantern"
Emma Stone & Andrew Garfield
Met on the set of "The Amazing Spider-Man"
Emily VanCamp & Josh Bowman
Met on the set of "Revenge"
Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher
Met on the set of "That '70s Show"
Daniel Craig & Rachel Weisz
Met on the set of "The Dream House"
Jennifer Lawrence & Nicholas Hoult
Met on the set of "X-Men: First Class"
Halle Berry & Olivier Martinez
Met on the set of "Dark Tide"
Penelope Cruz & Javier Bardem
Met on the set of "Jamon Jamon"
Freida Pinto & Dev patel
Met on the set of "Slumdog Millionaire"
Eva Mendes & Ryan Gosling
Met on the set of "The Place Beyon d The Pines"
Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer
Met on the set of "True Blood"
Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson
Met on the set of "Twilight"
Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth
Met on the set of "The Last Song"
Sarah Michelle Geller & Freddie Prinze Jr.
Met on the set of "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan-Tatum
Met on the set of "Step Up"
Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux
Met on the set of "Wanderlust"
Kurt Russell & Goldie Hawn
Met on the set of "Swing Shift"
Courteney Cox & Brian Van Holt
Met on the set of "Cougar Town"
Vincent Kartheiser & Alexis Bledel
Met on the set of "Mad Men"
Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos
Met on the set of "All My Children"
Johnny Depp & Amber Heard
Met on the set of "The Rum Diary"
LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian
Met on the set of "Northern Lights"
Ian Somerhalder & Nina Dobrev
Met on the set of "Vampire Diaries"
Johnny Galecki & Kaley Cuoco
Met on the set of "The Big Bang Theory"
Bradley Cooper & Zoe Saldana
Met on the set of "The Words"
Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams
Met on the set of "The Notebook"
Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron
Met on the set of "High School Musical"
Hugh Dancy & Claire Danes
Met on the set of "Evening"
David Arquette & Courteney Cox
Met on the set of "Scream"
Sienna Miller & Jude Law
Met on the set of "Alfie"
Rachel Bilson & Hayden Christensen
Met on the set of "Jumper"
Blake Lively & Penn Badgley
Met on the set of "Gossip Girl"
Shia LaBeouf & Carey Mulligan
Met on the set of "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"
Michael C. Hall & Jennifer Carpenter
Met on the set of "Dexter"
Chad Michael Murray & Sophia Bush
Met on the set of "One Tree Hill"
Hayden Panettiere & Milo Ventimiglia
Met on the set of "Heroes"
Rachel Bilson & Adam Brody
Met on the set of "The O.C."
Jennifer Garner & Scott Foley
Met on the set of "Felicity"
Gwyneth Paltrow & Brad Pitt
Met on the set of "Se7en"
Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman
Met on the set of "Days of Thunder"
Jessica Simpson
The singer-turned-fashion designer gave birth to a baby boy named Ace Knute Johnson on June 30.
Busy Philipps
The "Cougar Town" star and her husband Marc Silverstein welcomed their second daughter on July 2.
Kim Kardashian
The reality star gave birth to baby girl North West on June 15.
Beverley Mitchell
Mitchell gave birth to daughter Kenzie Lynne on March 28.
Malin Akerman
Akerman welcomed her first child, son Sebastian, on April 16.
Jenna Bush Hager
Bush Hager welcomed her daughter Mila on April 13.
Kristen Bell
Bell welcomed her first child with fiance Dax Shepard -- daughter Lincoln -- on March 28.
Shiri Appleby
Appleby welcomed her first child, daughter Natalie, on March 23.
Lisa Ling
Ling gave birth to he r daughter Jett on March 8.
Holly Madison
<a href="http://www.intouchweekly.com/stars/news/first-baby-photos-meet-holly-madisons-daughter-rainbow" target="_blank">Madison welcomed her daughter Rainbow</a> on March 5.
Sara Rue
Rue welcomed daughter Talulah on Feb. 9.
Shakira
Shakira gave birth to her son Milan on Jan. 22.
Claire Danes
Danes and her husband Hugh Dancy became parents in December when they welcomed son Cyrus.
Samaire Armstrong
Armstrong welcomed son Calin in December.
Marisa Miller
The Victoria's Secret model gave birth to son Gavin on Dec. 13.
Jennifer Nettles
Nettles welcomed son Magnus Hamilton on Dec. 6.
Tamera Mowry
Mowry welcomed her first child, son Aden, on Nov. 12.
Adele
Adele welcomed her baby boy in October 2012.
Meg an Fox
Fox gave birth to son Noah Shannon on Sept. 27.
Drew Barrymore
Barrymore welcomed her first child with husband Will Kopelman, daughter Olive, on Sept. 26.
Vanessa Lachey
Vanessa and her husband Nick Lachey welcomed son Camden John on Sept. 12.
Anna Paquin
Paquin and her husband Stephen Moyer welcomed twins last summer.
Giuliana Rancic
Rancic welcomed her son Edward Duke via a surrogate in August.
Snooki
Snooki welcomed son Lorenzo on Aug. 26.
Anna Faris
Faris gave birth to son Jack in August.
Kristin Cavallari
Cavallari welcomed son Camden Jack with fiance Jay Cutler on Aug. 8.
Elizabeth Berkley
The "Saved by the Bell" star gave birth to son Sky on July 20.
Kayte Walsh
Walsh welcomed her first child with Kelsey Grammer on July 13.
Sienna Miller
Miller welcomed daughter Marlowe in July.
Joy Williams
The Civil Wars singer welcomed son Miles on June 30.
Lily Aldridge
The model welcomed daughter Dixie with Caleb Followill on June 21.
Molly Sims
Sims gave birth to son Brooks on June 19.
Elsa Pataky
Chris Hemsworth's wife gave birth to the couple's daughter India on May 11, 2012.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
We tell ourselves that age is just a number, but is it really? If you use these still-going-strong celebrity relationships as a yardstick — measuring how age disparity affects the stability of a romance — then yes: Evidence would suggest that age really is only a number.
We've assembled a collection of celebrity couples with age gaps of 10 years or more. Most of them have been together for a while, have started families and remain super happy, in addition to being insanely good-looking and talented.
Mind the gap? Nah, since they sure don't.
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon - 10 Years
There's a 10-year age difference between Mariah Carey (1970) and her hubby Nick Cannon (1980), but that isn't hampering their joy. They are parents to twins aka Dem Babies, who were born on their anniversary (April 30).

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds - 11 Years
The good-looking, talented, goldilocked duo of Blake Lively (1987) and Ryan Reynolds (1976) married somewhat quietly after bailing on high-profile relationships -- him with Scarlett Johansson and her with Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Beyonce and Jay Z - 12 Years
Beyonce (1981) began dating Jay Z (1969) in 2001 when she was 19 and he was 31. Over a decade later, the musical power couple are still going strong, with daughter Blue Ivy at home.

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Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin - 13 Years
Married duo Anna Paquin (1982) and Stephen Moyer (1969) hooked up while filming 'True Blood' in its first season. They married in Aug. 2010 and had fraternal twins -- a boy and a girl-- in 2012. The show will soon end but their relationship carries on.

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Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green - 13 Years
The sultry Megan Fox (1986) and Brian Austin Green (1973) have been together since she arrived on the scene in Hollywood. They married in 2010, had a son and now have another baby on the way, further cementing their marriage and relationship despite 13 years of difference in age.

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Olivier Sarkozy and Mary-Kate Olsen - 17 Years
Mary-Kate Olsen (1986) is one-half of those famous Olsen Twins and she is dating Olivier Sarkozy (1969), the half-brother of the ex-French president, and has been for almost two years. They've got a 17-year age gap, but that doesn't seem to affect this union.

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Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart - 18 Years
J. Lo's (1969) boy toy Casper Smart (1986) is one of her dancers. He is also a lot younger than she is but they exude heat. Plus, she's J. Lo and she is hotter than most women HIS age and younger. Fact.

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David Cross and Amber Tamblyn - 19 Years
The 'Joan of Arcadia' actress Amber Tamblyn (1983) and the 'Arrested Development' comedian David Cross (1964) are happily married since 2012, despite nearly two decades of difference in their ages. They're quirky and cute.

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Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley - 20 Years
British model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (1987) and British action star Jason Statham (1967) are separated by 20 years when it comes to their age. But the handsome pair keeps on keepin' on. They've been a unit since 2010.

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Sam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson - 24 Years
Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967) is directing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and she met her much-younger husband, 'Kick-Ass' star Aaron Taylor-Johnson (1990) on the set of a film. Despite the raised eyebrows over their romance and its nearly quarter-century of a difference in age, they have two daughters and took each other's names. That's lurve.

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Rene Angelil and Celine Dion - 26 Years
Celine Dion (1968) married Rene Angelil (1942) in 1994. He is her husband, manager and the father of her three children. Despite having a 26-year gap in their age, they have made it work for nearly 20 years. Amen to that.

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Brahim Zaibat and Madonna - 30 years
The Material Girl's (1958) BF is Brahim Zaibat (1988) and he is closer in age to her teenage daughter Lourdes than to her! But she's Madge. Call her a cougar. We call her hot.

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Next: Celeb Couples Without Huge Height Differences
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
These celeb couples know that sometimes the best things come in small packages. See these adorable famous couples with huge height differences — and no, it's not always the big guy who's towering over a little lady! (Though a hint for tiny girls: Heels always help!)
Wladimir Klitschko & Hayden Panettiere
6'6″ / 5'1″
Clare Grant & Seth Green
5'7″ / 5'3″
Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith
6'2″ / 5'0″
Fergie & Josh Duhamel
5'2″ / 6'3.5″
Leann Rimes & Eddie Cibrian
5'5″ / 6'2″
Liev Schreiber & Naomi Watts
6'3″ / 5'5″
Ryan Sweeting & Kaley Cuoco
6'5″ / 5'6″
Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban
5'10.5″ / 5'7″
Jennifer Connelly & Paul Bettany
5'7.5″ / 6'3″
Austin Butler & Vanessa Hudgens
6'0″ / 5'1″
Sacha Baron Cohen & Isla Fisher
6'3″ / 5'3″
Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher
5'4″ / 6'2″
Dax Shepard & Kristen Bell
6'2″ / 5'1″
Christopher French & Ashley Tisdale
6'4″ / 5'3″
Lamar Odom & Khloe Kardashian-Odom
6'10″ / 5'10″
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Monday, December 2, 2013
What I Learned at Reality TV School
New York school teaches wannabe reality stars how to be better versions of themselvesBy Kate Mulcrone
Special to MSN Entertainment
If spring is a time of renewal then let's go ahead and call summer a time of reality -- reality television, that is. Reality shows have become such a dominant force in our culture that almost anyone can become a celebrity by convincing a producer or two that they're worth watching. Even though the idea is to be "real," it turns out you can learn how to be an arguably better version of yourself and increase your odds of getting cast on a reality show. How? By going to school.
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Even though I'd rather perform surgery on myself than go on TV, I took part in a one-day workshop at the New York Reality TV School so that you could all benefit from my ... embarrassment. Admittedly, I was curious to see what the other students would be like. You have to be pretty serious about reality TV to shell out $139 and give up a Saturday, right? Like the woman I chatted with before class who told me she'd like to be on "America's Next Top Model." She was about 5 feet 5 inches tall, so I'm not sure it's in the cards for her.
Our instructor was Robert Galinsky, the school's founder, who, according to his IMDb page, played Fanatic Hassidic Jew in the 2001 film "Brooklyn Babylon." Other instructors included Robert Russell, who lent his expertise in the area of casting. He has cast shows like "Big Brother" and "The Bachelor." Jorge Bendersky and Dave Martin -- two former reality show cast members (Jorge was on "Groomer Has It" and Dave was a contestant on "Top Chef") -- were also on hand, to cover the whole "been there, done that" angle. Clearly, I was in the company of experts. Here's what I learned:
| D o you want to be the person who consoles the crier or the one who bags on her? Do whatever you want, just make sure you seize the moment and turn someone else's tantrum into some camera time for yourself. |
Reality TV School Is Kinda Like Preschool
Reality TV School started bright and early -- OK, slightly before noon -- on a Saturday morning. Most of the other people there looked like they'd gotten a good night's sleep instead of staying out at the bar until pretty late. Ahem. The first thing we had to do was stand around in a circle and introduce ourselves. Let's call it show and tell, grown-up version. Most people were actors. One guy was a contestant on "Deal or No Deal." Another woman was about to shoot a pilot for a reality show based on her dating life. After that we did some stretching to loosen up. Then we played a bizarro game of Simon Says. Looking back, that was the easy part. I felt a little silly, sure, but it would get worse before it got better.
Reality TV School Is Kinda Like High School
Remember high school? Remember feeling self-conscious all the time? Well at Reality TV School there were cameras everywhere. The smarter classmates seemed blissfully unaware of them, but I felt myself freezing up every time my image was put up on the video monitor. The dress I was wearing? Obviously too big now. Oops. The cut on my arm from doing yoga outside -- don't ask -- well, it seems like it might be turning into a scar. After Simon Says we had to dance around and introduce ourselves to people. I don't think I've tried to dance sober since I was about 13 years old. It was hard. I gave myself an E for effort and retreated from the "dance floor" as soon as I was allowed. Some people loved the camera, or maybe the camera loved them. The secret seems to be an awareness of the camera and an accompanying ability to ignore it. Some people were naturals: They danced around like nobody was watching. The rest of us? Well, we probably won't be trying out for "So You Think You Can Dance" anytime soon.
Don't Worry About Things Flying at Your Head
After our instructor cleared the dance floor, he had volunteers stand in the middle of the room and talk to the cameras while the rest of us stood around and listened. After about 30 seconds, the instructor had us bounce a tennis ball around the room. It was OK at first, but once we were up to three tennis balls I completely lost the thread of what our volunteer was saying. Bouncing balls are distracting! I guess the lesson here is to ignore them, but that could quite literally be painful. Some people seemed to be able to listen and catch and throw at the same time, and I think this is what the rest of us were supposed to learn to do. It makes sense: A reality show might look intimate at home, but there are probably a minimum of five people with cameras or clipboards standing just out of sight.
From there we moved from camera confessionals to casting calls. A dapper but unnervingly direct guy named Phil read out various casting notices from reality shows and people jumped in front of the cameras to "try out." We had two wannabe scream queens. The guy from "Deal or No Deal" talked about being in debt and seemed vaguely proud of it. Another woman talked about how a loan to her sister turned into a gift because, hey, sometimes that's life. Would these people have made the cut? I have no idea, but at least none of them got hit by tennis balls.
Sometimes Real Isn't Real
The fake casting calls hit a hiccup when one woman stubbornly refused to look into the camera in front of her. Phil yelled at her and she crumpled up the sheet of paper she was holding and left the room. A minute later she was back for a second take. That one ended in actual tears -- big, fake, crocodile tears. I don't know, I've always been able to spot a fake crier. Trust me, it was my one shining moment of the day. Most of the other people took the tears at face value, and one woman even rushed to console the crying woman. A minute later, ol' Crocodile Tears confessed that she'd been hired by the school to fake a tantrum. We discussed it. How did it make us feel? A couple people admitted to being annoyed. The fake tantrum was a lesson, though. Do you want to be the person who consoles the crier or the one who bags on her? Do whatever you want, just make sure you seize the moment and turn someone else's tantrum into some ca mera time for yourself.
Seriously, Reality TV School Is Kinda Like Preschool
After the casting calls, we all settled back into our seats for a little question and answer session. The big idea here? Be yourself. See, just like preschool! Robert Russell said his biggest deal breaker when casting shows is shyness, followed closely by lack of personality. He told us that confidence is key and that it's crucial to make a strong impression on the producers. Jorge Bendersky talked about how his Argentinean accent was a liability on "Groomer Has It" until he made it work for him. "My accent means you can't be on your computer or talking to someone else, you have to look at me," he said. Fair enough. "Being on a reality show is like being the best version of yourself for six weeks," he added.
I suspect that some of the "naturals" in the class will be returning to the New York Reality TV School for the more advanced workshop. I won't be one of them. Even so, I learned a lot at Reality TV School: I'm just as unsuited for reality TV as I figured I was. I don't have a "big personality." I'm easily distracted by cameras ... and tennis balls. I don't bust out with personal information just because there's a camera in front of me. So, yeah, don't look for me on the next installment of "The Next Food Network Star" or "The Bachelor." I'm much more comfortable "being myself" in front of a keyboard than in front of a camera.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Hollywood is a vast and complex landscape, and as much as we would like to keep track of every celebrity's move at all times, it's simply not possible. A few celebs will slip through the cracks, as will their relationships. Some celebrity romances are right there under our noses the whole time and we don't notice them until we stumble upon an article that starts with "Whatshisname and Whatsherface, who have been dating for two years" and we do a double take a spit take and an outtake and every other type of take in response.
Even as a celebrity blogger who is tasked with staying abreast (and sometimes even anipple) of all the goings-on in Hollywood, especially who's dating whom and who's pregnant with whose baby and who made an agreement to go grocery-shopping together while one of them was already in a relationship, I see celebrities together sometimes and go, "Wait… she's with him? He's with her? Why didn't I get a memo?" So I put together a list of celebrity couples flying so under the radar you probably didn't know they were together until this moment. At the very least they're one of those couples you heard were together once but have to keep being reminded about because they're so unexpected.
1. Rose Byrne & Bobby Cannavale
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A couple of weeks ago at the Emmys, Bobby Cannavale won for his role on Boardwalk Empire and thanked his girlfriend Rose Byrne, whom he dubbed "the love of my life." Yes, apparently these two adorable human beings are actually an adorable item. And they dress well too.
2. Minka Kelly & Chris Evans
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Am I the only one who had no idea about these two? They apparently briefly dated in 2007 but got back together about a year ago. How did such a mutually attractive couple go so unnoticed by me? I thought I had beautiful couple radar, but apparently I was wrong.
3. Matthew Perry & Lizzy Caplan
(Photo: Jean Catuffe)
This is one I learned about recently but keep periodically forgetting about. Chandler Bing and Janis Ian have been an item since 2006. They're 13 years apart, but I'm betting their lovable sarcasm more than makes up for the gap. Don't they look like the perfect couple to be a third wheel for? Where do I apply?
4. Alison Brie & Dave Franco
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These two have been dating for two years, but we at Crushable just realized they were an item in July. Congratulations to them for staying under the radar for so long. Unfortunately now we know about them so we'll be hanging on their every intimate lunch date for the remainder of their relationship. Sorry not sorry.
5. Carey Mulligan & Marcus Mumford
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This is one of those couples where I read about them and go, "Oh… yeah, I think I knew about them? Maybe? Did I? Am I thinking of someone else?" But Daisy Buchanan and the frontman for Mumford and Sons are an item. And not only that; they've been married since last year. I'm still coming to terms with the fact that Carey dated Shia LaBeouf. This is just too much.
6. Cobie Smulders & Taran Killam
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I heard about this around the time Taran joined the cast of SNL, and I thought, "Oh, they're cute." But then I immediately forgot about them, even though they've been married since last year. Now that we've all been reminded of them/learned about them for the first time, aren't they just the cutest?
7. Kirsten Dunst & Garrett Hedlund
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Oh, the girl who's been starring in movies for as long as I remember is dating that guy from Tron and some other stuff? Okay. I'm fine with it. Carry on.
8. Rosemarie DeWitt & Ron Livingston
(Photo: Nikki Nelson/WENN.com)
This one might have gone unnoticed because neither of them is really well-known, but as a personal fan of both of them, I was delighted to learn they've been married since 2009. They even star in the new film Touchy Feely together. Who knew they were getting touchy feely with each other? Eh? Eh? I'm sorry.
9. Jessica Szohr & Ed Westwick
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These two were SPOTTED together back in their Gossip Girl days, but they seemed to have gone their separate ways until recently when they were SPOTTED together again. I had a hard enough time remembering when they were together in the first place, let alone knowing they were back on. That could just be because I've been blinded by my Blair and Chuck love and assumed Ed would just date Leighton Meester in real life.
10. Lauren Graham & Peter Krause
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I don't watch Parenthood, the show these two star on as BROTHER AND SISTER, which might explain why I wasn't keeping track of their romance. If you can believe it, these two actually met on the set of Caroline in the City back in 1995 when they were both guest stars, but they didn't get together until this new show came along.
11. Amber Tamblyn & David Cross
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I think maybe I keep purposely forgetting this one because it's seems so out-of-the-blue to me. But these two have in fact been married since last year despite a 19-year age gap. Hey, they make funny videos about wanting the government to leave women's vaginas alone, so I'm all for this match. I just will probably forget about it again immediately after publishing this.


