The Most Beautifully Matched Couples In Hollywood

This article appeared in pensandpatron.com and has been published here with permission.

Eddie Murphy & Paige Butcher

Eddie Murphy started dating Australian model turned actress Paige Butcher in 2012.

Eddie Murphy & Paige Butcher

The two are not married and have not shown any signs of taking that step; perhaps Eddie's previous failed marriages have played a part in that decision. Nevertheless, in May 2016, they welcomed a beautiful daughter named Izzy Oona Murphy.

George Lucas & Melody Hobson

Star Wars creator George Lucas met the beautiful Melody Hobson in 2006 during a business conference. Hobson was a well-known name in the entertainment industry being the Chair of the Board of Directors at Dreamworks Animation.

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George Lucas & Melody Hobson

The couple were together for 7 years before announcing their engagement in January 2013 before being married 6 months later in July at the Lucas Skywalker Ranch. Just a month later, the newlyweds welcomed their first child via surrogate named Everest Hobson Lucas.

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Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves

After being linked to Hollywood beauties including Sandra Bullock, Ashely Judd, and Penelope Cruz, Matthew McConaughey met his Brazilian model and television personality Camilla Alves in 2006.

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Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves

The couple dated for 5 years and had first son Levi in 2008 followed by their second Vida in 2010. The following year on Christmas Day, Matthew proposed to his stunning partner and the two were married in June 2012 in Texas. The couple welcomed their third child Livingston 6 months after they were wed.

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Michael Strahan & Jean Muggli

Former American football player Michael Strahan married Jean Muggli in 1999. The couple had 2 daughters together but separated in 2005 when Muggli called the police claiming Strahan threatened violence.

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Michael Strahan & Jean Muggli

Michael filed for divorce, claiming she had taken $3.3 million from their bank account. The divorce got increasingly ugly when Muggli further claimed that he had cheated on her and secretly recorded her sister undressing. She also claimed his violence caused her kidney damage. Although Michael and the judge dismissed such claims, Muggli was given a $15 million settlement and $18,000 a month in child support.

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Laverne Cox & Jono Freedrix

In 2016 it was confirmed that transgender actress Laverne Cox was dating Jono Freedrix, president of The Virtual Stage, a Vancouver-based film and theater company.

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Laverne Cox & Jono Freedrix

The two were spotted together at the Weinstein Company/Netflix SAG Awards afterparty in West Hollywood, California getting down on the dancefloor and showing some PDA. It appears that these two go back as it was reported Freedrix and Cox were posing for photos together at the 2014 Emmys. Not only did these two break down racial barriers but also gender barriers.

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Alfre Woodard & Roderick Spencer

Alfre Woodard is one of the most successful and talents African-American actresses turned producers in the industry. She has been married to writer husband, Rodrick Spencer, since 1983.

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Alfre Woodard & Roderick Spencer

Although the two appear to have a great marriage, they have publicly spoken about their struggles about being a biracial couple and receiving criticism from both her and her husband's families over their racial differences. However, they have overcome their marriage troubles and went on to adopt 2 children named Mavis and Duncan.

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Robin Thicke & Paula Patton

"Blurred Lines" singer, songwriter, and producer Robin Thicke, met ex-wife Paula Patton in 1991 at the age of 14 in a hip-hop club named Balistyx on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip and then started dating her two years later.

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Robin Thicke & Paula Patton

It was truly a high school sweethearts tale for these two who married in 2005 and welcomed their son Julian Fuego Thicke in 2010. However, their love story came to a dramatic end when Robin Thicke was photographed with his hand up a fans dress and in a series of events it led Patton to file for divorce in 2014 which was then finalized in March 2015.

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Cuba Gooding Jr. & Sara Kapfer

Another couple on our list who met as teenagers were actor Cuba Gooding and his wife, Sara Kapfer. The couple were together for 30 years with 22 of them as husband and wife.

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Cuba Gooding Jr. & Sara Kapfer

The couple were married in 1994 and had 3 children during their relationship named Spencer, Mason, and Piper. Unfortunately, their marriage went downhill along with Gooding's career, and they legally separated in 2014. Their divorce was later finalized in 2017, and the couple agreed to joint custody of their youngest child, 11-year-old Piper.

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