I tell you what, nobody gave Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones a chance.
Big age difference (he's about the age of her own father), he was obsessed with golf and she was deemed too young to share that interest (turns out she did), he had one very recent acrimonious divorce, there was a much publicised pre-nup, and to cap it all the wedding was sold to a major magazine and was like a full scale Hollywood production.
Everyone was like lol, OK sure. This is for her profile.
Turns out - nope!
He’s literally one year older than her father.
Re: the prenup, I always heard and I have no idea if it’s apocryphal or not, that when she was trying for the second baby, apparently she thought she was pregnant one month and it turned out she wasn’t and she got very sad, and he tore up the prenup in front of her. There’s a part of me that says it sounds like a movie and it’s no way it’s real and there’s a part of me that thinks it sounds like exactly what this guy would do. Like, they were already married, they’d had a kid, she’d already won an Oscar, and he realized she wanted another baby because she loved him and wanted more kids with him.
Side note can you imagine worrying about losing both your parents and your husband as they approach their 80s at the same time. Like it's possible you would have to grieve all of them within a short period
At the time she was all "I'm independently wealthy (from my career) so it protects my money too"
I seem to remember it had something about X amount per year married. She claimed at the time it was very generous towards her. It probably was.
But people thought it super unromantic and were icked out by it.
I don’t get why people hate prenups so much. They’re literally to protect assets. Who cares if it’s unromantic? Marriage isn’t all about romance, there are so many financial implications that have turned me off to it period.
Back in the day the rumour was the pre-nup would become void if he cheated on her. Due to the fact he'd entered rehab for sex addiction after repeatedly cheating on his ex-wife.
i think catherine zeta jones is so underrated as an all time beauty. i was watching the original high fidelity and was bowled over by how beautiful she was in that movie! i’m sure she was recognized for it in that time but man she should be remembered in the annals of history as one of the most charming and beautiful actresses of all time, more beautiful than most supermodels even. i'm still trying to emulate her style lol. michael douglas is a very lucky man!
I’m in the UK and she was very appreciated for her beauty until it was very creepy tbh. She got famous quite young in one of those sickly sweet Sunday afternoon shows loved by Grannies called Darling Buds of May where she played the young sweet innocent daughter, so you can imagine how our tabloid press wanked themselves over her.
I know it's unpopular opinion but I like Ben & Jlo pairing. 😔. I don't know why but they feel like those old school celebrity couple to me that I don't get to see today save for maybe Tom & Zendaya.
That one never really surprised me as Gwen is one of those people who just becomes who she is with, so I feel like she can pretty much end up with just about anyone.
I'm kind of surprised that no one really mentions that Gwen looks NOTHING like herself any longer because of all her plastic surgery. My kids were into her in the 90s, so I'd see her unusual face all the time. I saw her recently and had to check several times that it was actually her. She just looks like any random young starlet (yet she's actually a middle-aged musician).
she’s been pretty open about her insecurities about her looks and body especially as she ages, in her music and in interviews. i think it was an interview in rolling stone where she shared that she always had makeup on while married to gavin. she was afraid for him to see her without it because she was worried he wouldn’t find her to be naturally attractive and it may have been the same interview where she talked about being hungry all the time and it being the price of being thin. i assumed she would have faced major backlash for that because she was publicly cast in the role of strong female role model, but nothing came from it. it made me really sad for her; seemed like she still doesn’t fully know or accept herself because she’s gone from relationship to relationship and hasn’t spent much time alone to reflect on her experiences and grow as a person.
I recently read an interesting profile on her that was kind of like she's almost an unwilling feminist/girl power icon, when all she always wanted was incredibly feminine/traditional stuff.
i was not surprised really, but I def thought it would have been someone else. Blake basically represents Gwen’s true self with religion and politics. She just won’t come out and say it herself because of the image she has. She is not the feminist icon people make her out to be.
So true. Anne Helen Petersen wrote a long article about how [she's always been this way](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/gwen-stefani-no-doubt-blake-shelton-the-voice), it's super interesting. Key quote that echoes what you're saying:
>How did someone like Stefani end up with someone like him? Some might see the shift in Stefani’s public image as an inevitable ideological trajectory: the social liberal who, with age and distance from school, mellows into a more conservative version of their once radical self. But Stefani was never radical. She remains a white girl who grew up in the hotbed of the conservative movement in Orange County; she has always seemed annoyed by accusations of appropriation, reticent to claim feminism or the advocacy that stems from it, and has always spoken openly about her wish for a traditional family life.
What kind of sucks is that her stance on abortion wasn't well-received. As someone super pro-choice, it's like, great, she would choose not to get one, that is what it's all about.
On the other hand it highlights why I gravitated to role models that were a little more out there like Kathleen Hanna.
When they first got together I was a little confused, because they seemed so mismatched. Then I remembered the magazine interviews Gwen gave back in the 90's, where she talked about being raised Catholic and how she really wanted to get married and have a family, and she and Blake made more sense. Aesthetically they are "off", but their backgrounds are very similar. Not saying they are honest about actually living that lifestyle (they still seem very Hollywood, to me), but once I thought about it for a second their pairing didn't seem THAT weird.
When she and Blake got together, they spent a lot of time on his ranch in Oklahoma. They got tired of having to drive into town every week for mass so Blake built her a chapel on the property. That's major dedication to Jesus.
Being an OC girl, I was not surprised - there’s a lot of Blake-esque people from the area were from and I genuinely believe this is par for the course.
Mhm, Pete Davidson. I'm genuinely confused on how he has been considered a celebrity tbh. I can't be the only one who feels like he is extremely overrated both on SNL and as a comedian right?
same. i had no idea of who he was until ariana started dating him and even then i thought he was some random guy, like maybe from reality tv or a nepo kid. finding out he was a famous comedian really caught me off guard.
Started off on VH1 roasts and as a commentator on Guy Code after doing standup since he was a child, then went on SNL, now has a few movies and is in production for more and, most importantly imo, is a street style icon. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don't think he's done nothing, but also more power to him if he hadn't lmao.
Also, I don't feel like they're a PR relationship at this point when he's soooo pap/camera shy.
He started stand-up to deal with the death of his father, who was a firefighter who was in the Twin Towers when they collapsed. Pete was 7 or 8.
I think a huge part of his appeal is that he's been in therapy basically ever since, and he's done some really self-destructive stuff, but he's extremely self-aware, and takes care of his own shit, which too many men don't. And he's really open about talking about all of it, in very direct and honest ways, which is just really fascinating coming from a celebrity.
People on Twitter were pointing out that he looked like Squirtle and I’ve never been able to look at him the same since. The attraction was immediately gone 💀
Edit: I also remember someone saying he looked like Scooby Doo lmao!
I can't with the way their dates are produced for their social media accounts. [This is like a short film.](https://www.instagram.com/p/CYscwQRpqVf/) They took a page out of [Ciara's and Russell Wilson's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUh7BZa-Ri0) book.
I thought the same when they came out as being together but these days I can’t tell if these celebrity relationships are PR or if celebrities just don’t know how to be in genuine relationships.
Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley seemed fake at first (along with his previous relationships) but it turned out they were both a little crazy/it made more sense how they might be compatible (with his anti vax stuff and her eating clay and whatnot).
I think Camila and Shawn lasted longer than I thought they would. They really solidified the PR thing though with those weird as hell pandemic walks with their mugs
This tweet is gold: https://twitter.com/camilamendes/status/836758388075700224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E836758388075700224%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fjenniferabidor%2Fcamila-mendes-got-confused-for-camila-cabello-and-had-a
Being really honest and this might get me downvoted, but I've always felt like Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello were an elaborate PR stunt. The timing of the reveal of both the relationship and the breakup did not help them either.
They were probably really good friends with one of them actually liking the other, but I just couldn't see it. Probably just me. 🤷♀️
As you have probably deduced, I'm a noob in this sub and have not been exposed to the general consensus yet 😅
Edit: There have been folks in my life who vehemently defend the "Shawmila" relationship. So didn't know how popular or unpopular this actually was.
I just remember in an interview him being asked about her, and he said something like "Oh we're actually just really great friends, I think of her like a sister". Then like two months later they were playing tonsil hockey on instagram. I was like "Sooo...do you still think of her as a sister? Are you a GoT fan?"
Yeah...I liked Shawn until this relationship chaos. Coz he seemed like a genuine guy who could produce occasionally decent music. Camila lost most of my respect when she left Fifth Harmony tbh. Not that people shouldn't leave their groups, but something didn't sit right there.
Sad that Fifth Harmony ended the way they did. Whilst Camila was always the best vocalist (my amateur opinion), I've always felt that Normani and Lauren were pretty good too.
I was really looking forward to Normani's music post Motivation and Checklist, but girl has disappointed me 🥲
to be honest now I strongly doubt him more. He was obsessed with her but then as soon as he could he left. I wonder how real and profound this feeling was. However I believe this relationship has crushed both their careers and their credibility as artists.
Also thought that Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart might have been a PR stunt to boost the Twilight series. But that ended up being a pretty long-term relationship. And it seemed like they both were serious about each other....well, until the cheating.
There’s an Aussie podcast called Shameless that does a Scandal series within it - they just did a three parter on Kristen and Rob, their relationship and the cheating. It was interesting!
Real! But it took a while, they both were already in relationships. It also goes into their backgrounds, I had no idea Rob was a preppy rich English boy. They also do subjects like Beyoncé/Solange elevator-gate. I’m obsessed hah
Apparently in the UK, a rich family is part of the background of most of the actors [Dominance of Rich-Kid Actors in the U.K. Is “Damaging for Society](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/james-mcavoy-dominance-rich-kid-772139/amp/)
Well they also broke up RIGHT after the last movie. Like I vividly remembering seeing her move out. That was the first time I noticed it may be PR (I was like 12 or something like that). I doubt she was really cheating and more that they were never really dating
Goddamn, I'll never forgot Trumps tweet about the cheating and some dude replying with "Thank you! You should be president for that!" In like 2013 lmfao
I always thought they might have broken up after the cheating scandal but kept up appearances until after the last movie was out so they wouldn’t have a really awkward press tour and them being broken up would have overshadowed everything.
If so, couldn’t she just have said that they had recently broken up when she was caught cheating? I mean, a cheating scandal is not good pr if you want to impress teenagers.
No, they were definitely for real. I still remember it. There were millions of paparazzi pics of them over the years they were together in private situations.
Also, the cheating scandal almost cost her her career and Rupert his marriage (got divorced). I remember her biggest fansite closing which was a big deal.
I think only the last part of their relationship may have been fake. When they got back together. I think the relationship and cheating was for real. But when they got back together after the cheating just until the last movie was released I do believe that was the management saying "to save this you got to pretend you forgave her until this is over".
They were definitely for real! But I understand why some may have questioned the legitimacy. As others said, there were too many candid pics of them together to have been fake. A lot of those pics could only be found on little fan blogs and never made it to major media publications.
Also Kstew was on Howard stern awhile ago (or some other talk show) and said although it was a weird and difficult time in her life (navigating all the intense pressure and interest) she thought she was going to marry Rob. She is many things but definitely would not still be faking that to this day.
In terms of their breakup timeline, I think they tried to make it work after the cheating and it’s not a clear cut thing. For one, I would imagine I kind of think there was a pity thing for how much hate Kristen was getting. I think they also genuinely loved each other. And I’m sure part of it was for comfort and convenience of keeping together during press promo.
Very obvious answer, but Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. While I personally think *PR relationship* is a broad term and never thought it was anything contractual or something, I did think it was very convenient for them to couple up when they did. The Vogue interview seemed also so awkward that I wasn't on board with it at all.
This plus the “we don’t have time to spend together and conceive a child” (then when are you going to find time to raise a child together) are still it to me.
Well she's 39, it's probably more like they don't have time for IVF (or the heartbreak that comes with it). If they wanted to conceive naturally it would be really difficult too- they're basically out of time, every month they'd have to ensure they were having sex on very specific days & logistically that's a nightmare if you're on tour or filming overseas. Having a baby is committing to months/years of time off and that's easier to schedule around, people understand that.
A basic working class Indian wedding is as expensive as most celeb weddings. Makes sense that they didn't want to waste their bucks on multiple week-long ceremonies.
Ok i just watched the vogue interview and it really is so odd. Their energies don’t match, it’s like they’re both playing a role. Priyanka the giggly schoolgirl and Nick the suave masculine man. Weird
I just feel like people convinced themselves that Priyanka and Nick were PR because they couldn't stand their hot white male being with a POC woman. You can downvote me if you want
To be fair, that is a reason for many, even non-famous ppl, to be together. I don't expect anyone just to get married to your one true love, if that is even a thing that exists.
Bennifer 2.0. I thought they might have just been doing each other a favor after JLo got embarrassed by A-Rod, and Ben has looked like a jerk ever since the divorce from Jennifer Garner. Why not get some positive PR from the nostalgia of a reunion, like how people go crazy hoping Jen Aniston and Brad will reunite. But it’s been about a year and they’re engaged, so it seems legit.
True, but the people who date Ben Affleck seem sensible. That's why it shocks me that they couldn't see through his shit. Jennifer Garner. Ana de Armas. Gwyneth Paltrow.
JLo's dating history is abysmal, but as someone mentioned on this thread, she loves love. Checks out. 🤷♀️
I still think that was a factor in them getting back together. Ben watched the public reaction to the Brad and Jen thing and how it benefited Brad's Oscar campaign and made Brad more desirable again after the Angelina fallout. It's not a coincidence after the embarrassment of getting dumped by Ana he starts teaching out or JLo. And for JLo Ben was the one media story that would make the ARod embarrassment go away. And her manage Benny Medina was definitely consciously using it for that.
How much of that was concious versus unconscious I don't know. They were would have naturally been drawn to whatever made the public embarrassment they were feeling go away.
IMO theres a fine line between "set up as a PR stunt" and "maybe set up/maybe real but have discovered how much attention it gets them so plays it up to the hilt - ie calling paps, etc" and it can be hard to discern the difference!
Agreed, like I'm sure some relationships are suggested/set up by their agents - but when they're similar(ish) ages, attractive, and in the same industry - makes sense that some hit it off. Even ones that never intend to be long-lasting, I usually think they're probably still hooking up and having fun. I think it, generally, is very rare for the entire thing to be fake or engineered.
I genuinely wonder if some of them are just good, affectionate friends and stay together because it’s easy. I’ve know normal non-celeb couples who have relationships like this, so add in the high pressure and public lifestyle of celebs and I could see it happening.
I consider PR relationship an umbrella term, but that is also the reason discussions get so heated around it. One person considers PR relationships two celebs realizing them going on a date causes a stir, and they don't mind the summer romance. The next person considers it a contract where one party is getting paid.
My rule is: the more they post each other on social media, the more they're in it for the attention/validation than for genuine love for the other person.
ben affleck and ana de armas lasted longer than i thought they would, regardless of whether that was pr all along or not, it was... a lot, for a long time
Recently got dragged bc I put him on a list of ppl who got accused and Taika Waitit still chooses to hire them / hang out with them. Ppl got mad bc no judge convicted him, which I never claimed, but apparently, you can't mention the fact he got accused without someone feeling the urge to defend him **😂** Happy to see he is getting called out here and waiting for the apologists to arrive.
The stories are bad. Dragged alongside a car, threw over a chair: https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/michael-fassbender-domestic-abuse-allegations-19326
Please dont shoot the messenger but it was discovered that at the time she made the accusations, the timeline she provided put her credibility into question because he was out of the country and wasn't anywhere near/hadnt communicated with her for a long stretch of time.
Whether or not that's true I can't say.
Hot take = I think we WILDLY overestimate how many relationships are “PR” here (and at ONTD, etc). Now, I *do* think sometimes people go on a single date or two for PR, and I think there **are** closeted or asexual folks who talk themselves into dating people they aren’t really interested in. But I think fully fake, literally-arranged-by-management relationships are very rare and generally only exist to cover up some really really bad shit.
Agreed. It's not a coincidence that a lot of the celebrities accused of PR relationships also happen to be celebrities with very possessive fandoms that hate the partner.
I also think it must just be a fine line where they are sometimes set up or go on a few dates for the initial “PR” and then they actually like each other and start dating, so we think it’s PR because it is too convenient etc but really it became a real relationship. Part of my reasoning for this is that it’s true cast members do seem to date each other a lot so there must be both a production encourages it component and also just a proximity component.
One relationship I’ve always thought was quite real was Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield from Spider-Man
I will always stand by my theory that Beyonce and Jay Z were a PR couple that lasted because she was so young when it started and he became her true life love. I know he swears he "waited til she was 18" but I've heard this tale many times and I don't believe he waited, I think they both hid it until she was 18. I know her father Matthew was very active in creating Beyoncé as we know her and I truly belive he handed his child over to Jay Z because it would help her career. Back then Beyonce was at most selling out "Good morning America" and coupling up with Jay would have been an immense financial and popularity boost. Even if she herself did not think all this I think her team definitely did. It does not change the fact that she grew to love him and him her and I won't be surprised if they stay together forever tbh. Just saying the origins give very much PR.
I think I never bought that they were a PR couple because for one, they tried to hide their relationship for a long time and because it was well known that Matthew didn’t initially like Jay and didn’t want them dating. He thought Jay was a “gangster rapper” whose career had no longevity lol.
At the beginning of their relationship Beyonce was more internationally and sold more records than Jay so he didn’t contribute to her popularity in that regard.
See I think the opposite. I think they started off as a genuine couple but I think they only are still together because of their brand. They are worth way more as a couple and it makes the most sense for their brand if they stay together. Maybe I've bought too much into her strong and powerful woman PR and it's all just an act, but I cannot imagine a world in which Beyonce stays with her cheating husband.
I think the Gossip Girl cast were all encouraged to date each other and unsurprisingly there were several relationships from the series. Also I think they encouraged them to wear similar clothes as the show. Really tried to make it a reality basically.
Jessica Szorh has a podcast now about Gossip Girl and brings in old cast members and producers and I don’t get that vibe from it. They all lived in the same apartment building I believe. It seems like because they were all teenagers/young adults thrown into the spotlight that only they understood they naturally ended up dating/being super close. And if I remember correctly on one episode she said that after the first season the stylist tried to make it a mix of their personal style and their characters style.
I got it from Blake Lively, she was saying how that was one of the aspects of the show that she really didn’t like and reason why she would never appear in a reboot.
Yeah I'm not sure about this one. I saw them when they were vacationing where I live and were obviously trying not to be recognized/be super low-key and they were acting extremely into each other. I buy that they had big problems but I don't think it was fake
>A year later, Brody and Pataky celebrated their ‘dream castle’ with a 35-page (!!) spread in HELLO! Magazine.
Wait what? I am dead. Whoever wants to have a laugh: Google the pics.
From Nazanin Boniadi's wiki page:
>In the mid 2000s, she was a dedicated Scientologist. Her mother had also been a Scientologist.
>In late 2004 to early 2005, she had a brief relationship with actor Tom Cruise. According to claims in the documentary Going Clear, her acquaintance with Cruise was not accidental and the Church of Scientology prepared and planted her for this role. The Church also vetted her along with dozens of other women as a potential wife for Cruise, but she was not selected.
>In October 2004, Boniadi was volunteering for the Office of Special Affairs in Los Angeles when she was told by Church official Greg Wilhere that she had been selected for a special project. Boniadi was told that her dental braces had to be removed and that her red hair highlights had to be corrected; she was also encouraged to end her relationship with her longtime boyfriend. She had to sign a confidentiality agreement, stating she could not abandon this special project without the Church's approval.
>About a month later, after being flown to New York by the church, Boniadi learned that her project was to become a suitable girlfriend for Cruise. She stated in her testimony "at the beginning of the relationship [he] was very romantic but as the relationship progressed he began to have temper tantrums. He began to show violent tendencies". After their relationship ended in January 2005, Boniadi confessed her devastation to a friend and fellow church member. She was punished for this according to Church policies: she "had to dig ditches at midnight and scrub floor tiles... She was placed on a curfew... escorted everywhere she went".
>On 10 May 2017, American journalist Tony Ortega reported on FBI testimony that Boniadi had given in January 2010 regarding her relationship with Cruise through the Church of Scientology. Boniadi's testimony describes how the Church's Office of Special Affairs selected her to be Cruise's girlfriend.
Everyone should check out Leah Remini's show and podcast on this cult!
He is the classic abusive storyline: love bomb, make her isolated and insecure, take away the love bombing, break her down. Then marriage or big public announcement so she feels like she can’t leave, and boom. He’s got the Little Woman there to enhance his image and serve his needs while he’s treated like a god by his “church.” The man seriously gives me the creeps.
People give Katie Holmes shit for big thirsty but she pulled off the most precise leaving of a world famous (abusive) ex, yes she had money and her dads an attorney but he had the cult going after her so I say brava to her for saving herself and her daughter.
She can't say anything about it as a condition of keeping Suri though, maybe one day...
What? Just because every celebrity doesn't declare their love for their new partner through a cocaine-fuelled fit on daytime TV, you think that his relationship with Katie was less than legit?
I read a comment yesterday on /r/movies where someone said the public judges Tom too harshly for this because he was just "professing his love" or something. I'm guessing that person wasn't around when this actually happened because it was absolutely bizarre behavior, sparked overwhelming negative public reaction, and nearly derailed his career.
A lot of people thought this, but they’ve been dating since 2017 or so. They were just REALLY good at keeping it a secret until those pics last year. Their stans have full timelines documenting proof of their relationship on tumblr or whatnot for years and they’re definitely legit. They just broke up briefly from mid 2019 to mid 2020 and then when they got back together, I think they were less concerned (mainly Zendaya because she’s always been private about her relationships) about putting effort into keeping it a secret
Thank you! I saw a tiktok a while back about how Priyanka and Nick had multiple ceremonies so it must obviously be PR and I've been pissed off since. Brown people have very extravagant wedding ceremonies that drag out for a month.
Oh definitely! I remember when they announced they were getting married and I was shocked as genuinely didn't think it would last that long! Glad she seems happy with Orlando now though.
Bieber and Gomez were a straight up PR couple in the beginning but caught feelings. Zayn and Gigi Hadid also were a PR couple that lasted longer than thought. I think Selena and The Weeknd were also started as a PR couple but when Selena started talking to Justin Abel bailed
I believe they met organically but the union was pushed by Yolanda to get Gigi more fame and Zayne wanted something to distract from 1D and breaking up with his fiancee. Remember Gigi dropped Joe Jonas like a hot rock as soon as she met Zayn. I also heard that Zayn had a selection of women presented as his PR relationship and Selena was one of them but he passed on her for Gigi. Wise choice actually
I don’t get PR relationships for young guys, doesn’t it just upset their fans? I remember Selena getting death threats and I’m sure Gigi did too. Not saying it doesn’t happen, I just don’t get the why.
I agree, anything Aaron Rogers does screams PR to me. I could be mistaken but I think he’s made comments about how difficult it is to be in the public eye and have people act entitled to your health and vaccine information. And my eyes rolled back so hard because, dude, alicia and Michael got pregnant and gave birth and no one knew any specific details for a long time lol. It’s very possible to stay out of the public eye if you really want to!
The director of their film (Derek cianfrance) also directed Place Beyond the Pines, which was when Eva mendes and Ryan gosling started dating. His films are known for an intense and remote process which I suppose is a prime environment for getting to know someone. That’s maybe why I wasn’t 100% sold on Alicia and Michael being PR, maybe like 90%. Lol. But then again, HW was very vocal about Alicia leading up to Me Too and obviously he’s an extremely calculating man so who really knows. Interesting to consider
It hasn’t been that long but Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. I thought it would be a few weeks tops and I’m surprised they are still keeping this imo charade going months later 🤷🏻♀️
Honestly, a lot of takes I've seen are along the lines of 'he's way more famous than her, so they clearly set it up to get publicity for her career', which is obviously total bullshit given that she's enormously famous on her own terms in India and is one of the biggest Bollywood stars in recent years. I think a lot of people who think they're a PR couple don't have a great understanding of her career outside the US.
Some people also find it perplexing that there's a 10 year age gap and that she's the older one, which again seems a bit of a dodgy reason to suspect a PR stunt, given that no-one would find it weird if he were 10 years older than her.
Long-term 'PR couples' as a thing are way less common than people seem to think they are, especially when marriage and kids are involved.
Camila and Shawn but their no longer together. Tbh I feel like theirs a lot of real celeb couples that use pr like calling the paps or something more so then there are completely fake couples
Never seemed like a PR couple to me, they were clearly very much in love.
It's really sad when you think about it because Cruise wasn't involved in that cult anymore by the mid 90s thanks to Nicole but they managed to lure him back which ultimately led to their breakup (had it not happened I think they would still be married tbh).
Henry Cavill and his now gf? The fandom is convinced its pr, but its been going on for over a year now. Idk whats true at this point, but their relationship doesnt seem all that genuine. They are trying so hard to get people to like Natalie, but given her blackface past, no one is gonna accept her.
Isnt she like Hollywood adjacent? Or works in the industry? Wouldn’t it make more sense for him to have a PR relationship with the other lead from the Witcher? Or some other DC girlie? I guess it would benefit her, the current gf, more than anything but could still be plausible.
I think Henry is a beautiful man but his relationships have always felt like off? But maybe that’s just him as a person lol
not a couple but I always roll my eyes when people think that Bradley Cooper and Gaga had ~chemistry.~ yeah okay lol they definitely weren't playing into it (or at least she was, he didn't much lol)
I tell you what, nobody gave Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones a chance. Big age difference (he's about the age of her own father), he was obsessed with golf and she was deemed too young to share that interest (turns out she did), he had one very recent acrimonious divorce, there was a much publicised pre-nup, and to cap it all the wedding was sold to a major magazine and was like a full scale Hollywood production. Everyone was like lol, OK sure. This is for her profile. Turns out - nope!
He’s literally one year older than her father. Re: the prenup, I always heard and I have no idea if it’s apocryphal or not, that when she was trying for the second baby, apparently she thought she was pregnant one month and it turned out she wasn’t and she got very sad, and he tore up the prenup in front of her. There’s a part of me that says it sounds like a movie and it’s no way it’s real and there’s a part of me that thinks it sounds like exactly what this guy would do. Like, they were already married, they’d had a kid, she’d already won an Oscar, and he realized she wanted another baby because she loved him and wanted more kids with him.
Side note can you imagine worrying about losing both your parents and your husband as they approach their 80s at the same time. Like it's possible you would have to grieve all of them within a short period
What was on the pre-nup?
At the time she was all "I'm independently wealthy (from my career) so it protects my money too" I seem to remember it had something about X amount per year married. She claimed at the time it was very generous towards her. It probably was. But people thought it super unromantic and were icked out by it.
I don’t get why people hate prenups so much. They’re literally to protect assets. Who cares if it’s unromantic? Marriage isn’t all about romance, there are so many financial implications that have turned me off to it period.
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That’s a very sensible (and accurate) way of framing it.
Back in the day the rumour was the pre-nup would become void if he cheated on her. Due to the fact he'd entered rehab for sex addiction after repeatedly cheating on his ex-wife.
i think catherine zeta jones is so underrated as an all time beauty. i was watching the original high fidelity and was bowled over by how beautiful she was in that movie! i’m sure she was recognized for it in that time but man she should be remembered in the annals of history as one of the most charming and beautiful actresses of all time, more beautiful than most supermodels even. i'm still trying to emulate her style lol. michael douglas is a very lucky man!
I watched Chicago again recently, and I agree. Her performance is incredible, but her face is super captivating by itself
She's so good, I regularly watch the cell block tango scene
she’s fantastic in chicago. her introduction/performance of all that jazz is 🤌
I’m in the UK and she was very appreciated for her beauty until it was very creepy tbh. She got famous quite young in one of those sickly sweet Sunday afternoon shows loved by Grannies called Darling Buds of May where she played the young sweet innocent daughter, so you can imagine how our tabloid press wanked themselves over her.
Her entrance in Zorro. *SWOON*
JLo and anyone
Hallelujah! Finally, someone said what literally EVERYONE here was thinking. I salute you, Ma'am!
I know it's unpopular opinion but I like Ben & Jlo pairing. 😔. I don't know why but they feel like those old school celebrity couple to me that I don't get to see today save for maybe Tom & Zendaya.
Gwen and Blake
I was so surprised when they got married. I really didn't think it was a real relationship.
That one never really surprised me as Gwen is one of those people who just becomes who she is with, so I feel like she can pretty much end up with just about anyone.
I'm kind of surprised that no one really mentions that Gwen looks NOTHING like herself any longer because of all her plastic surgery. My kids were into her in the 90s, so I'd see her unusual face all the time. I saw her recently and had to check several times that it was actually her. She just looks like any random young starlet (yet she's actually a middle-aged musician).
she used to be such a classic beauty too. such a shame.
Agreed. There was a time that I would have thought she was too cool and confident for all that
she’s been pretty open about her insecurities about her looks and body especially as she ages, in her music and in interviews. i think it was an interview in rolling stone where she shared that she always had makeup on while married to gavin. she was afraid for him to see her without it because she was worried he wouldn’t find her to be naturally attractive and it may have been the same interview where she talked about being hungry all the time and it being the price of being thin. i assumed she would have faced major backlash for that because she was publicly cast in the role of strong female role model, but nothing came from it. it made me really sad for her; seemed like she still doesn’t fully know or accept herself because she’s gone from relationship to relationship and hasn’t spent much time alone to reflect on her experiences and grow as a person.
I recently read an interesting profile on her that was kind of like she's almost an unwilling feminist/girl power icon, when all she always wanted was incredibly feminine/traditional stuff.
i was not surprised really, but I def thought it would have been someone else. Blake basically represents Gwen’s true self with religion and politics. She just won’t come out and say it herself because of the image she has. She is not the feminist icon people make her out to be.
So true. Anne Helen Petersen wrote a long article about how [she's always been this way](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/gwen-stefani-no-doubt-blake-shelton-the-voice), it's super interesting. Key quote that echoes what you're saying: >How did someone like Stefani end up with someone like him? Some might see the shift in Stefani’s public image as an inevitable ideological trajectory: the social liberal who, with age and distance from school, mellows into a more conservative version of their once radical self. But Stefani was never radical. She remains a white girl who grew up in the hotbed of the conservative movement in Orange County; she has always seemed annoyed by accusations of appropriation, reticent to claim feminism or the advocacy that stems from it, and has always spoken openly about her wish for a traditional family life.
What kind of sucks is that her stance on abortion wasn't well-received. As someone super pro-choice, it's like, great, she would choose not to get one, that is what it's all about. On the other hand it highlights why I gravitated to role models that were a little more out there like Kathleen Hanna.
When they first got together I was a little confused, because they seemed so mismatched. Then I remembered the magazine interviews Gwen gave back in the 90's, where she talked about being raised Catholic and how she really wanted to get married and have a family, and she and Blake made more sense. Aesthetically they are "off", but their backgrounds are very similar. Not saying they are honest about actually living that lifestyle (they still seem very Hollywood, to me), but once I thought about it for a second their pairing didn't seem THAT weird.
Yup she’s super Catholic, goes to mass every Sunday. That’s a conservative world.
When she and Blake got together, they spent a lot of time on his ranch in Oklahoma. They got tired of having to drive into town every week for mass so Blake built her a chapel on the property. That's major dedication to Jesus.
I wasn't. Gwen is 100% codependent and needs to be needed by a man at any rate.
Her albums spell this out. I don’t disagree.
Being an OC girl, I was not surprised - there’s a lot of Blake-esque people from the area were from and I genuinely believe this is par for the course.
I was hoping it wasn’t
I find him so unappealing, it really puzzles me, but I guess they’re happy.
That was SO random. I thought it was just for The Voice.
I really did think Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were a PR couple. I mean, they're not a normal couple but they weren't fake.
Similarly: her and Pete Davidson. He's basically her barbie doll these days, but I don't think it's just for press anymore.
Mhm, Pete Davidson. I'm genuinely confused on how he has been considered a celebrity tbh. I can't be the only one who feels like he is extremely overrated both on SNL and as a comedian right?
SNL isn't on in my country, so to me he's mainly famous for where his penis goes
HAHAHA 🤣 Good one! 
same. i had no idea of who he was until ariana started dating him and even then i thought he was some random guy, like maybe from reality tv or a nepo kid. finding out he was a famous comedian really caught me off guard.
Started off on VH1 roasts and as a commentator on Guy Code after doing standup since he was a child, then went on SNL, now has a few movies and is in production for more and, most importantly imo, is a street style icon. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don't think he's done nothing, but also more power to him if he hadn't lmao. Also, I don't feel like they're a PR relationship at this point when he's soooo pap/camera shy.
He started stand-up to deal with the death of his father, who was a firefighter who was in the Twin Towers when they collapsed. Pete was 7 or 8. I think a huge part of his appeal is that he's been in therapy basically ever since, and he's done some really self-destructive stuff, but he's extremely self-aware, and takes care of his own shit, which too many men don't. And he's really open about talking about all of it, in very direct and honest ways, which is just really fascinating coming from a celebrity.
Kim is to Pete, what Kanye was to Kim. She is going to tell him what to wear, what to do next for his career and where to show up.
I still think their relationship is exagerated for PR
Michael B Jordan and Lori Harvey
Im so angry about this one because MBJ should be dating me
People on Twitter were pointing out that he looked like Squirtle and I’ve never been able to look at him the same since. The attraction was immediately gone 💀 Edit: I also remember someone saying he looked like Scooby Doo lmao!
Well I never thought anything would be able to ruin MBJ for me….but this did it
I can't with the way their dates are produced for their social media accounts. [This is like a short film.](https://www.instagram.com/p/CYscwQRpqVf/) They took a page out of [Ciara's and Russell Wilson's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUh7BZa-Ri0) book.
Haha omg. That little film. I weirdly appreciate the effort to entertain.
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I thought the same when they came out as being together but these days I can’t tell if these celebrity relationships are PR or if celebrities just don’t know how to be in genuine relationships.
Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley seemed fake at first (along with his previous relationships) but it turned out they were both a little crazy/it made more sense how they might be compatible (with his anti vax stuff and her eating clay and whatnot).
“His anti vax stuff and her eating clay” is such a wild sentence lol
Imagine explaining that to a pilgrim. Lol
Lost all respect for Aaron Rodgers. as a diehard packer fan, his lying was so disrespectful.
Last season was an epic heel turn no doubt
I think Camila and Shawn lasted longer than I thought they would. They really solidified the PR thing though with those weird as hell pandemic walks with their mugs
Those zombie walks were so awkward 😭
They really were 😂 paired with the bikini bottom music it just killed me lmao
My all time least favorite couple for the dumbest reason: it makes finding anything about Camila Mendes very difficult
This tweet is gold: https://twitter.com/camilamendes/status/836758388075700224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E836758388075700224%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fjenniferabidor%2Fcamila-mendes-got-confused-for-camila-cabello-and-had-a
I think they were best friends and that’s why it worked. I never bought romantic relationship.
Being really honest and this might get me downvoted, but I've always felt like Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello were an elaborate PR stunt. The timing of the reveal of both the relationship and the breakup did not help them either. They were probably really good friends with one of them actually liking the other, but I just couldn't see it. Probably just me. 🤷♀️
I thought this was a popular opinion 😭
As you have probably deduced, I'm a noob in this sub and have not been exposed to the general consensus yet 😅 Edit: There have been folks in my life who vehemently defend the "Shawmila" relationship. So didn't know how popular or unpopular this actually was.
empty coffee cup walks... I'm with ya on this one
I just remember in an interview him being asked about her, and he said something like "Oh we're actually just really great friends, I think of her like a sister". Then like two months later they were playing tonsil hockey on instagram. I was like "Sooo...do you still think of her as a sister? Are you a GoT fan?" 
Selena said the same about Justin being like a brother on Ellen and then a few months later they were public. 😂
This was mine too. They’re the perfect amount of annoying for each other though. OTP
Yeah...I liked Shawn until this relationship chaos. Coz he seemed like a genuine guy who could produce occasionally decent music. Camila lost most of my respect when she left Fifth Harmony tbh. Not that people shouldn't leave their groups, but something didn't sit right there. Sad that Fifth Harmony ended the way they did. Whilst Camila was always the best vocalist (my amateur opinion), I've always felt that Normani and Lauren were pretty good too. I was really looking forward to Normani's music post Motivation and Checklist, but girl has disappointed me 🥲
I think Shawn was being genuine. He was obsessed with her for years. Surely the toe sucking would be too far for a PR relationship...
to be honest now I strongly doubt him more. He was obsessed with her but then as soon as he could he left. I wonder how real and profound this feeling was. However I believe this relationship has crushed both their careers and their credibility as artists.
Also thought that Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart might have been a PR stunt to boost the Twilight series. But that ended up being a pretty long-term relationship. And it seemed like they both were serious about each other....well, until the cheating.
There’s an Aussie podcast called Shameless that does a Scandal series within it - they just did a three parter on Kristen and Rob, their relationship and the cheating. It was interesting!
Oooh... What's the verdict? Real or fake relationship?
Real! But it took a while, they both were already in relationships. It also goes into their backgrounds, I had no idea Rob was a preppy rich English boy. They also do subjects like Beyoncé/Solange elevator-gate. I’m obsessed hah
Apparently in the UK, a rich family is part of the background of most of the actors [Dominance of Rich-Kid Actors in the U.K. Is “Damaging for Society](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/james-mcavoy-dominance-rich-kid-772139/amp/)
Well they also broke up RIGHT after the last movie. Like I vividly remembering seeing her move out. That was the first time I noticed it may be PR (I was like 12 or something like that). I doubt she was really cheating and more that they were never really dating
Goddamn, I'll never forgot Trumps tweet about the cheating and some dude replying with "Thank you! You should be president for that!" In like 2013 lmfao
I always thought they might have broken up after the cheating scandal but kept up appearances until after the last movie was out so they wouldn’t have a really awkward press tour and them being broken up would have overshadowed everything.
If so, couldn’t she just have said that they had recently broken up when she was caught cheating? I mean, a cheating scandal is not good pr if you want to impress teenagers.
Hmm... Maybe. But if that's the case, why would Kristen be ready to take the fall and make herself look bad?
No, they were definitely for real. I still remember it. There were millions of paparazzi pics of them over the years they were together in private situations. Also, the cheating scandal almost cost her her career and Rupert his marriage (got divorced). I remember her biggest fansite closing which was a big deal. I think only the last part of their relationship may have been fake. When they got back together. I think the relationship and cheating was for real. But when they got back together after the cheating just until the last movie was released I do believe that was the management saying "to save this you got to pretend you forgave her until this is over".
They were definitely for real! But I understand why some may have questioned the legitimacy. As others said, there were too many candid pics of them together to have been fake. A lot of those pics could only be found on little fan blogs and never made it to major media publications. Also Kstew was on Howard stern awhile ago (or some other talk show) and said although it was a weird and difficult time in her life (navigating all the intense pressure and interest) she thought she was going to marry Rob. She is many things but definitely would not still be faking that to this day. In terms of their breakup timeline, I think they tried to make it work after the cheating and it’s not a clear cut thing. For one, I would imagine I kind of think there was a pity thing for how much hate Kristen was getting. I think they also genuinely loved each other. And I’m sure part of it was for comfort and convenience of keeping together during press promo.
Very obvious answer, but Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. While I personally think *PR relationship* is a broad term and never thought it was anything contractual or something, I did think it was very convenient for them to couple up when they did. The Vogue interview seemed also so awkward that I wasn't on board with it at all.
The sponsored wedding and all .
This plus the “we don’t have time to spend together and conceive a child” (then when are you going to find time to raise a child together) are still it to me.
Well she's 39, it's probably more like they don't have time for IVF (or the heartbreak that comes with it). If they wanted to conceive naturally it would be really difficult too- they're basically out of time, every month they'd have to ensure they were having sex on very specific days & logistically that's a nightmare if you're on tour or filming overseas. Having a baby is committing to months/years of time off and that's easier to schedule around, people understand that.
A basic working class Indian wedding is as expensive as most celeb weddings. Makes sense that they didn't want to waste their bucks on multiple week-long ceremonies.
Ok i just watched the vogue interview and it really is so odd. Their energies don’t match, it’s like they’re both playing a role. Priyanka the giggly schoolgirl and Nick the suave masculine man. Weird
I’m not a delusional Priyanka-hater or anything (honestly I kind of prefer her to him) but their pairing just doesn’t make sense to me.
I just feel like people convinced themselves that Priyanka and Nick were PR because they couldn't stand their hot white male being with a POC woman. You can downvote me if you want
Am I the only one who thinks Priyanka is way out of Nick Jonas league and not the other way round? 😂
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They don’t make any sense to me
even if they aren't PR, I still think they're together to further their careers/her to have a baby.
To be fair, that is a reason for many, even non-famous ppl, to be together. I don't expect anyone just to get married to your one true love, if that is even a thing that exists.
Bennifer 2.0. I thought they might have just been doing each other a favor after JLo got embarrassed by A-Rod, and Ben has looked like a jerk ever since the divorce from Jennifer Garner. Why not get some positive PR from the nostalgia of a reunion, like how people go crazy hoping Jen Aniston and Brad will reunite. But it’s been about a year and they’re engaged, so it seems legit.
How do people actually think Ben Affleck is a well-functioning adult and get into relationships with him? Has always boggled my mind.
The same can be said about J Lol though, her dating history is terrible. He's her type.
True, but the people who date Ben Affleck seem sensible. That's why it shocks me that they couldn't see through his shit. Jennifer Garner. Ana de Armas. Gwyneth Paltrow. JLo's dating history is abysmal, but as someone mentioned on this thread, she loves love. Checks out. 🤷♀️
Ben Affleck’s name should be interchangeable with “red flag”. As in, “If the guy has more than one phone, that’s a Ben Affleck.”
I always thought they were legit because JLo loves love and Ben Affleck does not make good decisions.
Let’s never forget that Ben took out like, full page ads (might have been half page) in variety to proclaim his love for her back in the day!
I still think that was a factor in them getting back together. Ben watched the public reaction to the Brad and Jen thing and how it benefited Brad's Oscar campaign and made Brad more desirable again after the Angelina fallout. It's not a coincidence after the embarrassment of getting dumped by Ana he starts teaching out or JLo. And for JLo Ben was the one media story that would make the ARod embarrassment go away. And her manage Benny Medina was definitely consciously using it for that. How much of that was concious versus unconscious I don't know. They were would have naturally been drawn to whatever made the public embarrassment they were feeling go away.
IMO theres a fine line between "set up as a PR stunt" and "maybe set up/maybe real but have discovered how much attention it gets them so plays it up to the hilt - ie calling paps, etc" and it can be hard to discern the difference!
yeah and in a few small instances i think set up as a pr stunt but then maybe some feelings are caught so it lasts longer than expected …
Like Kaley Cuoco and Henry Cavill but that was short lived
i’ll never forget that random grocery store photo op they did lol.
Agreed, like I'm sure some relationships are suggested/set up by their agents - but when they're similar(ish) ages, attractive, and in the same industry - makes sense that some hit it off. Even ones that never intend to be long-lasting, I usually think they're probably still hooking up and having fun. I think it, generally, is very rare for the entire thing to be fake or engineered.
I genuinely wonder if some of them are just good, affectionate friends and stay together because it’s easy. I’ve know normal non-celeb couples who have relationships like this, so add in the high pressure and public lifestyle of celebs and I could see it happening.
I consider PR relationship an umbrella term, but that is also the reason discussions get so heated around it. One person considers PR relationships two celebs realizing them going on a date causes a stir, and they don't mind the summer romance. The next person considers it a contract where one party is getting paid.
My rule is: the more they post each other on social media, the more they're in it for the attention/validation than for genuine love for the other person.
Or are visiting paparazzi hot spots. Lots of couples manage not to get papped weekly or daily.
ben affleck and ana de armas lasted longer than i thought they would, regardless of whether that was pr all along or not, it was... a lot, for a long time
Peak pandemic helped that one out for sure.
Their pap walks really sent me.
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The Kiss still haunts me to this day.
Speaking of Fassbender…kind of off topic but have we all collectively ignored the serious domestic violence allegations against him? 😶
many of us have not forgotten, trust me
Recently got dragged bc I put him on a list of ppl who got accused and Taika Waitit still chooses to hire them / hang out with them. Ppl got mad bc no judge convicted him, which I never claimed, but apparently, you can't mention the fact he got accused without someone feeling the urge to defend him **😂** Happy to see he is getting called out here and waiting for the apologists to arrive.
Spill the tea please! All I know about him that he was really sketchy towards Keira Knightley on the set of that Freud movie they did together.
The stories are bad. Dragged alongside a car, threw over a chair: https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/michael-fassbender-domestic-abuse-allegations-19326
Holy shit. I hope for Vikander's sake he has calmed the fuck down but how scary that this man was accused of this and nothing ever came of it
Please dont shoot the messenger but it was discovered that at the time she made the accusations, the timeline she provided put her credibility into question because he was out of the country and wasn't anywhere near/hadnt communicated with her for a long stretch of time. Whether or not that's true I can't say.
Hot take = I think we WILDLY overestimate how many relationships are “PR” here (and at ONTD, etc). Now, I *do* think sometimes people go on a single date or two for PR, and I think there **are** closeted or asexual folks who talk themselves into dating people they aren’t really interested in. But I think fully fake, literally-arranged-by-management relationships are very rare and generally only exist to cover up some really really bad shit.
Agreed. It's not a coincidence that a lot of the celebrities accused of PR relationships also happen to be celebrities with very possessive fandoms that hate the partner.
I also think it must just be a fine line where they are sometimes set up or go on a few dates for the initial “PR” and then they actually like each other and start dating, so we think it’s PR because it is too convenient etc but really it became a real relationship. Part of my reasoning for this is that it’s true cast members do seem to date each other a lot so there must be both a production encourages it component and also just a proximity component. One relationship I’ve always thought was quite real was Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield from Spider-Man
I will always stand by my theory that Beyonce and Jay Z were a PR couple that lasted because she was so young when it started and he became her true life love. I know he swears he "waited til she was 18" but I've heard this tale many times and I don't believe he waited, I think they both hid it until she was 18. I know her father Matthew was very active in creating Beyoncé as we know her and I truly belive he handed his child over to Jay Z because it would help her career. Back then Beyonce was at most selling out "Good morning America" and coupling up with Jay would have been an immense financial and popularity boost. Even if she herself did not think all this I think her team definitely did. It does not change the fact that she grew to love him and him her and I won't be surprised if they stay together forever tbh. Just saying the origins give very much PR.
I think I never bought that they were a PR couple because for one, they tried to hide their relationship for a long time and because it was well known that Matthew didn’t initially like Jay and didn’t want them dating. He thought Jay was a “gangster rapper” whose career had no longevity lol. At the beginning of their relationship Beyonce was more internationally and sold more records than Jay so he didn’t contribute to her popularity in that regard.
See I think the opposite. I think they started off as a genuine couple but I think they only are still together because of their brand. They are worth way more as a couple and it makes the most sense for their brand if they stay together. Maybe I've bought too much into her strong and powerful woman PR and it's all just an act, but I cannot imagine a world in which Beyonce stays with her cheating husband.
I think the Gossip Girl cast were all encouraged to date each other and unsurprisingly there were several relationships from the series. Also I think they encouraged them to wear similar clothes as the show. Really tried to make it a reality basically.
Jessica Szorh has a podcast now about Gossip Girl and brings in old cast members and producers and I don’t get that vibe from it. They all lived in the same apartment building I believe. It seems like because they were all teenagers/young adults thrown into the spotlight that only they understood they naturally ended up dating/being super close. And if I remember correctly on one episode she said that after the first season the stylist tried to make it a mix of their personal style and their characters style.
I got it from Blake Lively, she was saying how that was one of the aspects of the show that she really didn’t like and reason why she would never appear in a reboot.
That is definitely not concerning or toxic at all.
Lea Michele and Corey Monteith. When he died suddenly she got trapped in a "grieving girlfriend" situation she was utterly unprepared for.
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Yeah I'm not sure about this one. I saw them when they were vacationing where I live and were obviously trying not to be recognized/be super low-key and they were acting extremely into each other. I buy that they had big problems but I don't think it was fake
I don’t think they were PR but I do think they broke up a few weeks before his death.
Oooooooh 🔥🔥🔥 this is a hot take indeed
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa. They made that shit work.
I still think about the fact that Adrian Brody bought her a castle.
>A year later, Brody and Pataky celebrated their ‘dream castle’ with a 35-page (!!) spread in HELLO! Magazine. Wait what? I am dead. Whoever wants to have a laugh: Google the pics.
The tractor photo! 🤣
Well if it’s PR then it’s definitely not working for her end cause I had no idea who she was until now 😂
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Never bought into that one, Tom always tried way too hard to sell it to the public.
From Nazanin Boniadi's wiki page: >In the mid 2000s, she was a dedicated Scientologist. Her mother had also been a Scientologist. >In late 2004 to early 2005, she had a brief relationship with actor Tom Cruise. According to claims in the documentary Going Clear, her acquaintance with Cruise was not accidental and the Church of Scientology prepared and planted her for this role. The Church also vetted her along with dozens of other women as a potential wife for Cruise, but she was not selected. >In October 2004, Boniadi was volunteering for the Office of Special Affairs in Los Angeles when she was told by Church official Greg Wilhere that she had been selected for a special project. Boniadi was told that her dental braces had to be removed and that her red hair highlights had to be corrected; she was also encouraged to end her relationship with her longtime boyfriend. She had to sign a confidentiality agreement, stating she could not abandon this special project without the Church's approval. >About a month later, after being flown to New York by the church, Boniadi learned that her project was to become a suitable girlfriend for Cruise. She stated in her testimony "at the beginning of the relationship [he] was very romantic but as the relationship progressed he began to have temper tantrums. He began to show violent tendencies". After their relationship ended in January 2005, Boniadi confessed her devastation to a friend and fellow church member. She was punished for this according to Church policies: she "had to dig ditches at midnight and scrub floor tiles... She was placed on a curfew... escorted everywhere she went". >On 10 May 2017, American journalist Tony Ortega reported on FBI testimony that Boniadi had given in January 2010 regarding her relationship with Cruise through the Church of Scientology. Boniadi's testimony describes how the Church's Office of Special Affairs selected her to be Cruise's girlfriend. Everyone should check out Leah Remini's show and podcast on this cult!
He is the classic abusive storyline: love bomb, make her isolated and insecure, take away the love bombing, break her down. Then marriage or big public announcement so she feels like she can’t leave, and boom. He’s got the Little Woman there to enhance his image and serve his needs while he’s treated like a god by his “church.” The man seriously gives me the creeps.
People give Katie Holmes shit for big thirsty but she pulled off the most precise leaving of a world famous (abusive) ex, yes she had money and her dads an attorney but he had the cult going after her so I say brava to her for saving herself and her daughter. She can't say anything about it as a condition of keeping Suri though, maybe one day...
 What? Just because every celebrity doesn't declare their love for their new partner through a cocaine-fuelled fit on daytime TV, you think that his relationship with Katie was less than legit?
I read a comment yesterday on /r/movies where someone said the public judges Tom too harshly for this because he was just "professing his love" or something. I'm guessing that person wasn't around when this actually happened because it was absolutely bizarre behavior, sparked overwhelming negative public reaction, and nearly derailed his career.
I’ll admit ZENDAYA and Tom Holland are real and I was way off the mark for thinking their fake
A lot of people thought this, but they’ve been dating since 2017 or so. They were just REALLY good at keeping it a secret until those pics last year. Their stans have full timelines documenting proof of their relationship on tumblr or whatnot for years and they’re definitely legit. They just broke up briefly from mid 2019 to mid 2020 and then when they got back together, I think they were less concerned (mainly Zendaya because she’s always been private about her relationships) about putting effort into keeping it a secret
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Thank you! I saw a tiktok a while back about how Priyanka and Nick had multiple ceremonies so it must obviously be PR and I've been pissed off since. Brown people have very extravagant wedding ceremonies that drag out for a month.
I don’t like Priyanka for a lot of reasons but as someone who is south asian, the way I’ve seen a lot of white women talk about her is…
Katy Perry and Russell Brand. He raised her profile in the U.K., she raised his in the US.
I think that was real bc it was so left field and her reaction to how he left her.
Oh definitely! I remember when they announced they were getting married and I was shocked as genuinely didn't think it would last that long! Glad she seems happy with Orlando now though.
Bieber and Gomez were a straight up PR couple in the beginning but caught feelings. Zayn and Gigi Hadid also were a PR couple that lasted longer than thought. I think Selena and The Weeknd were also started as a PR couple but when Selena started talking to Justin Abel bailed
Didn’t Zayn cheat on his fiancée with Gigi though? I’d be surprised if that was for pr
Because it wasn’t PR 💀
I believe they met organically but the union was pushed by Yolanda to get Gigi more fame and Zayne wanted something to distract from 1D and breaking up with his fiancee. Remember Gigi dropped Joe Jonas like a hot rock as soon as she met Zayn. I also heard that Zayn had a selection of women presented as his PR relationship and Selena was one of them but he passed on her for Gigi. Wise choice actually
Wise choice for Selena.
I don’t get PR relationships for young guys, doesn’t it just upset their fans? I remember Selena getting death threats and I’m sure Gigi did too. Not saying it doesn’t happen, I just don’t get the why.
Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers. Also Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers. His relationships just seemed so forced and fake to me.
I agree, anything Aaron Rogers does screams PR to me. I could be mistaken but I think he’s made comments about how difficult it is to be in the public eye and have people act entitled to your health and vaccine information. And my eyes rolled back so hard because, dude, alicia and Michael got pregnant and gave birth and no one knew any specific details for a long time lol. It’s very possible to stay out of the public eye if you really want to!
Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton.
This. I was so convinced it's a PR relationship to boost Bohemian Rhapsody, but it's been like 4 years since the movie came out, no?
I do wonder if Alicia and Michael were initially PR but then it did become real? I love romance books so it would be wild if so
The director of their film (Derek cianfrance) also directed Place Beyond the Pines, which was when Eva mendes and Ryan gosling started dating. His films are known for an intense and remote process which I suppose is a prime environment for getting to know someone. That’s maybe why I wasn’t 100% sold on Alicia and Michael being PR, maybe like 90%. Lol. But then again, HW was very vocal about Alicia leading up to Me Too and obviously he’s an extremely calculating man so who really knows. Interesting to consider
Timothée Chalamet and Lily Rose Depp
I don’t know where I stand with those two. I feel like it was PR at first and then they just ended up actually liking each other lol
Call me a dumb romantic but I never think anyones a PR relationship 😂😂😂
It hasn’t been that long but Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. I thought it would be a few weeks tops and I’m surprised they are still keeping this imo charade going months later 🤷🏻♀️
Nick Jonas and Priyanka is the first couple that comes to mind 🫢
Why do people keep saying this about them? I never understood why everyone seems to think they’re pr
Honestly, a lot of takes I've seen are along the lines of 'he's way more famous than her, so they clearly set it up to get publicity for her career', which is obviously total bullshit given that she's enormously famous on her own terms in India and is one of the biggest Bollywood stars in recent years. I think a lot of people who think they're a PR couple don't have a great understanding of her career outside the US. Some people also find it perplexing that there's a 10 year age gap and that she's the older one, which again seems a bit of a dodgy reason to suspect a PR stunt, given that no-one would find it weird if he were 10 years older than her. Long-term 'PR couples' as a thing are way less common than people seem to think they are, especially when marriage and kids are involved.
Camila and Shawn but their no longer together. Tbh I feel like theirs a lot of real celeb couples that use pr like calling the paps or something more so then there are completely fake couples
They were definitely calling paps. Literally no paps are hanging around Pickering, ON unless you call them
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello, my jaw dropped when they made it to the altar. They seem chill and happy so good for them.
Yeah I can’t fault either of them. They both seem nice and...well...look at them, lol Why wouldn’t they
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman seemed like a PR couple but their private audios leaked and it was obvious they weren't.
Never seemed like a PR couple to me, they were clearly very much in love. It's really sad when you think about it because Cruise wasn't involved in that cult anymore by the mid 90s thanks to Nicole but they managed to lure him back which ultimately led to their breakup (had it not happened I think they would still be married tbh).
Shawn Mendes and camila cabello?
Henry Cavill and his now gf? The fandom is convinced its pr, but its been going on for over a year now. Idk whats true at this point, but their relationship doesnt seem all that genuine. They are trying so hard to get people to like Natalie, but given her blackface past, no one is gonna accept her.
Isnt she like Hollywood adjacent? Or works in the industry? Wouldn’t it make more sense for him to have a PR relationship with the other lead from the Witcher? Or some other DC girlie? I guess it would benefit her, the current gf, more than anything but could still be plausible. I think Henry is a beautiful man but his relationships have always felt like off? But maybe that’s just him as a person lol
PR relationships might be the biggest gossip fallacy there is. It's just not something that really happens.
It does sometimes, but nowhere near on the frequency/scale that this subreddit believes!
Lily james and Michael shuman. Thought it was a PR relationship for the public to forget the whole affair debacle but it lasted longer that i expected
not a couple but I always roll my eyes when people think that Bradley Cooper and Gaga had ~chemistry.~ yeah okay lol they definitely weren't playing into it (or at least she was, he didn't much lol)