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Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford met at a barbecue in 1987. She was 21 and totally starstruck by the famous faces around her. It was the older Richard Gere who caught her eye that night, and they started dating. They got married in 1991, but divorced in 1995. Crawford said the 16-year age gap was responsible for their differences.
It seems like Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have been together forever, but before that, it was Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr.! They got together after filming the movie 'Firstborn' together in 1984. Sadly, his issues with addiction ultimately brought the relationship to an end in 1991.
Pitt quickly moved on to a younger woman, his 'Too Young to Die' co-star Juliette Lewis. Lewis was only 17 years old at the time, while Pitt was 27. They dated for three years and still have good things to say about each other.
Back in the '80s, George Clooney's biggest claim to fame was his role on the sitcom 'The Facts of Life.' He got into a serious relationship with the late Kelly Preston in 1987, and they ended up living together. Clooney even got Preston a potbelly pig called Max, but Clooney took over custody of the pig when they split in 1989.
In a match that could not be any more '80s, Drew Barrymore started dating Corey Feldman in 1989. Barrymore was 14 and Feldman was 18, and they were both extremely troubled at the time. They broke up after a few months because Feldman was using drugs heavily at the time and Barrymore was trying to stay sober.
Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen and Sylvester Stallone were rumored to have started dating after she sent him a provocative photo and a request to meet when they were staying at the same hotel in 1985. They got married that same year, but only lasted for 19 months. Rumors of cheating and scandals were rife in the tabloids.
Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey were co-stars in one of the biggest movies of the '80s: 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.' Although they played siblings on screen, their off-screen connection was definitely romantic!
In yet another questionable Hollywood romance, Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith first met when she was 14 and he was 23. They got married before her 18th birthday in 1976. They divorced after seven months, but got back together and remarried in 1989. They were married for seven years this time, and had their daughter, actress Dakota Johnson.
Long before her days as an outspoken public figure and a judge on 'America's Next Top Model,' Janice Dickinson was at the height of her career as a supermodel. She was connected to many famous men at the time, one of them being Rob Lowe. Dickinson even told Howard Stern that she had a threesome with Lowe and another man in 1988!
They got married and started raising their daughter, but the marriage was doomed. Givens revealed that she was scared of her husband in an infamous interview, and they divorced in 1989.
However, it was Christine Brinkley who eventually won his heart. It's rumored that there was even some crossover between the two relationships, and that Macpherson was waiting for him when he took Brinkley to his apartment for the first time! Brinkley and Joel got married in 1985.
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Keeping in mind that George Michael didn't come out until 1998, his relationship with Brooke Shields in the '80s seemed like the perfect match! The two young stars dated for less than a year, and Shields later wrote in her memoir that she thought she'd found true love with him.
Back in the '80s, Brad Pitt was just arm candy for the famous Christina Applegate! They only dated for a short period, apparently because Applegate ditched him for another guy at the MTV Movie Awards. That guy was Skid Row front man Sebastian Bach.
Talk show host Arsenio Hall started dating choreographer and pop star Paula Abdul after they met on the set of the 1988 movie 'Coming to America.' Decades later, Hall told Parade: "The most fun I've ever had in any phase of my life with a woman was with Paula."
Cher dated actor Val Kilmer from 1982 to 1984, and even decades later she describes it as one of the great romances of her life. In a 2018 interview, she told the Daily Mail: "When we kissed, I thought my head would shoot off my body."
In one of the most amazing combos of the 1980s, Tom Cruise and Cher got together in 1985. Where did they meet? Madonna and Sean Penn's wedding! Cruise was 22 at the time, and Cher was 16 years older.
Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz were undoubtedly the coolest couple of the 1980s. They met at a concert in 1986, and eloped in 1987. They happened to get married on her 20th birthday! A year later, Bonet gave birth to their daughter, the famous Zoë Kravitz.
They kept their relationship a secret until they were involved in a deadly car accident in 1987, which killed the passengers of the other car. The incident was all over the news, and outed their relationship in a highly unpleasant manner.
Billy Joel was attached to several supermodels in the 1980s after his divorce from Elizabeth Weber. One of those models was Elle Macpherson. They met on a trip to St. Barths and dated for a short time.
Champion boxer Mike Tyson and actress Robin Givens were in their early twenties and had only been dating for 11 months when Givens announced she was pregnant.
Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee married 'Dynasty' actress Heather Locklear 1986 when they were both at the height of their fame. The marriage lasted for seven years, but they divorced when it was revealed that he cheated on her with an adult film star.
Kim Basinger and Prince fell madly in love in 1989. Basinger even relocated to Minneapolis to be with him, and it's rumored that the couple produced an album called 'Hollywood Affair' that was never released.
Ready for a blast from the past? The 1980s were an era of big hair and shoulder pads, and equally odd celebrity hookups! Many of the biggest celebs of the '80s are still mega stars today, but their dalliances of long ago are almost forgotten.
Well, not for long! Click through this gallery to see which famous couples were the most influential back in the day.
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Ready for a blast from the past? The 1980s were an era of big hair and shoulder pads, and equally odd celebrity hookups! Many of the biggest celebs of the '80s are still mega stars today, but their dalliances of long ago are almost forgotten.
Well, not for long! Click through this gallery to see which famous couples were the most influential back in the day.