20 Celebrity Couples You'll Never Guess Dated in Real Life

Opposites attract, but do they last?

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Some combinations, like peanut butter and jelly, are made for each other. Others, like oil and water, are not. The same goes for celebrities, who, as the tabloids desperately want to prove to you, are just like us. Sometimes they're attracted to the wrong people. And sometimes, they're attracted to people who seem like their polar opposites, but turn out to be their soul mates instead.

It's hard to say what attracts people to each other, but when the primal instinct kicks in, no one can stop it. Not even the rich and famous. This urge has resulted in a slew of romances that just don't make sense to us or anyone else. To honor life's little surprises, we've gathered some of the quirkiest, strangest, and most unorthodox pairings to bring you 20 Celebrity Couples You'll Never Guess Dated in Real Life

Written by Valeriya Safronova (@vsaffron)

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Danny Boyle and Rosario Dawson

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Billy Corgan and Tila Tequila

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Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling

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Alanis Morissette and Ryan Reynolds

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Christian Bale and Drew Barrymore

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Roger Ebert and Oprah Winfrey

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Geri Halliwell and Russell Brand

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Dennis Rodman and Madonna

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Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin

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Robert Downey Jr. and Sarah Jessica Parker

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Courtney Love and Steve Coogan

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Justin Timberlake and Fergie

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Brody Jenner and Avril Lavigne

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Ted Danson and Whoopi Goldberg

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Ashton Kutcher and January Jones

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Chelsea Handler and 50 Cent

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Tyra Banks and Will Smith

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Simon Cowell and Carmen Electra

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Lance Armstrong and Ashley Olsen

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Tom Cruise and Cher

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