While Harley Quinn and the Joker aren't exactly a match made in heaven, it turns out that
the cast of Birds of Prey didn't get the short end of the stick when it comes to love.
This group of bad-girls-gone-good has partnered with successful musicians, producers, and
other stars, generally steering clear of linking up with supervillains - at least, in real
life!
Harley got hitched
In real life, Margot Robbie did much better than a deranged, green-haired villain.
The star formed a tight bond with her husband Tom Ackerley when they were living together
as flatmates in a packed three-bedroom home in London.
Ackerley was a third assistant director, and Robbie was a soon-to-be movie star.
In an interview with The Guardian, Robbie recalled how - on a whim - she decided to
live with some friends she met while working on Suite Française.
Relegated to Lifetime, the film was a flop, but the friendships withstood.
In January 2014, they reunited when Robbie was in town for Wolf of Wall Street's London
premiere, and she decided to make her stay more permanent.
She told The Guardian:
"We were like: 'Wouldn't it be funny if we all lived together?'
Someone said: 'But you don't live in London,' and I said: 'I don't live anywhere.
I'll move."
The actress signed a lease three days later with six other people: five ADs, including
her future husband Ackerley, and her now-assistant Sophia Kerr.
Robbie told The Guardian that she and Ackerley initially kept their relationship a secret
because they weren't, quote, "really taking it seriously" - but that's exceedingly difficult
in a house with seven people.
Their home briefly, quote, "turned into The Jerry Springer Show" when their friends found
out about their scandalous romance, but it settled, and Robbie and Ackerley wed in December
2016.
Wedding Bells
Black Canary might be bitter in all the right ways …
"Oh, hey!
You're that singer no one listens to."
"Hey!
You're the a--hole no one likes."
… but it seems like there's nothing but sweetness in Jurnee Smollett-Bell's relationship
with musician Josiah Bell.
It's almost as wholesome as Smollett-Bell's former role on Full House.
At the time of this writing, the pair are rounding off a decade of married life, which
is a huge feat in Hollywood, but it makes sense considering their marriage had a pretty
organic start.
In 2013, Smollett-Bell told The Hollywood Reporter, quote, "We were best friends before
we even started dating, so we had this really great foundation."
In an interview with Global Grind TV, Smollet-Bell revealed that she initially met Bell in New
York, where he was mixing an album, and they were both teenagers.
She was introduced to him by her Roll Bounce co-star Brandon T. Jackson, who counted the
musician as a childhood friend.
The pair "bonded" over a shared love for Diana Ross and "kept in touch" as she considered
a music career, which never ended up happening.
Eventually, they fell in love, and the rest is history.
In addition to writing and performing his own music, Bell has worked with artists like
Jaden Smith and Estelle.
The couple share one son, whom they welcomed in 2016.
Coming up Rosie
Rosie Perez, who plays Renee Montoya in Birds of Prey, has been married to her artist hubby,
Eric Haze since 2013.
Though Perez is more of a household name, Haze is a star in his own right.
There's a fair chance you've already seen his work without even realizing it.
According to The Village Voice, the graffiti artist rose to prominence in the early '80s
by designing logos for a wealth of rap groups like the Beastie Boys and EPMD, including
the iconic logo for Delicious Vinyl.
Haze might have started out as a graffiti artist, but he eventually went back to school
to study graphic design at the School of Visual Arts.
In 2012, he admitted to The Village Voice that he never had a "starving-artist era"
because he "worked on [his] portfolio" while he was still in school and "hit the ground
running" once he graduated with honors.
The artist officially set up his design studio in 1986.
His first significant design was a classic logo for LL Cool J, and it snowballed from
there.
He told The Village Voice:
"I was essentially the first and only graphic designer who came out of the real hip-hop
movement at that point.
So I was in a unique position to establish clientele and form relationships within that
market and community."
Behind-the-scenes beau
Chris Messina is extremely tight-lipped about his relationship with Jennifer Todd.
It took some extensive prying to even find just one confirmation that the pair are actually
even still together.
According to a 2017 Forbes profile on the Birds of Prey star, the couple - who have
two children - did indeed tie the knot.
Based on an E! News interview with friend Rashida Jones and Messina's own interview
with IndieWire, they wed sometime between 2011 and 2014.
Though the power couple are low key, their success is anything but.
While Messina, who plays Victor Zsasz in the DC flick, had recurring roles on Mindy Kaling's
Fox comedy The Mindy Project and Amy Adams' HBO smash Sharp Objects, his wife excelled
behind the scenes.
The producer got her start as an assistant on Tales from the Crypt, a near-perfect specimen
of early '90s camp, before lending her hand to massive blockbusters like Austin Powers:
The Spy Who Shagged Me, Alice in Wonderland, and Jason Bourne.
She even produced the Oscars live broadcast in 2018, which arguably makes her the producer
of all producers.
And get this: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Todd was named the president of Ben Affleck
and Matt Damon's production company, Pearl Street Films, in 2012.
What happens in Gotham…
Mary Elizabeth Winstead probably could have used some of Huntress' skills to fend off
the tabloids when her relationship with Ewan McGregor - who also stars in Birds of Prey
- became a full-fledged scandal.
According to The Sun, the pair - who played lovers in the TV series Fargo - were spotted
locking lips in a London cafe in October 2017.
There probably wouldn't have been an issue if McGregor wasn't already married to French
production designer Eve Mavrakis for more than 20 years.
If news of a possible affair wasn't enough, Ewan McGregor seemingly threw Mavrakis - with
whom he'd split in October 2017 - under the bus while flaunting his brand new relationship
in an interview with Men's Journal.
The Birds of Prey villain claimed he was happier with Mary Elizabeth Winstead than he was during
his 22-year marriage.
To put it bluntly, stating, quote, "I am better.
I am happier."
Now, that's not inherently bad, but it's awful when you realize McGregor's children are watching.
According to Radar Online, his eldest daughter Clara lashed out at a fan Instagram account
six months after her father filed for divorce.
The account reportedly called the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World star the, quote, "most beautiful
and talented woman on Earth."
Clara responded by calling her, quote, "a piece of trash."
She later apologized in an interview with The Times in which she admitted:
"It wasn't the most mature way to go about things, but I was angry and upset."
"She's got rage issu-"
"I DON'T HAVE RAGE ISSUES!!"
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