Filed under: Celebrity Love, Relationships
From Madame Noire:
While there are no official statistics on Hollywood marriage, a fool can see that the celebrity divorce rate is even more out the box than the already-high one for us regular folk. That's why these long lasting Black power couples give us the 'warm fuzzies'. We salute them for keeping their love strong in an industry that makes healthy relationships almost impossible to sustain. If you need a little inspiration when it comes to love today, check out our list of long-lasting Black Hollywood couples!
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance
The thespian couple met at Yale Drama School and ran in similar circles for many years before finally falling in love. They will also celebrate 14 years of wedded bliss this year. The two stuck together through career highs and lows and two tragic miscarriages (they were able to welcome twins into the world in 2006 with the help of a surrogate) and released a book about their relationship- Friends: A Love Story- in 2007.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith
One of Hollywood's most beautiful couples, the Smiths have been married for nearly 14 years! They tied the knot two years after meeting on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; Jada auditioned for a role as Will's girlfriend; she didn't get the part, but obviously landed something far better! While there have been some...interesting...rumors about the couple's relationship (i.e. the alleged 'open marriage' thing and the 'they're both gay' thing), there has never been an indication of trouble in the Smiths' paradise. Whatever the happy parents of three are doing, it seems to work for them, so all we can say is "cheers"!
Denzel and Pauletta Washington
Unfortunately, there have been a good number of rumors regarding the couple, who have been married for nearly 28 years; however, we've never heard either party confirm anything, so we'll go on pretending that Denzel Washington is the perfect husband that we've dreamed of since his "Glory" days. What we love most: while many would consider the smoldering actor to be one of the biggest catches on the planet, Washington always makes a point to say in interviews how lucky he is to have landed a woman like Pauletta. Awww!
See what other couples made the list.