People are obsessed with Hollywood's newest star couple Laura Dern and Baron Davis

Publish date: 2024-09-05

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Actress Laura Dern and former NBA star Baron Davis may seem like an unexpected pairing, but after photos surfaced of them together, people have become completely obsessed.

News of the couple first surfaced after Us Weekly posted photos of Dern and Davis in December 2017 walking together in Los Angeles and sharing a kiss. 

—Us Weekly (@usweekly) December 27, 2017

People love this new "power couple," even though they seem to come from disparate industries.

—Miles Surrey (@HKSurrey) December 27, 2017

Dern has won several Golden Globes in the past as well as a Primetime Emmy in 2017 for her supporting role on HBO's "Big Little Lies." She also recently appeared in "Downsizing" and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."

Davis is known for being a former NBA player and a two-time all-star, but he is also a producer and actor. He has served as an executive producer and actor on various TV shows and films, including "Mozart in the Jungle" and  "The Night Before."

Fans think that they look so happy together.  

—Andrew Spena (@iamsosorry) December 27, 2017

People also love the unexpected nature of the couple

—CJ Baldwin (@2ndclarence) December 27, 2017

 

—Van J Winn (@vwinn) December 27, 2017

After a tumultuous year, Twitter users found Dern and Davis' relationship to be a silver lining that restored their faith in humanity.

—Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 27, 2017

 

—Chris Bell (@topher057) December 27, 2017

People also pointed out that Davis is a gentleman who doesn't seem to mind holding Dern's purse. 

—Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) December 27, 2017

Based on the photos, Dern and Davis make a stylish couple as well, according to Twitter.

—Ali Vingiano (@alivingiano) December 28, 2017

Some fans love the couple so much that they have become emotionally invested in them. 

—sreekar (@sreekyshooter) December 27, 2017

 

—jonathan senderblock 2018 (@senderblock23) December 28, 2017

People are also loving the age gap between Dern and Davis. Dern is 50 and Davis is 38.

—not great, bob! (@geeequinn) December 28, 2017

There's still so much we don't know, such as where and how they met, and how long they've been dating. Here's hoping the next few months provide answers to these burning questions as well as even more photos of the couple together. 

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