OMG!! It’s super-official now! Michael Fassbender and Zoe Kravitz are totes in lurve. Not only did they happen to get pap’d together a few days ago – after spending weeks carefully avoiding each other during media for X-Men: First Class – but now we have an actual STORY with unnamed sources getting all up in MY Fassdong’s bidness. I have no words for how much this Us Weekly story wounded my soul. I am in actual pain. The only possible, conceivable way this could be worse is if it was People Magazine and the word “cuddlefest” was used. Thankfully, I’m not facing THAT particular barrage of tragedy. Instead, I’m facing this: a story about Fassbender being “shy” (WTF?!!?) and how Zoe acts older than her age (SRSLY?!?) and how she “takes care” of him (*dies*).
Ready for another Hollywood super couple?
X-Men: First Class costars Zoe Kravitz, 22, and Michael Fassbender, 34, couldn’t keep their hands off each other during a romantic stroll through NYC’s West Village on Sunday. Earlier that morning, the two had brunch with a handful of friends, including Kravitz’ ex, actor Ben Foster, 30.
Though the costars began dating while filming the Marvel flick in 2010, this is the first time the two have been photographed together (excluding promotional appearances).
So what stopped them from going public sooner?
“They’re really low-key, but they have a great time together just talking music or movies,” a source tells Us Weekly. “They really didn’t want to be a topic of conversation during the press for X-Men.”
As for their 12-year age difference, the source tells Us that “Zoe’s really mature for her age in that she has very strong opinions and she is very confident in herself. Most people are shocked to learn she’s so young; she doesn’t really bring it up and age would never stop her from dating anybody.”
And, according to the insider, Kravitz (whose parents are Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet) captured Fassbender’s heart right from the start.
“For how good looking and smart he is, Michael’s pretty shy,” the source tells Us. “She is actually the one taking care of him most the time. She really respects his talent.”
[From Us Weekly]
I really don’t care for this whole “Zoe is an old soul” argument being made. I’ve read her interviews. Chica is YOUNG. She’s 22 going on 17. Not an enormous difference, but considering she looks 15, this whole thing is totally getting creepy. Like Jake Gyllenhaal-Swifty creepy.
I still want to know what‘s going on with this quote: “For how good looking and smart he is, Michael’s pretty shy… She is actually the one taking care of him most the time. She really respects his talent.” That makes Fassbender sound like he’s some kind of super-sensitive recluse, agonizing over his ART. He’s not that guy. I mean, I don’t know him personally, but I’ve read and seen his interviews, and he comes across as gregarious, charming, slightly unhinged and loving his new-found stardom. He is the opposite of shy. He is the avatar of SEX.
By the way, my fellow Fassloonie at Pop Sugar, Allie, sent me this video of her interview with Zoe (and Rose Byrne and the other dude). Zoe doesn’t come across badly… but she’s just so young.
Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News & WENN.
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