Scarlett Johansson Makes Rare Comment: Calls Ex Ryan Reynolds A ‘Good Guy’

Scarlett Johansson attends the premiere of Illumination’s “Sing 2” on December 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Ryan Reynolds, recipient of the Humanitarian Award, presented by Paramount+, attends the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards – Comedic & Dramatic Arts Awards held at Meridian Hall on April 14, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario.

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Scarlett Johansson has some kind words for her ex-husband Ryan Reynolds. Johansson, 38, reflected in a new interview with Gwyneth Paltrow on the three times she's been married. Though the Goop founder completely forgot the Lost In Translation star was married to Reynolds, 36, she added, "Goals!"

Johansson laughed at Gwyneth's reaction and noted that her three-year marriage to Reynolds wasn't "very long, but we were married when I first met you." Despite their divorce, it doesn't seem that Johansson holds any ill will toward Reynolds, who's now married with three kids to Blake Lively. When Paltrow gushed, "We love a good Ryan Reynolds in our house," Johansson replied, "He's a good guy."

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After Johansson's divorce from Reynolds, she married journalist Romain Dauriac from 2014 to 2017 (another three-year marriage). The couple share daughter, Rose, 8. Johansson then got together with Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost, whom she'd known for a decade. They got married in 2020 and welcomed their son, Cosmo, in August 2021.

Fundamentals of a Relationship

In her new interview, the actress reflected on what she's learned from her past marriages and how they've positively impacted her current one. "I would never have probably been ready for a relationship like the one that I have with Colin at different times in my life," she said. "Because I wasn't comfortable setting my own boundaries. I didn't know not only what I wanted, but what I needed from somebody else."

She has come to learn "that there are certain fundamental things in your own personality that you need" from a partner. "It's hard to be in a relationship anyway because you have to compromise all the time and sometimes your lives separate. And they come back together and blah blah blah," she continued. Scarlett never realized that what she needed was a compassionate partner for her relationship to last. "That's a fundamental characteristic that has to be there."

Listing normal relationship struggles like disagreements and work, Scarlett says that identifying those things are "a game changer" for her. "You get wrapped up in things that are shiny and attractive in somebody. Whatever that could be, they're sexy or passionate -- in different kinds of ways that are really appealing." She adds that examining those fundamental characteristics might not be exactly "the sexiest thing to do," but it's what worked for her and Colin. "I was finally able to step back and actually respect myself enough to know what those things were and be OK with it."

These Celebrities Share The Same Ex

Hollywood can be a small dating pool. Celebrities hook up with each other in their same social circles. And there is no shortage of Hollywood divorces. The dating world of the rich and the famous is small for those who are in it. As a result, there are many celebrities who share the same lovers.

Take a look below at which celebrities have been with the same person:

Lenny Kravitz

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Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz were married from 1985 to 1993. Adriana Lima and Lenny were together from 2001 to 2003, and were engaged.

Harry Styles

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Taylor Swift and Harry Styles dated for a year back in 2012 and both wrote songs about each other. Nearly ten years later and a woman ten years older, Harry dated Olivia Wilde for two years.

Demi Moore

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Demi Moore was married to Bruce Willis from 1987 and welcomed three daughters with him: Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. They divorced in 2000. Moore and Ashton Kutcher married in 2005 after dating for two years. She announced their split in November 2011 and they finalized their divorce two years later.

Matthew McConaughey

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Before marrying his wife Camila Alves in 2012, McConaughey dated Bullock for two years in 1996.

Angelina Jolie

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Billy Bob Thornton and Jolie were married from 2000 to 2003 after they met and fell in love on the set of 1999's 'Pushing Tin.' She met Brad while on the set of 2003's 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.' She was single, but Brad was married to Jennifer Aniston. Jolie and Pitt married in 2014, divorcing five years later citing irreconcilable differences.

Katy Perry

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Russell Brand and Perry married back in 2010, but it only lasted 14 months. In 2016, Perry began dating Orlando Bloom. After taking a break in 2017, they rekindled their romance less than a year later and are now engaged and share a daughter together.

Kendall Jenner

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Kendall was linked to Nick Jonas in 2015 after his split from Olivia Culpo. Fast forward to 2020, Jenner dated Phoenix Suns Devin Booker on and off for 2 years -- her longest relationship to date.

Justin Bieber

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Justin and Selena Gomez were the ultimate pop power couple, dating on and off from 2008 to 2018. Justin and Hailey Baldwin dated for six months in 2016 when he and Selena weren't together and reunited again a month after he and Selena broke up in 2018. Justin and Hailey got engaged in July 2018 and married in September 2018.

Megan Fox

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Brian Austin Green and Fox first met in 2004 while filming 'Hope & Faith.' They began dating shortly after, marrying in 2010 and share three children together. In 2020, Fox filed for divorce and went on to date Machine Gun Kelly. In 2022, MGK proposed to Fox. The couple's relationship is up in the air, as breakup rumors began in February 2023.

Halsey

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Evan Peters and Halsey dated for a few months from September 2019 until February 2020. G-Eazy and Halsey had an on-and-off relationship from 2017 until it ultimately ended in October 2018.

Madonna

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Madonna's been married twice: first to Sean Penn, to whom she was married from 1985 to 1989, and then to Guy Ritchie from 2000 to 2008.

Kim Kardashian

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Kanye and Kim started dating in 2012, marrying 2 years later. They divorced in 2022 and share four children together. Ray J dated Kim from 2002-2006 and famously made a sex tape with her in 2004.

Scarlett Johansson

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Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett began dating in 2007 and married a year later. In 2011, the couple divorced. One marriage, divorce, and a child later, Scarlett and Colin Jost began dating in 2017 after knowing each other for a decade. They married secretly in 2020 and share a son together.

Justin Timberlake

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Britney Spears met Justin on 'The Mickey Mouse Club' in 1992. They began dating in 1999 but broke up in 2002. Timberlake dated Jessica Biel in 2007 and though they broke up briefly in 2011, the couple tied the knot in 2012. The couple share two children together.

Demi Lovato

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Joe Jonas dated his 'Camp Rock' co-star for just three months in 2010, but remain friends. Wilmer Valderrama dated Demi on and off from 2010 to 2016.

Ryan Gosling

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Gosling and Rachel McAdams began dating in 2005 after 'The Notebook' came out. They called it quits two years later. Gosling then dated Eva Mendes shortly after filming 'The Place Beyond the Pines' in 2011. The couple, who share two kids together, have kept their lives private.

Joaquin Phoenix

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Joaquin dated his 'Inventing the Abbotts' co-star Liv Tyler from 1995 to 1998. Almost a decade later, Phoenix began dating Rooney Mara in 2016. The couple got engaged in 2019 and a year later, Mara gave birth to their son, River.

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