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Still, the younger Thornton is “amused” by the way the “copycats” are “paying homage” to the originals.

“He’s set trends,” Thornton adds of his A-list father. “I think that’s awesome. I can appreciate that.”

Thinking the same thing? We’ve found a few parallels that display the eccentric ways of both Hollywood couples.

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1. An “intense connection” after meeting on set

Jolie, then in her twenties, and Thornton, in his forties, met on the set of the 1999 film Pushing Tin, where the actors were said to have felt an “instant connection”.

It was real enough for the couple to elope and wed in Las Vegas the following year, despite the fact that Thornton was still engaged to Laura Dern at the time.

Sound familiar? Fox, 35, and Baker, 31, met on the set of a film, Midnight in the Switchgrass, in 2020. At that time, Fox was still married to her husband of 10 years, Brian Austin Green, although Green told US Weekly that they’ve been separated since 2019.

Fox and Baker would later talk about the strong connection they immediately felt for each other, often using the terms “twin flame” and “soul mates”.

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2. Oversharing and red carpet PDAs

Jolie and Thornton’s wild romance was made all too public, with smooches on the red carpet and oversharing about their private lives – such as revealing they had sex in their car before attending an event.

Fox and the rapper aren’t any tamer – and they aren’t very secretive, either. Wearing coordinated outfits on the red carpet, they have often revealed plenty of skin and freely made out in front of the cameras. At the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, where “MGK” won Top Rock Artist, they gamely posed for the press, with Fox grabbing her beau’s crotch.

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3. Cheesy cringe statements to the press

Jolie and Thornton amicably separated and remain good friends. Thornton, referring to Jolie, told US Weekly: “She’s truly the only person who I can actually say I love and respect everything about her.”

The rapper – who opened up in an interview about his struggles dealing with his difficult upbringing and issues with drug use – has said similar of Fox.

“She’s helped me realise that you can’t bury your trauma. No one knows anything about me. They don’t know how deep that rabbit hole goes with my childhood and with everything that my body has stored in itself,” he told GQ.

“I want to be as grounded as she is, but I’m not there yet.”

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4. Expressions of love ... with blood

An Interview report details how, on their first anniversary, Jolie got her and Thornton matching burial plots, while Thornton presented her with a document witnessed by a lawyer, stating that he’ll be with her forever.

The necklaces they wore, which contained each other’s blood, proved to be just as controversial.

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Meanwhile, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Kelly talked about Fox’s similar gift – a vial of her own blood.

As his girlfriend was set to go out of town to film a movie, he explained how he was “kind of freaking out” and told her: “You’re gonna leave and I can’t even come see you.”

And so Fox gave him a containing the vial. “Some people give, like, a handkerchief to their partner or whatever. She gave me her DNA,” he added.

The newly engaged rapper shared the details of the ring he’d given Fox with Vogue. “The concept is that the ring can come apart to make two rings. When it’s together, it’s held in place by a magnet. So you see how it snaps together? And then it forms an obscure heart. And you see this right here? The bands are actually thorns. So if she tries to take it off, it hurts …”

“Love is pain!” he added.