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Aries Ox and Cancer Monkey

Betty Ford (4/8/1918, Aries Horse), Gerald Ford (7/14/1913, Cancer Ox) : The 38th US President and First Lady were married from 1948 until Gerald Ford's death in 2006. They had four children. Betty Ford had been married previously, and Gerald postponed their wedding because he was unsure whether voters would accept him marrying a "divorced exdancer". They had a famously charged relationship, with Gerald a conservative Republican (at one time Richard Nixon's vice president) and Betty expressing liberal views about equal rights, abortion, gun control, marijuana, and premarital sex. After Betty gave an interview in which she described Roe v Wade (the now-overruled US Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion) as a "great, great decision", Gerald Ford wryly commented that she had probably cost him 20 million votes. Betty was also known for saying about them sleeping together in the White House, "I guess if you’re president, you’re supposed to become a eunuch." Later, Gerald led a family intervention about Betty's alcohol and drug dependence, which led to the Betty Ford Center for rehabilitation. At Ford's inauguration in 1974, he said: "I am indebted to no man, and only to one woman—my dear wife—as I begin this very difficult job."

Pharrell Williams (4/5/1973, Aries Ox), Helen Lasichanh (7/22/1980, Cancer Monkey) : The musician and fashion designer/model have been longtime partners and married in 2013. They have four children together, including triplets born in 2017. While the family has maintained their privacy, Williams said in 2018: "I’m in awe of women and my wife. To carry another heartbeat inside your body for nine months — in my wife’s case she had four heartbeats — is beyond anything a man can give back to the universe."

Emma Watson (4/15/1990, Aries Horse), Malala Yousafzai (7/12/1997, Cancer Ox) : The actor/activist and education activist share a mutually admiring relationship. In a a high-profile interview with each other, organized to open the Into Film Festival in 2015, Yousafzai described how she had been influenced by Watson's 2014 speech to the UN launching the "He for She" campaign: "[T]his word feminism, it has been a very tricky word. And I had, when I heard it the first time I...heard some negative responses and some positive ones, and I hesitated in saying, am I a feminist or not? And then after hearing your speech when you said, if not now, when, if not me, who, I decided that there’s no way, and there’s nothing wrong by calling yourself a feminist. So, I am a feminist and you all should be feminist because feminism is another word for equality."

Jackie Chan (4/7/1954, Aries Horse), Joan Lin (6/30/1953, Cancer Snake) : The two actors have been married since 1982 and have one child together. Although their relationship has faced challenges, including Chan fathering a child with another woman in 1999, they have remained together. Chan wrote in his 2018 memoir, Never Grow Up, "When I started to empathize with [Joan Lin], I came to respect her more and more. She is a strong woman, stronger than I am in so many ways."

Jacob Zuma (4/12/1942, Aries Horse), Nelson Mandela (7/18/1918, Cancer Horse) : The first and fourth Presidents of South Africa shared a close connection as anti-apartheid activists and one-time fellow political prisoners at the Robben Island prison. In 2012, it emerged that Mandela had paid debts accrued by Zuma, apparently as a way of improving Zuma's political prospects. The author William Gumede, who wrote Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the ANC (2007), described: "Nelson Mandela gave [Zuma] the money to pay off all his debts as a personal favour. It was in the hope that he would walk away from all those dubious benefactors. The idea was to say: 'You know what, I'm seeing and hearing all this stuff and it doesn't look good. There are no strings attached but I want you to clean up your act.'"

Akira Kurosawa (3/23/1910, Aries Dog), Ingmar Bergman (7/14/1918, Cancer Horse) : These two legendary filmmakers shared a profound mutual admiration. In a letter celebrating Bergman's 70th birthday, Kurosawa wrote: "Your work deeply touches my heart every time I see it and I have learned a lot from your works and have been encouraged by them. I would like you to stay in good health to create more wonderful movies for us."

Eddie Murphy (4/3/1961, Aries Ox), Arsenio Hall (2/12/1956, Aquarius Monkey) : The two actors/entertainers and friends famously co-starred in Coming to America (1988) and Coming to America 2 (2021). Hall is godfather to Murphy's eldest daughter, and in 2021 led Murphy's induction into the NAACP Hall of Fame. Asked on Jimmy Kimmel Live! about the times Murphy appeared as a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show (1989-1993), Murphy said: "If you’ve ever seen those old interviews, look at them, we'd just be laughing…I think they actually did, on [TV show] Living Color, they might have even made a joke about how when we're in an interview it's just like us laughing and inside stuff…screaming and falling out." Hall added: "One time I'm interviewing him and we actually forgot the whole segment, and the clip and everything, and brought on his Uncle Ray."

Anthony Hopkins (12/31/1937, Capricorn Ox), Stella Arroyave (3/20/1956, Pisces Monkey) : The actor and antiques dealer have been married since 2003. Hopkins has said: "She met me ten years ago when I was shut down...Not trusting anyone. Certainly not trusting women...Everyday she wakes up happy. She's very positive about everything. I learnt from her just to take life as it comes."

Richard Burton (11/10/1925, Scorpio Ox), Elizabeth Taylor (2/27/1932, Pisces Monkey) : The two Hollywood legends made 11 movies together and shared one of the most well-known and turbulent relationships of all time, including being married and divorced twice. Taylor described in 1973: "When you are in love and lust like that, you just grab it with both hands and ride out the storm."

Sigourney Weaver (10/8/1949, Libra Ox), Jim Simpson (2/21/1956, Pisces Monkey) : The actor and director have been married since 1984 and have a daughter together. Weaver has described: "I’ve always believed what they say in the psychology magazines—that whatever is wrong with your current relationship, you’ll re-experience it in the next one. So why not stick with this great guy who you found and work things out with him?"

Kate Beckinsale (7/26/1973, Leo Ox), Michael Sheen (2/5/1969, Aquarius Monkey) : The two actors were together for seven years from 1995 to 2002 and have a daughter together. They have remained close since their separation. Beckinsale has commented: "I really love him and like him and we make each other roar with laughter."