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15 iconic celebrity friendships in Hollywood

From JLo and Leah Remini, to Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.


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UPDATED JULY 30, 2021 3:22 PM EDT

Hollywood is a small industry, filled with friendships that have lasted for long periods of time. From going to the same high school, to meeting on a film set, to writing movies together, here are 15 of the most iconic celebrity friendships in Hollywood.

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Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini

Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini met in 2004, when Marc Anthony introduced them. “It was one of those instant chemistry things where you just feel like, ‘I love this person. I love being around this person. This person makes me laugh,’” Lopez said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.

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Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore

Cameron and Drew have been friends since they were teens. In fact, it was thanks to their friendship that Cameron starred in the movie “Charlie’s Angels.” Drew was producing the movie and approached Cameron to star.

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Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz

Salma and Penelope have been friends since the early 2000’s, when Penelope made her Hollywood crossover. In 2006, they starred in a movie together, called “Bandidas.” “She‘s one of my best friends. We call each other ’huevos,” said Penelope in an interview with Allure.

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Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara

Reese and Sofia made the movie “Hot Pursuit” together and referred to each other as work wives. They remain close friends. Sofia has introduced Reese to Colombian Coffee, salsa dancing, and more.

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Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift

Taylor and Selena have been longtime friends. They met in 2008, when both were dating Jonas brothers and have hyped each other up since. “Every single problem I ever have is healable by Taylor Swift,” said Selena in an interview with Seventeen magazine.

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Eva Longoria and Victoria Beckham

The pair met in 2007, when the Beckhams moved to Los Angeles, and have been close friends since, spending Christmases together and more. Eva is the godmother of Harper, Victoria and David Beckahm’s youngest daughter.

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Chrissy Teigen and Kim Kardashian

Chrissy and Kim are close friends, with Kim sharing with her the struggles she and Kanye faced in their marriage. “I know Kim gave her all, gave her everything and it‘s honestly a shame that it didn’t work out because I saw them being a forever relationship, I really did. But I know she tried her best,” said Chrissy in Watch What Happens Live.

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Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner

Gigi and Kendall became close friends when they started modeling together but have known each other since high school. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, when asked about jealousy and competition between the two, Gigi said “If they want Kendall, they‘re not going to want someone who looks like me. It’s completely different. I think friendships are a lot more valuable than one job. If you’re going to let it ruin that, then that’s stupid.”

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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

Matt and Ben have been friends for most of their lives, having met when they were 10 and 8 years old in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They bonded over the fact that they wanted to be actors and lived together while they were writing their movie, “Good Will Hunting,” which went on to win two Oscars.

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Cara Delevingne and Rihanna

The pair became friends while working on a movie together,” Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” but had known each other from years before. Delevingne was a part of Rihanna’s Savage Fenty show 2019.

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Tobey Maguire and Leo DeCaprio

Tobey and Leo have been friends since they were kids. They became friends when Leo saw him on the street and recognized him from auditions. “I literally jumped out of the car, I was like, ‘Tobey! Tobey! Hey! Hey!’ And he was like, ‘Oh, yeah — I know you. You’re… that guy.’ But I just made him my pal. When I want someone to be my friend, I just make them my friend,” said Leo in an interview with Esquire.

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Liv Tyler and Kate Hudson

Liv and Kate attended the same high school together and have been friends for most of their lives. Both have celebrity parents, so hung out in the same circle since they were young.

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Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman

The pair have been best friends over three decades. They met in high school, Sydney, and became friends when they were cast in the movie “Flirting.”

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Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart

Snoop and Martha met on the “Martha Stewart Show” and had a dynamic that people loved. Over the years, they developed a close and made shows together, like “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party”

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Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett-Smith

Queen Latifah and Jada have been friends for years, having worked in films together. Queen Latifah loves Jada’s family and credits Will Smith for starting her acting career by giving her her first acting role.