Who Was Scarlett Johansson's Mystery Date to the Oscars? Answers Right This Way

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published 27 February 2017

When Scarlett Johansson strolled onto the Oscars 2017 red carpet Sunday evening, some of us were like, "Is that an Alaïa?" (It was (opens in new tab)—a totally important designer.) Then, in regard to the well-bronzed man onto whose arm she was clinging, we were like, "Oh. Who's that?"

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Answer: talent agent Joe Machota, who's been head of CAA's theater department since 2013. According to Vanity Fair (opens in new tab), the former actor has been instrumental in leading his clients—including Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, and, yes, Johansson—to box-office success.

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Johansson might be single at the moment, having reportedly separated from husband Romain Dauriac (opens in new tab) "since the summer." 🤔🤔🤔 Intriguing.

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Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.