Samuel L Jackson gave Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds '10lbs of bees' as a wedding gift in 2008: 'They got honey for a couple of years'
Honorary Oscar winner Samuel L. Jackson's unusual wedding gift to former couple Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson caused quite a buzz at their 2008 Vancouver Island nuptials.
The D.C.-born, Chattanooga-raised 74-year-old recalled how the 38-year-old former child star 'was always talking about nature' when they played villains on the New Mexico set of Frank Miller's 2008 neo-noir film The Spirit.
'So I had my assistant go out and buy 10lbs of bees and then I bought them bee suits and the whole thing,' Samuel told Vulture on Thursday.
'They kept bees for a while. They got honey for a couple of years while they were married. And then one day the bees abandoned the hive or they abandoned the queen or some s***.'
Indeed, a couple years of honey was all Scarlett and the Canadian 46-year-old had in their marriage as they separated in December 2010 - 11 months after he met future second wife Blake Lively on the Louisiana set of Green Lantern.
Throwback tale! Honorary Oscar winner Samuel L. Jackson's (R) unusual wedding gift to former couple Ryan Reynolds (L) and Scarlett Johansson (2-L) caused quite a buzz at their 2008 Vancouver Island nuptials
Castmates: The D.C.-born, Chattanooga-raised 74-year-old (L) recalled how the 38-year-old former child star (R) 'was always talking about nature' when they played villains on the New Mexico set of Frank Miller's 2008 neo-noir film The Spirit
Ryan and the 35-year-old Gossip Girl alum celebrated a decade of marriage last September, and they share a $5M Upstate New York home with their daughter James, 8; daughter Inez, 6; daughter Betty, 3; and a five-month-old newborn.
On April 18, Johansson told Gwyneth Paltrow she thinks that Reynolds is 'a good guy' but she realized she needed a life partner who was more 'compassionate.'
"Obviously it's hard to be in a relationship anyway because you have to compromise all the time and sometimes your lives separate and come back together,' the two-time Oscar nominee explained on The Goop Podcast.
'I never realized, "Oh, it's really important for me, I need to be with a compassionate person. That's a fundamental characteristic that has to be there." Understanding what those fundamental things are that you need in a partner is a must, I think - for longevity, anyway. I think identifying those things was a game-changer for me.'
Scarlett wed for the third time to Saturday Night Live co-head writer Colin Jost in 2020 and they are proud parents of two-year-old son Cosmo Jost.
Johansson also has an eight-year-old daughter Rose Dorothy Dauriac from her two-year marriage to second husband Romain Dauriac, which ended in 2017.
On August 18, Jackson and Grey's Anatomy actress LaTanya Richardson will celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary, and they recently collaborated on an upcoming Netflix adaptation of August Wilson's play The Piano Lesson.
The Morehouse College sweethearts are proud parents of 41-year-old daughter, Project Greenlight: A New Generation executive producer Zoe Jackson.
Samuel told Vulture on Thursday: 'So I had my assistant go out and buy 10lbs of bees and then I bought them bee suits and the whole thing. They kept bees for a while. They got honey for a couple of years while they were married. And then one day the bees abandoned the hive or they abandoned the queen or some s***'
Not meant to be: Indeed, a couple years of honey was all Scarlett and the Canadian 46-year-old had in their marriage as they separated in December 2010 - 11 months after he met future second wife Blake Lively (L) on the Louisiana set of Green Lantern
Still going strong! Ryan and the 35-year-old Gossip Girl alum (R, pictured February 12) celebrated a decade of marriage last September, and they're parents of daughter James, 8; daughter Inez, 6; daughter Betty, 3; and a five-month-old newborn
'I need to be with a compassionate person': On April 18, Johansson told Gwyneth Paltrow she thinks that Reynolds (R, pictured in 2007) is 'a good guy' but she realized she needed a life partner who was more 'compassionate'
Husband #3: The two-time Oscar nominee wed for the third time to Saturday Night Live co-head writer Colin Jost (R, pictured May 23) in 2020 and they are proud parents of two-year-old son Cosmo Jost
Impressive! On August 18, Jackson and Grey's Anatomy actress LaTanya Richardson (L, pictured June 13) will celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary, and they recently collaborated on an upcoming Netflix adaptation of August Wilson's play The Piano Lesson
Concludes next Wednesday on Disney+! The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey producer-star executive produces and stars as former S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury in Kyle Bradstreet's six-episode series Secret Invasion
Samuel executive produces and stars as former S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury in Kyle Bradstreet's six-episode series Secret Invasion, which concludes next Wednesday on Disney+.
The ninth TV series in the MCU also features Ben Mendelsohn, Dermot Mulroney, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Don Cheadle, and Christopher McDonald.
Jackson is impressively the second-highest all-time box office star with over $27B total gross.
Source: Daily Mail
