Who is Laura Dern dating? From ex-husband Ben Harper to rapper Common, here's a look at the actress' love life
Over the course of her career, Laura Dern has most certainly become a household name, seeing that she's taken on a number of roles, all of which are testament to her phenomenal acting skills.
Her 2020 performance in 'Marriage Story' won her an Oscar and a Golden Globe award. The film, which revolves around relationships, marriage and divorce was nominated for multiple awards. Turns out, Dern's phenomenal performance drew inspiration from her marriage and views on relationships.
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Who is Dern dating?
The actress has kept her private life under wraps for the most part, including her divorce from husband Ben Harper in 2013. Not much is known about who she is currently with, however, there have been multiple rumors in the past about the men in her life. In 2017, she was seen kissing former NBA player Baron Davis. However, an inside source confirmed to People that they're 'good friends.'
She was briefly linked to rapper Common, around the time they were shooting 'The Tale' in 2018. She was also rumored to have been seeing Bradley Cooper, but Dern cleared the air on both accounts, maintaining that both the men were just friends.
Dern was married to Grammy award-winner Ben Harper
Dern has only been married once so far, to musician Ben Harper. Harper, whose full name is Benjamin Chase Harper is a singer-songwriter and multi-disciplinary instrumentalist. He plays a variety of genres, such as blues, folk, reggae and rock.
A celebrated artist, he has won three Grammy awards and has been nominated 7 times in total, having won awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 2004 and Best Blues Album in 2013.
Apart from music, Harper is also an active philanthropist, supporting nonprofits such as 'Little Kids Rock,' which works towards inculcating music education to US public schools that don't have access to the same.
How did they meet?
Dern and Harper met at one of his concerts in 2000. After 5 years of dating, the couple tied a knot in an intimate ceremony. Shortly after tying the knot, Dern had their first child, a son, Ellery Walker in 2001. The couple also had a daughter together in 2004, named Jaya. Harper had two other children from his first marriage, his son Charles and daughter Harris, to whom Dern was a stepmother.
Why did the couple get divorced?
The couple ended their marriage in 2013, due to irreconcilable differences. They currently co-parent their children and have been very private regarding what happened between them. However, while talking about her performance in Netflix's 'Marriage Story,' the actress spoke about her divorce briefly.“As [director Noah Baumbach] first said about the story when we first talked about it, he said, ‘I want to tell a love story where endings are not failures.’ And that really moved me and struck me deeply,” she said, while talking to Variety.
“So to my amazing divorced parents, and my amazing step parents, and my amazing children—who came from love despite an ending in a marriage—we’re so privileged to redefine what family looks like," she added, after winning a Golden Globes for best-supporting actress for her role in the same.