12 Famous Best Friends Who Rule Hollywood Inline
Photo: Getty Images1/12Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyoncé
Paltrow became fast friends with Beyoncé and Jay Z after meeting them at a benefit in New York back when she was still married to Chris Martin. Paltrow and Martin’s conscious uncoupling didn’t seem to affect their friendship in the least bit. At this year’s Grammys, Paltrow introduced the final act by saying: “Here is my beautiful friend, Beyoncé.”
Photo: Getty Images2/12Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz
Barrymore and Diaz have enjoyed one of the most fruitful and fun friendships in Hollywood history. The two are frequently spotted together—whether at dinner or Coachella—and even served as bridesmaids at each other’s weddings.
Photo: Getty Images3/12Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake
It’s no surprise Timberlake is one of Jimmy Fallon’s favorite guests. After meeting backstage at the VMA awards in 2002, these two started a prolific friendship full of late-night hit skits, including their Barry Gibbs and Robin Gibbs impersonations, the History of Rap songs, and the #Hashtag viral video.
Photo: Getty Images4/12Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
The careers of these two comedy queens wouldn’t have been the same if they had never met and hit it off at a Chicago improv group. Poehler, for example, was the first to move to New York; Fey later did too, and that’s when she landed her Saturday Night Live gig. After years of asking Poehler to join the cast, she finally agreed, and the rest is Golden Globes–hosting history.
Photo: Getty Images5/12Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
These two have known each other since they were kids growing up in Boston. They rose to fame after winning an Oscar for Good Will Hunting, the film they both cowrote and starred in. The two continue to work together to this day on their production company as well as their TV show, Project Greenlight, which helps discover emerging filmmakers.
Photo: Getty Images6/12Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox
Fact imitated fiction when Aniston and Cox became BFFs after being cast as roommates on Friends. Even though the show ended ten years ago, their relationship continues to grow.
Photo: Getty Images7/12Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell
These supermodels go way back. They met in the early nineties when they both had meteoric rises in the modeling world. They continue to be two of the most sought out faces in the industry and show no signs of slowing down—they also still know how to keep a party going.
Photo: Getty Images8/12Brad Pitt and George Clooney
This bromance started after Pitt and Clooney met on the set of Ocean’s Eleven. They both enjoy pranking one another whenever they’re working on a movie together. One time, Clooney even set up a crowd of admiring fans outside Pitt’s hotel and had them chant the name “George” to him all night long.
Photo: Getty Images9/12Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King
The media guru and the CBS This Morning co-anchor have been friends for almost 40 years. In 2010, Winfrey gushed about King to Barbara Walters, saying, “She is . . . the mother I never had. She is . . . the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don't know a better person.” This closeness has led many to speculate that the two are more than just friends, a rumor they both constantly deny.
Photo: Getty Images10/12Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner
Delevingne and Jenner have a lot in common. They both have famous siblings. They’re both staples on runways around the world. And they’re both at the top of paparazzi lists. Doesn’t it make sense these two would hit it off?
Photo: Courtesy of Kim Kardashian / @kimkardashian11/12John Legend and Chrissy Teigen and Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
You know what they say: Couples who go to Waffle House together, stay together.
Photo: Getty Images12/12The Judd Apatow Crew
Judd Apatow’s gang is our modern-day Rat Pack and includes many of today’s biggest comedic talents—Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, James Franco, and Lena Dunham to name just a few. Many first met after starring in Apatow’s cult TV show, Freaks and Geeks, and they all still frequently appear in each other’s movies.