Older celebrities and their trophy wives

18 March 2013 - 14:49 By Times LIVE
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Many speculate how and why a lot of celebrity men in the twilight of their lives scoop up women half their age as brides. The reasons range from money, power, furthering careers and sometimes even love. Here are the top 5 older celebrity men and there trophy wives.

Rupert Murdoch (born: March 11, 1931, age 82) and Wendi Deng (born: December 8, 1968, age 44)
Age difference: 37 years
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Nearly four decades Rupert's junior, Wendi started off her relationship with Rupert while he was still married to his second wife and Deng was working for a News Corp. subsidiary. Wendi and Rupert tied the knot in 1999.

Woody Allen (born: December 1, 1935 age 77) and Soon-Yi Previn (born: October 8, 1970 age 42 )
Age difference: 34 years
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One of the creepiest couplings in history, Woody and Soon-Yi began their affair when he was 56 and romantically involved with her adoptive mom, Mia Farrow.

Billy Joel (born: May 9, 1949, age 63) and  Katie Lee Joel (born: September 14, 1981, age 31)
Age difference: 32 years
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Following two failed marriages, a 55-year-old Billy Joel met 23-year-old "restaurant critic" Katie Lee while she was vacationing in New York in 2004.

Donald Trump (born: June 14, 1946, age 66) and Melania Trump (born: April 26, 1970,  age 42)
Age difference: 24 years
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Donald and Melania met in 1999, two years after his divorce from Marla Maples. They got engaged five years later, married in 2005, and had their first child together, Barron, in 2006.

Howard Stern (born: January 12, 1954, age 59) and Beth Ostrosky (born: July 15, 1972, age 40)
Age difference: 18 years
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The couple met at a dinner in 2000. He describes the union as "so easy," but adds: "I'm also aware that I could f*** things up very easily. I could start getting more into my work, and ignoring what's important to Beth. I'm awfully narcissistic, and I have to keep that in check...," he told Rolling Stone magazine.

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