Michael Weatherly Couldn’t Control Himself While Romancing a Marvel Star Despite 13-Year Age Gap – “Millennium Falcon being sucked into the tractor beam”

SUMMARY

• Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly were an unlikely item in the early Aughts while the pair worked together on James Cameron's sci-fi series, Dark Angel.
• Michael Weatherly was unable to reel his feelings in for Jessica Alba as the duo eventually went on to get engaged despite their huge age difference.
• Jessica Alba shocks her fans as she allegedly separates from husband after nearly 17 years of marriage.

As some of the tabloid-favorite men and women of the early Aughts, Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly fit into a more underrated definition of the “it couple.” The duo’s sudden escalation into television glamor was underlined by their on-screen pairing in Dark Angel and an “inevitable” off-screen romance.

Dark Angel [Credit: Fox]

Despite the growing cultural obsession over the 19-year-old sci-fi heroine, Jessica Alba was far from affected by all the hullabaloo that surrounded her. However, Michael Weatherly had already been through several life-affirming events, including a marriage, a child, and a divorce by the time he began to feel romantically inclined toward his teenage co-star.

Michael Weatherly and his problematic feelings

Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly in Dark Angel [Credit: Fox]

At the age of 32, Michael Weatherly was still looking to live up to his parents’ expectations when he was cast in James Cameron’s sci-fi series, Dark Angel. His role as Logan Cale was seen as an opportunity to pretend to be smart and worthy enough in his parents’ eyes, something he had not been able to do since dropping out of college to pursue a career in acting.

His co-star, Jessica Alba was merely 19 when she was cast as the genetically enhanced supersoldier lead of the show. As a celebrity figure, she was already being made into posters and hung in every room across the country. For Weatherly, however, the fascination and attraction he felt toward Alba were far more tangible than a teenager’s infatuation with the actress.

In an interview with TV Guide, Weatherly confessed:

Despite their 13-year age gap, Michael Weatherly, 32, and Jessica Alba, 19, eventually went on to get engaged after a whirlwind and passionate romance. Considering how Cancel Culture, social media, and the court of public opinion weren’t a thing back then, the problematic undertone of their engagement flew under everyone’s radar and was soon forgotten when both stars called off their wedding.

Jessica Alba moves on after 17 years of marriage

Jessica Alba [Credit: Lionsgate Films]

While working on the Marvel superhero flick Fantastic Four in 2005, star Jessica Alba met Cash Warren for the first time on set where he worked as a director’s assistant. The couple soon hit it off, eventually tying the knot 3 years later in May 2008 (via People).

Over the span of the next 17 years, Alba and Warren became parents to three children, Honor (16), Haven (13), and Hayes (7). On 8th January, TMZ reported that the couple have separated and are heading for a divorce while speculations about their relationship status swirl on the internet.

Despite putting up a united front for their children and the public, the news of their break-up seems to be imminent. Over the course of numerous public outings, both Jessica Alba and Cash Warren were seen without their rings, confirming the TMZ report.

Currently, Jessica Alba is working on the biopic, Maserati: The Brothers.

Written by Diya Majumdar

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Armed with a degree in literature and a love for pop culture, Diya Majumdar has over 1800 published articles on FandomWire. Her passion and profession both include dissecting the world of cinema while being a liberally opinionated person with an overbearing love for music and Monet.