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The New York Yankees icon Alex Rodriguez has had a fair share of relationships in his life. Notably, A-Rod had almost all of his relationships in the public eye. But one such relationship of the former Yankee was with the Golden Globe winner actress Cameron Diaz.  Although the ex-couple dated for around a year, the two broke the internet a couple of times.

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During the peak of their relationship, one of their pictures went viral on the internet. For those unversed, it was taken during the Super Bowl 2011. When the two were sitting together while watching the game, the ex-couple got clicked. And the main highlight of the picture was Diaz helping A-Rod eat popcorn from her bowl.

Cameron Diaz was head over heels for Alex Rodriguez

The ex-celebrity couple’s relationship became official only a month ago before they broke up for the first time in June 2011. When talking about their infamous picture, people wanted to know the story behind it.

Then on David Letterman’s show, the Charlie’s Angels actress sat down and revealed the story behind their viral picture. Diaz said that anyone who knows her knows she does not like anyone’s hands in her food.

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Therefore, when Alex’s hand descended into Diaz’s popcorn bowl, she got furious. But later on, she admitted“You know what? I love you too much. I’m going to give it to you. You deserve it.”

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And as everyone knows, their picture of the popcorn incident became a trending topic for a while on the internet. However, despite loving each other to that extent, the then-celebrity couple called their relationship off in the very same year because of their different future goals.

What did they do after breaking up?

As for Cameron, she starred in a couple of movies like “Annie” and “The Other Woman” before she got retired from acting in 2014. Later on, she went on to marry Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden in January 2015.

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When talking about Rodriguez, he bid farewell to baseball in 2016. However, unlike most athletes, A-Rod did not stop after his retirement, as he continued to focus on building his post-retirement career. Currently, he stands as one of the most successful athletes in America.

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