Aaron Sorkin and Paulina Porizkova Make Couples Debut at 2021 Oscars Red Carpet

Aaron SorkinandPaulina Porizkovajust made their relationship red carpet official! Sorkin’s filmThe Trial of the Chicago 7, starring Sasha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, is nominated in five categories including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Page Sixwas the first to report thenewsof Sorkin and Porizkova’s romance. A rep for Sorkin previously did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Sorkin married Julia Bingham in 1996 and they divorced in 2005.

Aaron Sorkin Defends Casting Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball: 'She's Not at All Lucy Ricardo'

Photo: prime video. Inset: getty The Academy Award-winning screenwriter, 60,commented on the reactionsto the upcoming biopicBeing the Ricardosin an interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, as he defended his decision to cast Kidman, 54, as Ball andJavier BardemasDesi Arnaz. “We made this movie during COVID, and so in Zooming with Nicole and Javier and everyone else, I’d make it very clear to them that I am not looking for a physical or vocal impersonation of these people,” he said.

Aaron Sorkin Says He Had a Stroke Last Year — and It Motivated Him to Quit Smoking

Photo: Bruce Glikas/GettyAaron Sorkenhad a major health scare that changed his life.The writer and producer, 61, revealed in an interview withTheNew York Timesthathe had a stroke in November, two months before rehearsals for his adaptation ofCamelot,was scheduled to begin.He recalled the incident to theTimessaying that he woke up in the middle of the night one day and kept “crashing” into walls and corners as he had tried to make his way to the kitchen.

Aaron Sorkin Says Lucille Ball's Daughter Gave Him Permission to Show Mom's Tough Side in New Movie

Photo: Vinnie Zuffante/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Being the Ricardosshows fans a side of Lucille Ball that’s a far cry from the character she portrayed in her iconic sitcomI Love Lucy. For the upcomingAmazon film, writer/director Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) said he received permission from Ball’s daughter, Lucie Arnaz, to “take the gloves off” in the process of portraying her mother. “We all had lunch together, and she said to me, ‘I know my mother wasn’t an easy woman,'” Sorkin toldThe Hollywood Reporter.

Aaron Sorkin Says Only Casting Gay Actors in Gay Roles Is 'Empty Gesture'

Steve Granitz/WireImage. “You can act being attracted to someone, but can’t act gay or straight. So this notion that only gay actors should play gay characters? That only a Cuban actor should play Desi?” Sorkin said. “Honestly, I think it’s the mother of all empty gestures and a bad idea.” Specifically of his move on casting Bardem, Sorkin told the publication that he’s saddened at the the pushback he’s received. “It’s heartbreaking, and a little chilling to see members of the artistic community resegregating ourselves,” theSocial Networkscribe said.