/ t7 b3 s/ M$ R( u6 WMatchmakers Know Superstars Need Love, Too0 |) x5 G+ t4 g" ^ v
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AS any casual glance at the tabloids will tell you, the romantic life of an unmarried celebrity can be hell. 9 E' K, h. ~3 _9 {' c' e& Q
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There’s the tyranny of the paparazzi, always pushing. The scrutiny of the fan base, ever-needy. And sometimes the choices seem stultifyingly narrow: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Kevin Federline, Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton. They pair off, break up, then go in search of another boldface name. At times they seem caught in some endless celebrity relationship round-robin. 0 N7 S6 P% a4 y8 g& k& ?& z7 p" A
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But it turns out that not all celebrities crave that kind of familiarity. Perhaps in reaction to Hollywood’s love-life-in-a-fishbowl, a small number of movie stars are turning to high-end professional matchmakers to introduce them to civilians with no connection to the entertainment world, then spreading the word among their friends.7 t$ }8 U) i2 \9 W$ u
% }& h. |% u( e& ?$ Z! U“If they wanted to meet someone in Hollywood, they would have done that. They’ve gone down that path, and it hasn’t been successful,” said Barbie Adler, a Chicago-based matchmaker who has built a small but steady business of setting up celebrities, along with her other well-heeled clients. “I’ve had clients say to me, ‘My publicist fixed me up, I just met him in the limo, I had to pose for pictures and spend all night with him and he was a dud.’ ” W7 |% t* l+ ~5 q+ g; x+ d0 v( N$ `5 A% o+ x% j0 }" a
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