Nicolas Cage and his love of weddings: he is getting married for the fifth time
After divorcing four times, the actor married his Japanese partner of 26 years, Riko Shibata, in Las Vegas.
After four divorces, Nicolas Cage is still betting on love. The 57-year-old actor made a surprise in-tim-ate ceremony to formalize his bond with Riko Shibata, the 26-year-old girl with whom he has been in a relationship for twelve months. The wedding, which took place on February 16 but became known in the last few hours, is the fifth marriage of the Hollywood star.
A little less than two years ago, Cage married Erika Kookie, although the relationship did not prosper and, a few months later, they decided to separate. A year ago, the actor met Shibata (a native of Kyoto) in Shiga, Japan.
The first meeting occurred shortly after the dissolution of the actor's previous marriage and the first time they were photographed together was in February 2020, while visiting the pyramid-shaped tomb in which Cage plans to be buried, in a New York cemetery. Orleans. Last month, the couple decided to celebrate their bond at a very small and in-ti-mate wedding in Las Vegas. In a statement, the actor confirmed: “It is true and we are very happy.”
According to the actor's representative, the wedding was held on February 16 to honor the birthday of the groom's late father. She wore a handmade Japanese bridal kimono, while he wore a Tom Ford tuxedo-type suit.
During the event, the bride and groom walked down the aisle to the tune of Kiroro's “Winter Song,” exchanged traditional vows and read poems by Walt Whitman. "After the wedding, the couple met at a small celebration attended by Nicolas's ex-wife, Alice, and their son Kal," the manager confirmed about the presence of Alice Kim, Cage's third wife, whom he divorced. in 2016.
