Nicolas Cage reveals why Sarah Jessica Parker relationship didn't work out
The 61-year-old actor has opened up about his short lived romance with the Sex and the City star in the late 1990s, and he joked that their relationship fizzled out after her met her mother for the first time.
He told E! News in a statement: "I cared about Sarah, but I don't think I passed the Mom test. "I recall sitting down with her and her mother for dinner at the Russian Tea Room, and I don't know if it was my blue Vanson Leather motorcycle jacket (which I still have) or my sinusitis, but I didn't hear from her again."
Over the weekend, Sarah revealed they started dating around the time they were filming together for 1992 rom com Honeymoon in Vegas.
She confirmed the rumours on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, he he asked: "Did you date Nic Cage?"
She replied: "Yes, I did."
The host, who is close friends with Sarah, quipped: 'Oh wow. We've got some talking to do!'
During the chat, she also revealed she was the first to say "I love you" to 63-year-old Lion King star Matthew.
Sarah has also dated Michael J. Fox, Chris Penn, and Robert Downey Jr.
The 60-year-old And Just Like That actress now has children James, 22, and 16-year-old twins Tabitha and Marion with husband Matthew Broderick.
Sarah recently admitted she thinks not being a 'Hollywood couple' has helped her marriage.
The couple tied the knot in 1997, and she believes not speaking much about her personal life and being under the radar in New York has been key to their long-lasting romance.
Asked the secret to her happy marriage, she told Britain's HELLO! magazine: 'Probably that I don't talk about it! It really is a secret.
'But maybe it's because we're not a Hollywood couple. We live in New York – maybe that's good.'
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