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Hayden Christensen brings rarely-seen daughter, 10, to Chicago Cubs game — and she looks just like mom Rachel Bilson
Hayden Christensen took his daughter, Briar Rose, out to the ballgame.
The 'Star Wars' actor, 44, and his 10-year-old daughter, whom he shares with ex Rachel Bilson, enjoyed a rare public outing together at the Chicago Cubs home game at Wrigley Field on Friday.
Christensen, who threw out the first pitch, was decked out in Cubs attire just like his daughter, who looked like her mom's mini-me. She wore a Cubs jersey, hat and colorful bracelets.
14 Hayden Christensen with his daughter Briar Rose at the Chicago Cubs game on Aug. 15.
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14 Hayden Christensen throws out the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates game.
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14 Rachel Bilson attends the celebration for the 21st Birthday and Launch of The O.C. x 21Seeds Campaign in July 2024.
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Later during the game, the pair sang 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' together for the 7th-inning stretch.
'Alright Cubs fans,' Christensen said into the microphone before he turned to his daughter and added, 'Let me hear you!'
14 Hayden Christensen and his daughter sing at the Chicago Cubs game.
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14 Hayden Christensen shares his daughter with ex Rachel Bilson.
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As the duo began their duet, they were briefly interrupted by a jet that loudly flew over the stadium and released blue smoke.
'All right now, let's get some runs!' Christensen said in the mic after the performance.
14 Hayden Christensen at the Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field on Aug. 15.
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14 Hayden Christensen throws out the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs game.
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14 Hayden Christensen kicks off the Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburg Pirates game.
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MLB shared a video of the sweet moment with the caption, 'Hayden Christensen and his daughter sang Take Me Out to the Ballgame at the Cubs game and had their own special (unplanned) flyover 🤣.'
'Gives 'I couldn't find a speeder that I really liked' a whole new meaning,' the league added, referring to Christensen's role as Anakin Skywalker in 'Star Wars.'
14 Hayden Christensen on the field at the Chicago Cubs game on Aug. 15.
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Christensen and Bilson, 43, welcomed their daughter in October 2014.
The actors began dating after meeting on the set of the 2008 movie 'Jumper' but broke up in 2017.
14 Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen attend the Glacier Films launch party in 2013.
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14 Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson attend the Met Gala in 2010.
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The exes have purposely kept Briar Rose out of the spotlight over the years.
'She is so beautifully flourishing and has the support completely surrounding her from every side,' Bilson said about her daughter in an interview with People last year.
14 Rachel Bilson with her daughter, Briar Rose.
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'It's so crazy, we're pretty inseparable,' the 'Hart of Dixie' actress continued. 'We have a very, very close relationship. We're not usually ever apart for long. And she talks to me. She is very open and will talk to me about things or what kids say at school or whatever it is, or, 'I felt sad.' It's just really nice that we have that dialogue.'
Bilson also told the outlet that 'everything's in a really good place' in regards to co-parenting with Christensen.
14 Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson attend a GQ dinner in New York in 2009.
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14 Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson attend an NBA game in Los Angeles in 2014.
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Christensen, for his part, revealed last year that his daughter still hasn't seen 'Star Wars.'
'I was dragging my feet for a while, kind of wanting to hold off,' he said at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida in Feb. 2024. 'But now she's 9 years old and I feel like she's at an appropriate age where I could share it with her.'
