Hot! Katie Couric Splits With Much Younger Boyfriend

Katie Couric 's much-discussed rapport together with Brooks Perlin, an businessperson 17 years your ex junior, has arrive at an end.

Couric, that is 54, ended up adult dating Perlin, 37, since a pair of met for a cancer malignancy exploration fundraising event within 2006.

Couric stepped straight down from the "CBS Evening News" anchor desk in May and could commence the woman's new syndicated daytime communicate show, "Katie," throughout September. Perlin may be the chief personal official from Eco Supply Center, a great eco-friendly building-supplies distributor.

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According the actual New York Post, the small number were getting problems with regard to months, with Couric actually hinting during her marriage complications inside a strong appointment together with People throughout May. She told that magazine, "I am along the way involving determining the actual future, therefore will be he. I here's seriously pleased throughout my personal your life . nevertheless it is actually complicated."

Couric even laughed down the thought associated with what folks ended up stating around the relationship. "I've happen to be called numerous things. I've happen to be 'cougared,' which was just obnoxious. But them ersus up to scratch intended for Demi, right?"

Well, not really quite. Demi Moore split from the woman's much more radiant husband, Ashton Kutcher, final month.

But most people won't be worried about Couric shuffling all over the woman Manhattan household ingesting ice cream from tubs. She's maintaining busy with the woman's speak present along with "The Year With Katie Couric " special, airing Thursday nighttime on ABC. She'll end up being recapping this newsiest reports belonging to the last year. Wonder in the event she will consist of Ashton and also Demi?

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