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Michael Douglas Discovers He's Related to Scarlett Johansson on Finding Your Roots: 'Are You Kidding?'


Scarlett Johannson is a 'DNA cousin' of Michael Douglas, according to PBS docuseries ‘Finding Your Roots’ host Henry Louis Gates Jr. 'Oh, that's amazing,' said Douglas during the episode.

On the PBS series Finding Your Roots, host Henry Louis Gates Jr. revealed that the Black Widow actress is a “DNA cousin” of Douglas, 79. The two actors’ branches of shared DNA “appear on Scarlett's maternal lines, which stretch back to Jewish communities in Eastern Europe,” Gates explained to Douglas. Johansson and Douglas both appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s biggest installment, 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, as Natasha Romanoff and Hank Pym, respectively.

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