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21 Photos From 2003 That Define the Early '00s
Did you know that Britney Spears and Colin Farrell had a brief fling in 2003? The photographic evidence of their alleged fling should be put in a time capsule, along with velour sweatsuits, fedoras, and DVDs of The Simple Life. It truly was a different world — a place where no one had heard the name Kim Kardashian or knew what a selfie was. Check out the following pictures from 2003 that perfectly sum up the year.
So 2003
The hat. The vest. The diamond earring. All trademarks of Timberlake’s early ’00s style.
So 2003
Nick Lachey hangs out with the Simpson sisters. Jessica Simpson and Lachey would divorce in 2005.
So 2003
Nicole Richie doesn’t look like that anymore. Paris Hilton might, though.
So 2003
Aww! Lindsay Lohan hangs out with her Freaky Friday co-star Jamie Lee Curtis on the red carpet.
So 2003
Remember how Hilary Duff and Aaron Carter dated as teens? And how Aaron Carter still can’t let it go?
So 2003
Here’s a photo of one of the good years of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston marriage. They would divorce in 2005.
So 2003
This photo of Oprah interviewing a happy Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver proves how much time — and, you know, cheating scandals — changes things.
So 2003
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were the It Couple of 2003, but Affleck looks horrified.
So 2003
Remember when Gwen Stefani preferred wearing a lot of straps to wearing a lot of clothing? Yeah.
So 2003
Tara Reid coordinating outfits with Paris Hilton basically sums up all of 2003.
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Before he was the subject of several Taylor Swift tunes, Jake Gyllenhaal was hot and heavy with early ’00s starlet Kirsten Dunst.
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Chad Michael Murray rose to fame as Lucas Scott on One Tree Hill, which just so happened to premiere in 2003.
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Yep, the Client List actress used to make music in the early 00s.
So 2003
Remember when Pink looked like this? The now-blonde singer snuggled up to her then-boyfriend Carey Hart in 2003. Two years later the “So What” singer would propose to Hart.
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Kidman nabbed the Best Actress Oscar in 2003 for her role in The Hours.
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Never forget the tumultuous relationship between Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee.
So 2003
Angelina Jolie made headlines for kissing her brother on the red carpet in 2000. Here’s the pair looking alarmingly similar in 2003.
So 2003
Reese Witherspoon and then-husband Ryan Phillippe looked cozy on the red carpet for Witherspoon’s Legally Blonde sequel. They divorced in 2007.
So 2003
Fox drama The O.C. premiered in 2003 and made Ben McKenzie, Rachel Bilson, Mischa Barton, and Adam Brody insta-famous.
So 2003
Beyonce and Jay Z perform together at the VMAs. Not that unusual, but it WAS five whole years before they were an official “power couple.”
So 2003
Never forget the 2003 VMAs, where Madonna made out with both Britney Spears AND Christina Aguilera.
