Jake Gyllenhaal has both literal godparents and what he describes as "celebrity godparents". The late actor and director Paul Newman was his celebrity godfather, and actress Jamie Lee Curtis was both his literal and celebrity godmother. Other godparents of unknown status include a gay couple and cinematographer Robert Elswit. Gyllenhaal himself is the godfather of Matilda Rose Ledger (born October 28, 2005), daughter of Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams, both of whom co-starred with him in "Brokeback Mountain". Gyllenhaal dated actress Kirsten Dunst for nearly two years, starting in 2002. He later dated his "Rendition" co-star Reese Witherspoon from about 2007 to
Shame (Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow song) stealing admiring glances at each other" just like actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in the film. According to "The Sun" the video likens the love-hate relationship that Williams and Barlow experienced to the film's "tormented" gay cowboys. Williams and Barlow performed "Shame" for the first time on 12 September 2010 at the Help for Heroes concert held in London. On 2 October the duo sang the song at the series eight of the "Strictly Come Dancing". A "Metro" newspaper critic reviewed the performance and wrote, "the pair, wearing matching black suits, spent much of the early stages of their