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Wednesday, 17 April, 2002, 13:24 GMT 14:24 UK
Julia Roberts' ex-boyfriend weds
Benjamin Bratt in happier times with former girlfriend Julia Roberts
Bratt and Roberts split in 2001
Actor Benjamin Bratt, whose relationship with Julia Roberts ended last year, has married actress Talisa Soto in a private ceremony.

Bratt, 38, and Soto, 35, met on the set of the movie Pinero, which told the story of drug addict playwright Miguel Pinero, in 2000.

He previously dated Roberts for three and a half years before they split in May 2001, immediately following her Oscar triumph, when she won the best actress gong.

Bratt's publicist, Ina Treciokas, said Bratt and Soto "wedded on Saturday in San Francisco at an intimate gathering, a day that perfectly celebrated their love and happiness".

Sota and Bratt
Soto and Bratt starred together in Pinero
Soto, a former Bond actress, has been married once before but this is Bratt's first time.

Both were listed in the influential People Magazine's list of the world's 50 most beautiful people.

Bratt made his acting name playing Detective Rey Curtis in the US cop drama Law and Order, for which he was nominated for an Emmy.

But he was propelled into the limelight after he started dating A-list star Roberts.

Bratt with
Bratt found box office success with Miss Congeniality
He went on to appear in the Oscar-winning Traffic and starred opposite Madonna and Rupert Everett in the comedy flop The Next Best Thing.

His latest comedy outing was opposite Sandra Bullock in the better-received Miss Congeniality.

Soto appeared with former James Bond actor Timothy Dalton in Licence to Kill and in the Mortal Kombat series.

Roberts won her Oscar for her starring role in Erin Brockovich and is one of Hollywood's top earners.

She was engaged in 1991 to actor Keifer Sutherland, currently starring in hit BBC Two series 24, but the relationship was broken off two days before they were due to marry.

Roberts was also married to country singer Lyle Lovett for a year in 1993.

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