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LOS ANGELES _ Gustave Flaubert was once tried for offending public morals. In 1869, his "Sentimental Education," which paired an 18-year-old with an older woman, proved scandalous. Then there was "Harold and Maude" in 1971 where a young man falls in love with a septuagenarian he meets at a funeral.

Today we have real-life loves Moore and Kutcher, Diaz and Timberlake, Driver and Ginepri, Posey and Adams.

Hollywood has taken notice. According to the The Hollywood Reporter, Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep are teaming to star in Ben Younger's feature "Prime."

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