Marriage story meets weekend update: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost get married

Marvel star Scarlett Johansson has married “Saturday Night Live’s� Colin Jost. And word of their union came from a most-unexpected place.

According to Meals on Wheels — yes, the nonprofit that combats hunger and isolation among seniors — the “Black Widow� actress and “Weekend Update� host wed over the weekend “in an intimate ceremony with their immediate family and love[d] ones.� Rather, a weekend update and a marriage story, all rolled into one.

The organization shared the news Thursday on Instagram with a picture of decked-out Staten Island Ferry that read “Jost Married,� proving that the pair is likely not above cheesy wedding hashtags. (Hey, it could’ve been #ScarJost.) Reps for the stars confirmed the marriage to The Times Thursday but provided no additional details.

Johansson, 35, and Jost, 38, followed COVID-19 safety precautions as directed by the CDC, Meals on Wheels’ post said, adding that “[t]heir wedding wish is to help make a difference for vulnerable older adults during this difficult time by supporting @mealsonwheelsamerica.� The organization asked followers to consider donating to “celebrate the happy couple.�

TMZ reported that they wed in in Palisades, N.Y., where Johansson bought a $4-million home in 2018.

Though their stories sometimes vary, they reportedly began dating after they connected on the set of “Saturday Night Live� in 2017. They were engaged in May 2019 and Johansson showed off her 11-carat engagement ring during subsequent appearances at San Diego Comic-Con International and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.�

It’s the third marriage for Johansson. The Oscar-nominated “Marriage Story� and “Jojo Rabbit� star was wed to actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2010, and to journalist Romain Dauriac from 2014 to 2017. She and Dauriac share a daughter, Rose, who was born in 2014.

It’s the first marriage for Jost. And it sounds like his “SNL� co-writer Michael Ché did not successfully disrupt the nuptials, as planned.

In July, while promoting his memoir, “A Very Punchable Face,� Jost told the New York Times that he was “about to get married.�

“I now almost have a stepdaughter who I love and is a big part of my life now,� he said. “I’m starting to do more and more outside of the show [‘SNL’]. It felt like the right time to look back.�