Jonathan ScottandZooey Deschanelare red-carpet official!
On Sunday night, the pair made their debut as a couple at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards in Brooklyn, New York.
TheProperty Brothersstar, 41, wore a burgundy suit, gray shirt and black tie. Deschanel, 39, opted for a yellow and white dress for the outing.
TheNew Girlalumna came along to present an award and support her new boyfriend as he was tapped to host the awards ceremony honoring the top documentary films of the year.
The cute lovebirds looked happy together as they snuggled on the red carpet. Scott told PEOPLE exclusively that he and Deschanel share a love of independent films.
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“Yes, it is our first red carpet together because she is also a huge advocate for independent films and documentary films as well,” he said. “So, for us to come and be able to support this is very important.”
Scott also joked about the couple’s recent appearance dressed as Batman and Catwoman at his brother J.D. Scott’scostume party weddingover Halloween.
“It was like a dream wedding with every super hero and movie character that you can possibly imagine,” he said. “And now, you know, we can fight crime at night because we have the Batman and Catwoman outfits!”
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Deschanel presented the award for Best Music Documentary. When it went to the filmLinda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,she was thrilled and told the audience that Ronstadt is “one of my all-time favorite singers!”
In September, asource confirmed to PEOPLEthat Jonathan and Deschanel are dating after they were seen walking hand-in-hand in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake, one week after the500 Days of Summerstarannounced her splitfrom husband Jacob Pechenik.
Later that month, the two werespotted sharing several smoocheswhile seated front-row during a taping ofDancing with the Stars.
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A source previously told PEOPLE that Deschanel and Pechenik had been separated for several months before the announcement of their split, but that her relationship with Scott was “new” and that “they are having a lot of fun together.”
Jonathan split from his girlfriend of two years,Jacinta Kuznetsov, in March 2018. Shortly after the couple split, Kuznetsov began seeingsomeone else,and shegot engagedeight months later.
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In May, the home renovation expert told PEOPLE that he had undergone therapy to heal the wounds from his previous relationship — and was ready to find love again.
“I’m very blessed in a lot of ways,”he said at the time. “I can buy what I want and I can go anywhere in the world. But at the end of the day, coming home to that one person that you know has your back, there’s no better feeling.”
He also revealed that he was looking for a lady he could have fun with: “A sense of humor is really important,” he said.
source: people.com
