Jodie Foster clarifies that she did NOT set up Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers

Foster thanked Rodgers in her Golden Globes speech.

The connection between Golden Globe-winning actress Jodie Foster and Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers continues to be the best — and sort of confusing! — sports/culture crossover story lately.

It started with the NFL MVP shouting out Foster in his acceptance speech (along with his fiancee, who turned out to be actress Shailene Woodley, but we’ll get to that in a sec). Foster — who’s a huge Packers fan — said she’s never met Rodgers. Yet she thanked Rodgers in her acceptance speech when she won a Golden Globe for The Mauritanian on Sunday.

It’s all come full circle, but there’s a lingering question: was Foster somehow responsible for getting Woodley — her Mauritanian co-star — and Rodgers together even though they’ve never met?

Nope. From USA TODAY:

Foster denied reports that she introduced Woodley to Rodgers. The actress has never met him. “I didn’t set up Shailene and Aaron. I have never met Aaron Rodgers,” said Foster.

But she admitted being especially enthusiastic about the quarterback and her team, so that might have played a factor in lighting the flames of love.

“It is possible that I do like to talk about how much I love the Green Bay Packers. Sometimes I can talk a little bit too much about that,” said Foster, laughing. “So of course Shailene is very aware of my enthusiasm for the team.”

OK, so here’s my theory: Woodley told Rodgers to shout out Foster in his speech, knowing how much that would delight Foster. Which is still pretty awesome!

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