Hollywood is an unforgiving place where marriages make or break all the time. It’s normal for celebrities to go through many relationships and marriages before they can get it. It took Nicolas Cage some marriages to finally find eternal love with Riko Shibata.
The ‘Leaving Las Vegas‘ star married his wife Riko Shibata on February 16, 2021, in a private ceremony. Before meeting her through mutual friends, Cage was married four times. He also has children from his previous and current marriage, making him a busy family man.
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Riko Shibata Is Nicolas Cage’s Fifth Wife
Nicolas Cage is married to Riko Shibhata, born and raised in Tokyo. He met her while filming Sion Sono’s ‘Prisoners Of Ghostland‘ in Shiga, Japan. The couple was photographed holding hands in February 2020 when he took her to the site of a tomb he had purchased in New Orleans, Louisiana. The couple made their debut on the red carpet of the film ‘Pig.’
After six months of their long-distance relationship, Cage finally popped the question via FaceTime. A true romantic, he proposed to her on a video call, later sending the Black Diamond engagement ring through FedEx. The couple for hitched in Las Vegas at a ceremony at the Wynn Hotel and Casino on February 16, 2021. The couple had their first child, their daughter Francesca, on September 7, 2022.
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Nicolas Cage’s Previous Marriages
Nicolas Cage dated actress Christina Fulton in 1998. Two years later, they had a son named Weston. His first marriage with actress Patricia Arquette lasted six years (1995-2001). He then got married to Lisa Marie Presley in 2002. Elvis and Priscilla’s daughter and Cage filed for divorce only after 107 days.
Nicolas Cage’s third marriage was to Alice Kim in 2004. They divorced in 2016 but remain good friends and collectively raise their son Kar-El. Cage’s fourth marriage to make-up artist Erica Koike took place in 2019 in Las Vegas. However, they got it annulled after four days. They realized it was a drunken decision, with both parties filing for an annulment. Their divorce happened three months after the marriage.
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