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British billionaire and Virgin founder Richard Branson is going to be the best man in this weekend's wedding of Google cofounder Larry Page and his fiancée, Lucy Southworth, according to Reuters. Really? Richard Branson? The loudmouth entrepreneur who named his business empire after his sexual status? He and Larry are that tight? Branson over Larry's brother Carl, who is also a successful entrepreneur? Not Sergey Brin, Larry's cofounder, who reportedly had Larry do the honors at his wedding? Our cynical opinion: Branson's status in the wedding party was most likely a quid pro quo for hosting their nuptials on his privately owned Necker Island. (Photo by David Thomson/AFP)
Richard Branson, the best man Larry Page could find
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1:00 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Megan McCarthy
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I wouldn't be surprised if there was a small civil ceremony where someone else was the best man and that Branson's role in this event is mostly for entertainment purposes. The guy's a showman.
Heck, for all we know, Larry and Lucy might already be legally married.
@cv: A showma, he may be, but if you were, say, Brin, how would feel about being the secret best man?
It's like getting promoted to Assistant Regional Manager, only with the same pay, same desk, same duties, and no one knows.
What is the context of the image? is it related to Larry's wedding or from another event.
@sample032: assistant TO the regional manager, if you please.
@waynelambright: Oh, Wayne. You've never heard of Virgin Brides?
@sample32:
If I were Brin and being the secret best man meant that the brouhaha of the Necker Island event simply resulted in even more inane publicity for the company totally unrelated to performance, I'm not so sure I'd complain.
GOOG closed at $715, right?
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