Yes, Zoe Saldana's husband took her last name, but...

Zoe Saldanas husband took her last name, but that is not the whole story

(Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

Zoe Saldana's husband, Marco, took her last name when they got married — a decision that caused something of a stir. "Did you make him do that?" Jimmy Kimmel asked on Thursday night's Kimmel Live. "Oh my God," she said, "why does it mean a woman has to hold a gun, like, 'You're gonna be Saldana!'" Besides, that's not the whole story of their married names. "I took his — why doesn't that make it in the news?" she asked. "We hyphened: I'm Saldana-Perego, he's Perego-Saldana." And because she's a "gentlemen," she added, their sons have Marco's last name first. "You have a very confusing house," Kimmel laughed. "I don't know what's going on in your house." Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.