US marine gets a date with a star

THANKS to the power of the internet, a US marine’s YouTube request to go on a date with Mila Kunis got through to the actress, who said yes.

19-second Youtube clip, recorded from his base in Afghanistan, Scott Moore said: “Hey Mila. It’s Sergeant Moore, but you can call me Scott. I just wanted to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the Marine Corps Ball on November 18 in Greenville, North Carolina, with yours truly. So take a second, think about it and get back to me.”

On Fox News recently, the 27-year-old Black Swan star was asked if she knew about the video. Kunis reacted with surprise and asked for details.

After her current film’s co-star, Justin Timberlake, goaded her to fulfil her patriotic duties, Kunis said she would go.

“We’re going to make this happen, sir,” she said. “I’m with you.”

Further details on whether Kunis has taken additional steps to confirm she would attend the ball remain unclear.

The corps’ anniversary ball is one of the most important events on a Marine’s calendar and marks the founding of the marines in 1775.

At each ball, the Marine Corps commandant’s birthday message is read, along with a 1921 order summarising the tradition and mission of the corps.

Kunis won’t be the first celebrity to attend a Marine birthday ball. Other Hollywood stars to attend over the years include action film actor Chuck Norris and R Lee Ermey, a retired Marine whose most famous role was as an intense drill instructor in the film Full Metal Jacket.