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The Millionaire and His Wife

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AH, THE '80S Robert was in his 30s ... Taylor was just born ...

In between making millions as a real-estate mogul, furthering his philanthropic legacy, and organizing boxing matches, Washington, D.C., millionaire and man about town Joe Robert spent the last year in full wooing mode—with leggy blonde Ashley Taylor as the target of his affection. And one year after their introduction by her grandmother, jewelry designer Ann Hand, 55-year-old Robert hit pay dirt when the 24-year-old Taylor answered his proposal in the affirmative.

This isn't Robert's first marriage to a flaxen-haired looker—he divorced Swedish model Jill Sorensen in 2004—but it is the largest age difference of his three marriages. At 31 years his junior, Taylor is two years younger than Joe III, Robert's eldest son. Of course, there's nothing wrong with any of this; status-seeking blondes have married elder millionaires since the dawn of man. But the blondes weren't on Facebook back then and Radar didn't have the chance to see all of the interests that the 2004 USC grad and the college dropout cum real-estate mogul undoubtedly have in common: musical faves Black Eyed Peas and Britney Spears, sweet films like Dirty Dancing and The Notebook, and modern literary classics like the works of Dan Brown and Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. But the true gold lurking inside Facebook is the photo gallery. Those pics below ...

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OLD GUY IN THE CLUB The happy couple


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'FACE TIME Babyface meet 'n' greets are part of the sugar-daddy package


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BACK-UP PLAN Taylor's other Richie friend


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BOTTLE SERVICE The first of several Gooseings Taylor would endure that evening


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ROLE PLAY Her body's a wonderland


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