Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes finally went public with their relationship — and people are thrilled

The INSIDER Summary:

• Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx showed some PDA, which basically confirms they're dating. 
• The pair have been a rumored couple since 2013. 
• People are happy they finally feel free to show their affection openly. 

It's been one of the worst kept secrets in Hollywood that actors Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx were an item, but the pair finally stepped out together over Labor Day weekend, basically quieting any doubts that they're dating. 

Foxx, 49, and Holmes, 38, reportedly spent the holiday weekend together in Malibu at a friend's beach house, according to E! News. TMZ snapped some photos of the two on the beach holding hands and smiling, and even captured a photo of Foxx being a good Instagram boyfriend and taking a photo of Holmes in the ocean. 

This is the first time Holmes and Foxx have been seen showing affection so publicly, but they've allegedly been dating since 2013, about a year after her split from Tom Cruise. They've never confirmed their romance — in fact they've denied in the past — but some sneaky photos of the pair out and about have kept the rumor mill going over the years. 

It's been said that the couple has had to keep their romance a secret for all these years because of an alleged clause in Holmes and Cruise's divorce agreement that forbids her from publicly dating anyone for five years after they broke up, which would be up in 2017. 

But it also seems like the private couple is OK with their super-secret relationship. 

"They are really happy," an unnamed source told E! News. "It's easy and they are for sure very much in love."

While it may seem like an unlikely pairing, people seemed to be totally elated for the newly public couple. 

No matter the reason the famous pair decided to keep their relationship under wraps for so long, it's great to see that they seem to be really happy with each other. And while everyone is entitled to go public whenever they want, it has to be a lot easier to be out loud with their love. 

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