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On Friday, we formally introduced you to the now-famous "Kissing Couple" from the Vancouver Riots 2011. Now, the couple has finally emerged fully from the shadows, via an interview on the Today Show.
Soon after the Vancouver Canucks lost game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals to the Boston Bruins, rioting broke out. As the violence became more intense, we found numerous pictures on photo-sharing sites such as Twitpic and Yfrog, as well as professional pictures, like the ardent snap from Getty Images.
Some have been speculating that the photo was staged. But photographer Rich Lam is sticking by his claim that the shot was spontaneous.
On Friday, The Star identified the couple as 29-year-old Scott Jones from Perth, Australia, and Alexandra Thomas from Vancouver. As the video above shows, Thomas had been knocked down by the riot police during the melee, and Jones was trying to comfort her -- with his lips, apparently.
Check out the video above for more from the couple, who also assert that the photo is legit.