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Our society often likes to say that “girls mature faster than boys”. But one may wonder: when should a line be drawn?

Famous men have often, throughout history, pushed the limits of questionable age gaps when choosing a romantic partner.

Bored Panda takes a look at 20 male celebrities who were well into adulthood when they started dating teenage girls.

#1

Prince And Mayte Garcia

Prince And Mayte Garcia

In the early 1990s, music superstar Prince, then aged 32, reportedly started dating 16-year-old dancer Mayte Garcia.

According to various sources In 1990, the Purple Rain singer saw Mayte standing outside his tour bus and referred to her as his "future wife" when pointing her out to bandmate Rosie Gaines. 

The late music icon married Mayte when he was 37 and she was 22, in a ceremony that took place in Minneapolis at Park Avenue United Methodist Church, which Prince attended when he was younger.

In Mayte’s 2017 book, In The Most Beautiful, Mayte revealed that after she graduated high school in Germany, Prince became her legal guardian.

She wrote: “I was married to him. There’s a level of respect you want to hold.

“I worked for him as well. I met him when I was 16.

“My father gave him legal guardianship over me. It was a different relationship than his other employees had.”

According to her accounts, Mayte was instructed by the musician to get on birth control when she was 19, subsequently starting a sexual relationship.

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KB
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's just an added level of creepy when they become the legal guardian as well

WonderWoman
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“My father gave him legal guardianship over me. It was a different relationship than his other employees had.” GROOMING passed on by males. I don't care how much you love his music - that dude was a grooming pedophile

sweetrottenpeaches
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually hebephile. That is what these dickheads called professionally. Pedos prefer younger children

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VioletHunter
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Out of that is wrong with this relationship that's the word you are hung up on. lol

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ThatBlackNightingale
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok this is straight up creepy on all sorts of levels- they got divorced in 200 btw and for anyone wondering, from what Google shows, they had a son but he died 6 days after his birth.

weatherwitch
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oooffff being the legal guardian too is pretty disturbing 😔

Chuck Hubris
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait until people find out that teen marriages were a 'thing', back before modern times when you were lucky you'd live to 45. 😂😏

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    #2

    Elvis And Priscilla Presley

    Elvis And Priscilla Presley

    King of rock and roll Elvis Presley was infamously much older than his future wife when he first met her.

    Elvis started dating Priscilla when he was 24 and she was a 14-year-old teenage girl.

    Despite a questionable age gap which would’ve definitely been condemned by the law in most countries, Priscilla has said that the 10-year age gap between her and Elvis “wasn’t as much of a problem as it seems like it was on paper”.

    During a press conference in September for the upcoming movie Priscilla, Elvis’ former wife explained that her parents had a hard time understanding why Elvis was “interested” in her, but she thinks it was because she was “more of a listener” than other people he had met and that he was able to openly share his thoughts and feelings with her.

    “Even though I was 14,” Priscilla recalled, “I was actually a little bit older in life. Not in numbers.”

    Priscilla claimed that the music legend “respected” her age when they first got together, saying they didn’t actually have sex until later (they didn’t get married until she was in her 20s) and that he was “very kind, very soft, very loving” with her.

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    Multa Nocte
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has always been super-creepy to me.

    lily jones
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    whenever I hear about these kind of relationships it's always because 'they have some kind of special bond' or 'she was just a better listener than anyone else he had met' no it's because you're a groomer

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    WonderWoman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The lies victims tell themselves - No Priscilla, you were not more mature at 14. You were a child. A child. And NO man should have taken an interest in you as a life partner. He was a pedophile and you were groomed.

    rhoda cormier
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    Yes she was a little young and yes focus didnt show the best judgement but she was the one that pursued him. He didn't actually want to marry her, but was forced by her dad and her parents were just as guilty if not more for letting him live with her.

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    miameows
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you read her book, she was a virgin when they finally got married, but they definitely fooled around starting when she was 14. And he had an actual adult girlfriend when he started "courting" lol grooming priscilla.

    weatherwitch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    10 year age gap isnt bad except for when it's these ages, 14 and 24 is not good 😔

    Laura Dawson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *peadophile she was a child. He wasn’t dating her. It was grooming and abuse.

    rhoda cormier
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    1 year ago

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    Yes she was a little young and yes focus didnt show the best judgement but she was the one that pursued him. He didn't actually want to marry her, but was forced by her dad and her parents were just as guilty if not more for letting him live with her.

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    xolitaire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No teenager on this planet is "more mature" at 14. You are still a child, your brain is still developing and you were at a completely different place in your life than a 24 year old. Creepy as all hell.

    Der Kommissar
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least Elvis waited until Priscilla was over 18.

    Laura Dawson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well he didn’t. He was doing other sexual things with her at 14. She said it herself in her book.

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    BrokeDog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even back then … this was just WRONG !!!

    Niflheim Der
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    #3

    Charlie Chaplin And Lita Grey

    Charlie Chaplin And Lita Grey

    Powerful famous men dating minors is a problem that has persisted in the entertainment industry for quite some time.

    In fact, cinema pioneer Charlie Chaplin met child actress Lita Grey in the 1920s.

    In 1924, while filming The Gold Rush at the age of 16, Lita notably caught Charlie’s eye, who was 35 at the time.

    A romance between Lita and Charlie developed as a result of shooting the movie, which led to marriage in Mexico on November 26, 1924.

    But this marriage was hastily arranged, as Lita was pregnant.

    Charlie and Lita went on to have two children during their marriage, which ended in 1926.

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    TheAmericanAmerican
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even though this was 99 years ago(different time/era), it's still creepy. No 35 year old successful man should be having ANY "romantic " thoughts/feelings about a 16 year old girl...

    ThatBlackNightingale
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yea, I agree. And vice versa, no child should be having romantic thoughts to a full on adult (well ig it would also depend on the age group as well)

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    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gets her pregnant, marries her, gets her pregnant again, dumps her.

    Barong
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a time when it was common for people to explain that men matured later than women. People believed that in general a younger woman and older man were at the same level of maturity and level of responsibility. From songs to media, teen age and early twenty women were seen as the epitome of attractiveness. Fortunately this has changed and now we can look back to criticize these examples. To me what’s wrong is not necessarily the age difference itself but that it appears the older (men in all these examples) is using their success and power, and because of their age, presumed authority to take advantage of young women who are not yet knowledgeable or in a position to say “no”.

    Iva Kazalova
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All these articles exclude the possibility a teenage girl can be a predator. When I was 15/16 years old, hormones were raging and I most certainly wasn’t the prey!

    #4

    Demi Lovato And Wilmer Valderrama

    Demi Lovato And Wilmer Valderrama

    Last month, popstar Demi Lovato appeared on The Howard Stern Show where she opened up about dating older men and being motivated by "daddy issues".

    She recalled: “I look back on the past and think, 'That’s gross. I was a teenager.'

    “And so, to me, that’s gross.”

    Demi didn’t name any specific person, but it is highly likely that Wilmer Valderrama was in her thoughts at the time of the interview.

    That '70s Show actor was reportedly 29 when he started dating 17-year-old Demi.

    Last year, the singer appeared to reference Wilmer in her song “29”, which includes the lyrics: "Finally 29 / Funny, just like you were you at the time,

    "Thought it was a teenage dream / Just a fantasy / But was it yours or was it mine / 17, 29.”

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    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only was he not a high-schooler, he wasn't even a foreign exchange student!

    Steffi Rose
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also groomed Lindsey Lohan when she was underage Ewwwuh

    rhoda cormier
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    17 is technically an adult and their age difference was not the big of a difference.

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    BrokeDog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just WRONG, Wilmer! Come out with a public apology NOW !!!

    JK
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn, Handy Manny's got issues...

    rhoda cormier
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    17 is technically an adult and their age difference was not the big of a difference.

    day light
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    technically an adult??? TECHNICALLY AN ADULT??????

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    #5

    Jerry Seinfeld And Shoshanna Lonstein

    Jerry Seinfeld And Shoshanna Lonstein

    Jerry Seinfeld’s relationship with Shoshanna Lonstein has become a viral topic lately, with many people reacting with shock after learning Jerry was 39 and Shoshanna was 17 when they started dating.

    An author ironically claimed on X (formerly known as Twitter) that he had gone to school with Shoshanna as he wrote: “When I was in high school 38-year-old Jerry Seinfeld was dating a girl in my year and he picked her up from class during 4th period and she got to skip Mr Solinski’s calculus exam (I got a 93/100)”.

    The joke sparked a newfound interest in Jerry and Shoshanna’s relationship which had been quietly accepted back in the 1990s.

    The comedian met the high school student in Central Park. After reportedly flirting and hitting it off, the pair seemingly started a relationship that lasted approximately four years.

    Despite the significant age gap, Jerry’s association with a young student, while he was at the time the Emmy-winning star of the biggest show on television at the time, was a mere entertaining occurrence.

    Following Shoshanna’s 18th birthday party, Jerry was teased on radio host Howard Stern's show.

    "So, you sit in Central Park and have a candy bar on a string and pull it when the girls come?" Howard quipped.

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    WonderWoman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another pedophile given wide berth because he had fame.

    rhoda cormier
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    1 year ago

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    Oh please. Yes he was a little older then her but 17 is full on women and are obviously knew what she was doing.

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    A Shipper
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember a lot of negative press at the time, but nothing could be done about it.

    TheAmericanAmerican
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Jerry's voice: "What's the deal with all these middle-aged men "dating" teenagers??"

    Binky Melnik
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember another kinda funny business with him. Didn’t he marry someone and then nearly instantly fall in love with someone at the gym? Has my memory failed me? Seems like a weird and flighty man.

    AK to LV
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know how widely accepted it was. I remember reading about it and thinking 'Ewwwwww, that's not right!' But no one asked my opinion.

    BrokeDog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something is WRONG with you, Jerry! Even you should know that you took advantage! I could care less that you eventually married her!

    xolitaire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Howard Stern hitting the nail on the head

    John West
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    Can't blame him. She had very large breasts.

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    #6

    Steven Tyler And Julia Holcomb

    Steven Tyler And Julia Holcomb

    In the early 1970s, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, then aged 27, reportedly started dating 16-year-old Julia Holcomb.

    At the time, Julia lived a rough life. Her biological father reportedly abandoned her mother when she was just a toddler.

    Julia was subsequently raised in the presence of her stepfather, who had issues with alcohol and mental health.

    At 13 years old, Julia’s mother suffered a mental breakdown after her youngest brother died in a car accident along with her grandfather.

    Following a lot of trauma and instability, Julia found solace in music. This prompted a meeting between herself and Steven at an Aerosmith concert in Portland, Oregon.

    Julia, who is now an anti-abortion activist, told the Canadian Catholic conservative anti-abortion advocacy website LifeSiteNews in 2011: "At that time, I thought he was the best thing in my life. 

    “My sad, vulnerable story, as well as my youth and personal attractiveness, captured his interest.”

    Julia went on to reveal that her mother signed over guardianship of her to Steven after she had moved to Boston.

    50 years later, their relationship resulted in a sexual assault of a minor lawsuit.

    As reported by Rolling Stone last year, the suit accused the Aerosmith singer of sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

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    WonderWoman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's break this down - Steven Tyler exploited the vulnerabilities of a child and raped her.

    weatherwitch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another one signed over to guardianship 🤢

    BrokeDog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are learning more and more sordid stuff about Steven every day. Sorry, Liv, but Daddy needs help!

    Binky Melnik
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    Her “personal attractiveness”? Then why show a photo of someone else (who isn’t especially attractive)? (Hmph; seems I woke up on the b****y side of the bed today, huh?) That does NOT look like a 16-year-old.

    Jessica Bertram
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wow what a shîť take. why would you post that?

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    #7

    Anthony Kiedis And Ione Skye

    Anthony Kiedis And Ione Skye

    Before rising to fame as the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis was implicated in a suspicious relationship with then-up-and-coming film actress Ione Skye.

    Anthony and Ione, who became best known for her role in 1989’s Say Anything, began dating when they were aged 24 and 16 respectively.

    Ione had a tumultuous childhood and had little contact with her father growing up.

    Nevertheless, Anthony also claims to have undergone a troubled childhood, as he described in his memoir Scar Tissue being the son of a Hollywood drug dealer and therefore being exposed to drugs, sex, and alcohol from a young age.

    In a TikTok, Ione said: “I was 16 going on 17.

    “Do I approve of this age gap? No, not at all.

    “Also, my mother and brother, who I grew up with, were very disapproving at that time.

    “They absolutely tried to talk me out of it ten thousand times.

    “They very much did not approve and were very alarmed.”

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    VioletHunter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    24 and 16 is much closer in age than a lot of the other ones on here and the mother disapprove, unlike some of these other parents who literally signed over guardianship to a much older person.

    Binky Melnik
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn’t matter the actual numbers; one was an adult and the other a child. Look at it this way: a 40-year-old with someone who’s 32 doesn’t feel odd at all, but when one is a child? Those eight years are HUGE.

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    Julie Schulz
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband and I met when he was 24 and I was 16. We've been married 21 years now (married when he was 28 and I was 20). Sure it's unconventional, but it's not like I was forced, coerced or threatened into it. Sometimes the heart wants what it wants.

    Sleepy Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same, I started dating my husband when I was 18 and he was 28. He never pressured me in any way and has always treated me with kindness and respect. We’ve been together going on 23 years now and we’ve never been happier.

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    aniszondrauk
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Give me a break, what age gap?? Like you were 12 and he was 54! you wanted to be with this dude so much not even your own mother or brother could talk you out of it. Take responsibility over your own actions. Is this maybe the only thing she is known for and she loves to talk about it

    Steffi Rose
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He also admitted in that memoir that he repeatedly raped a 14 year old

    CC Fischer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anthony is a Super-Pedo. Malibu untouchable.

    Peta Hurley-Hill
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is gross.He's now 62 and his "girlfriend" is 20.

    Rizzo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He also dated Heidi Klum, who is a creep herself. Seems to me like he isn't very picky.

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    #8

    Jimmy Page And Lori Maddox

    Jimmy Page And Lori Maddox

    Lori Maddox was born in Los Angeles in 1958, and at 13 years old, she started to spend time in the 1970s rock and roll scene.


    She became a regular at quintessential rock venues at the time, including the Rainbow Bar & Grill, Rodney’s English Disco, the Continental Hyatt House (the notorious “Riot House”), and the Whisky A Go Go.


    Lori became a teen model for various magazines, notably the Star magazine, the most popular of the time. 


    As her physique attracted many admirers, she reportedly lost her virginity to David and Angie Bowie at 13.


    When a photo of her was shown to then-28-year-old Jimmy Page, the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin, became infatuated with the teenage girl.


    The young model continuously dismissed Jimmy’s advances, as she revealed that she was afraid of the rock star.

    Eventually, Led Zeppelin’s tour manager “kidnapped” her and brought her to Jimmy’s room at the Hyatt.

    In an interview for the Hammer of the Gods, a biography of Led Zeppelin, Lori Maddox said that the room “was dimly lit by candles… and Jimmy was just sitting there in a corner, wearing this hat slouched over his eyes and holding a cane.

    “It was really mysterious and weird… He looked just like a gangster. It was magnificent.”

    Jimmy and Lori kept a secret love affair, due to the teen’s young age and the fact that the guitarist was in a relationship with famous groupie Pamela Des Barres.

    However, Jimmy’s relationship with Pamela dramatically ended when he attended a party with her, but left with Lori.  

    Reports revealed that Jimmy and Lori were in love. Nevertheless, when Lori turned 16, Jimmy left her for playmate Bebe Buell.

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    lily jones
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In love? But she was scared of him? Sounds like grooming to me

    Binky Melnik
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “she reportedly lost her virginity to David and Angie Bowie at 13”: Gaaah! I was enjoying my first kiss at 13. If a couple of adults had suggested some funny business to me, I’d have run crying from the room. What the hell did two adults see in a kid just getting her period? Augh. I need to pressure wash my soul now. 🤯😫

    WonderWoman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a love affair - she was raped repeatedly until she was groomed to think she loved her abuser.

    Isabella
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whaaat is that?? "...she reportedly lost her virginity to David and Angie Bowie at 13".

    TheAmericanAmerican
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yea... it appears that David Bowie was pretty cringe, to say the very least

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    Ruthie R
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It wasn't a "secret love affair", it was a creepy man grooming a child.

    Sue
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lost her virginity to David & Angie Bowie at 13. Even for that time, that was gross.

    weatherwitch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kidnap and grooming, what a loving mix 🤢

    Peta Hurley-Hill
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    " lost her virginity to David and Angie Bowie at 13"..."Led Zeppelin’s tour manager “kidnapped” her and brought her to Jimmy’s room at the Hyatt"..."Jimmy Page, became infatuated with the teenage girl".... So let's break this down to what it really is. This literal CHILD was sexually a****d by powerful adults.Abducted and trafficked by another powerful adult ,to another powerful adult for his "use". There is nothing "romantic" about this,it is absolutely disgusting. And I have always wondered why David Bowie is held up as such a "Great Guy" ,when this is NOT the only child he reportedly assulted.(not that "just" one is not one too many).

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    #9

    Aaliyah And R Kelly

    Aaliyah And R Kelly

    One of the most infamous cases of a powerful and famous man dating a teenage girl involves convicted sex offender R. Kelly and the late Aaliyah.

    The disgraced R’n’B star, then aged 27, reportedly silenced a 15-year-old Aaliyah and her family through a non-disclosure agreement, following his marriage and subsequent annulment to her.

    Allegations made in Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly” docuseries centered around R. Kelly’s 2022 federal trial where the NDA was brought up in the courtroom as evidence. The One In A Million singer was listed as Jane Doe #1 in the trial.

    “Surviving R. Kelly” included Aaliyah’s story as a victim of R. Kelly, after years of the media and music industry scandalizing her marriage to the criminal.

    As Variety reported, Aaliyah’s debut album in 1994 was titled “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number” and was recorded when she was 14 years old.

    During this recording, R. Kelly was Aaliyah’s mentor. Rumors quickly circulated that there was a relationship between the teen music star and the nearly 30-year-old singer.

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    KB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate that Aaliyah's name will always be linked to him

    Louise B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate it too. She was such an amazing talent. It's a tragedy that just when she was beginning to be recognised and respected, fate took over and she was gone. She deserved so much better.

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    Dawnieangel76
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought he should have been jailed when that happened with Aliyah...along with her parents. They sold her to him, full stop. I was always vocal about it, even before days of social media. I wrote letters to his record label, to newspapers & magazines, but was always ignored.

    xolitaire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That dude should have been castrated

    jjdubs W
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    R Kelly and many underaged women, not just her, sadly.

    ThatBlackNightingale
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't know this but I did some quick research on her (Aaliyah) so here's what I found in case anybody else wants to know: Basically her parents allowed her to marry R. Kelly illegally when she was 15 (they made the license or marriage thing say she was 18) and basically she does in 2000/1 (Age 22) in a plane crash.

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    #10

    Brad Pitt And Juliette Lewis

    Brad Pitt And Juliette Lewis

    Heartthrob Brad Pitt has had a long career in the entertainment industry, with a dating history that is just as lengthy.

    Amongst the numerous A-list celebrities Brad has dated, the actor was involved with actress Juliette Lewis.

    When she was 16 years old, Juliette met a 26-year-old Brad while shooting the tele movie Too Young To Die.

    Subsequently, both actors reportedly fell for each other.

    "We met on a movie and started dating when it was over," Juliette told the Los Angeles Times in 1993. "I already liked him as an actor, plus you gotta respect somebody who’s in the same field as you."

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    Binky Melnik
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “you gotta respect somebody who’s in the same field as you”: Huh? Why? There are jerks in ALL fields; you don’t “gotta respect” ‘em all. (And if you do, you’re a poor judge of character.)

    afia kooma
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You see this kind of wierd logic every time the girls are asked about it. "He scared me, it was fabolous" is another example.. its not rational, they cant rationalise it, but they try.

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    BrokeDog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, and yes, this was terribly wrong of Pitt, but … Juliette has ALWAYS been “way out there “!

    #11

    Melanie Griffith And Don Johnson

    Melanie Griffith And Don Johnson

    While on set for the 1973 movie The Harrad Experiment, 14-year-old Melanie Griffith met 22-year-old Don Johnson.

    Thereafter, the two actors began dating before getting married in 1976. Melanie and Don’s marriage lasted six months.

    Melanie’s mother, The Birds actress Tippi Hedren, reportedly allowed her to move in with Don when she was only 15.

    Melanie told the Hollywood Reporter: “I thought he was the most beautiful person I’d ever seen.” 

    Meanwhile, Don said back in 1975: “I was a little cocky at the time and didn’t talk to her mother for a couple of weeks.”

    He continued: “Melanie and I became friends first, but then she picked me for something more.

    “I was skeptical only because of her age, but she was a lot more woman than most of the girls I had been going out with.”

    Don and Melanie reunited for a second marriage. Actress Dakota Johnson is their second child together.

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    Victoria Broullon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith only have 1 child together. She has another daughter with Antonio Banderas and a son with Steven Bauer

    WonderWoman
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Disgusting. Generational abuse there.

    Peta Hurley-Hill
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I was skeptical only because of her age Yeah 14)!!, But she was a lot more woman than most of the girls I had been going out with.”...Hmm,gross.

    ThatBlackNightingale
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder she decided to move out of her mom's house to live with him, disgusting.

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    #12

    Luc Besson And Maïwenn Le Besco

    Luc Besson And Maïwenn Le Besco

    According to The Washington Post, French filmmaker Luc Besson met the then-child actress Maïwenn Le Besco when she was 12 and he was 29.

    Little did the media realize at that time that Luc and Maïwenn’s encounter inspired the 1994 award-winning movie, Léon.

    In Luc’s movie, a 12-year-old Mathilda sees her family killed, as her neighbor Léon, who is a professional assassin, reluctantly takes her under his wing.

    Luc and Maïwenn have claimed to have started seeing each other romantically when she turned 15. 

    The My King actress went on to give birth to their daughter when she was just 16 and Luc was 33.

    In an interview, Maïwenn said: “When Luc Besson did Léon, the story of a 13-year-old girl in love with an older man, it was very inspired by us since it was written while our story started.

    “But no media made the link.”

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    Binky Melnik
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It sounds as if she’s bragging about their relationship. Yuck. I try not to let this story wreck my enjoyment of “Léon,” but these pigs don’t make it easy. 🤬

    Jessica Bertram
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    none of it was good, and the sexualization Portman experienced as a result of this film is....super awful.

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    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought Leon was a good movie but I was blissfully unaware of the IRL inspiration for it. To me the movie was not so much about an underage love affair. She was infatuated with him but it seemed more like from the angle of - bad people killed her family and the neighbor down the hall was strong enough to stand up to them and save her. And from his side - a tough loner caring about someone. But in the movie the caring seemed more like for a daughter than a lover. Maybe I watched a dumbed down American version or something.

    ThatBlackNightingale
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    16 and pregnant with someone old enough to be her dad.

    sweetrottenpeaches
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me sick to my stomach. 12 and 29... Where is the CPS? Where is the police? I can't compute...

    Adam Garrison
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't he spend 8 years "casting" for The Fifth Element? All his movie productions are just his personal underaged brothel.

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    #13

    Pele Massa And Ted Nugent

    Pele Massa And Ted Nugent

    Former lead guitarist and occasional vocalist for The Amboy Dukes, Ted Nugent, was 30 when he started dating 17-year-old Pele Massa.

    Ted and Pele first met and became lovers in 1978, in Pele’s native Hawaii.

    According to the laws of Hawaii, the age of sexual consent is 16. As a result, the rock star went on to become the legal guardian of Pele, with the permission of her parents.

    In an interview for VH1, Ted said: “I got the stamp of approval of their parents. 

    “Because they figured that Ted Nugent was better than some drug-infested punk in high school.”

    In turn, Pele recalled: “I was underage, and even back in the wild ’70s, it wasn’t a terribly appropriate situation in most people’s eyes and now it would be criminal.“

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    TheAmericanAmerican
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hold up! The loud mouth MAGAtard, Ted Nugent has a thing for young girls? Sooo shocking

    Louise B
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hiding in plain sight. Google the lyrics to his song Jailbait but be prepared to projectile vomit.

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    v
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess he's a conservative favorite for more than his love of guns.

    RedRose
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her eyes look scared in the picture

    LandAhoy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scared, quite possibly yes, and holding him for protection. Of what or who is she looking at in fear? You can tell from this photo that she considers her man a protector and safe zone.

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    Monarch cat lady
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did anyone else notice the line, I got the stamp of approval from THEIR PARENTS not her parents THEIR parents

    Sue
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how much the parents sold these girls for? They gave them legal guardianship?

    weatherwitch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is it with the guardianship thing???

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    #14

    Joel Madden And Hilary Duff

    Joel Madden And Hilary Duff

    Disney Channel sensation Hilary Duff was 16 when she began a relationship with 25-year-old Good Charlotte musician Joel Madden in July 2004.

    It was Hilary’s mother Susan who broke the news of the highly speculated romantic connection in an interview with Seventeen in 2005.

    Subsequently, Joel and Hilary made their public debut as a couple at the 2005 Video Music Awards - two months before Duff's 18th birthday.

    During an appearance on The View soon after, the Lizzie McGuire actress revealed they had met through a mutual friend and were friends for three months becoming a romantic item. 

    Hilary reportedly kept things secret because of the suspicious age difference.

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    tw 72
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good lord, what is it with wanting to date high school girls?

    CA Hyde
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're obsessed with perfect flawless bodies!

    #15

    Jerry Lee Lewis And Myra Gale Brow

    Jerry Lee Lewis And Myra Gale Brow

    Myra Lewis Williams, also known as Myra Gale Brown, was the third wife of late rock and roll icon, Jerry Lee Lewis.

    But more infamously, Myra was “The Killer”’s 13-year-old cousin at the time they got married.

    When Myra was 78, she said in a 2016 interview that she’s been “right here” the whole time — but she apparently no longer had a relationship with her notorious ex-husband after 2015.

    "Rock 'n' roll's first great wild man" reportedly eloped with Myra in December 1957, the result of a romance that developed when he moved into the Memphis home of Myra’s father, JW Brown, who was Jerry’s cousin and bass player, according to Jerry’s obituary in the Los Angeles The Times.

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    AK to LV
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jerry Lee Lewis was 22 yrs old when he married a 13 yr old which is major Ewwww. Did anyone notice that it was his THIRD marriage at 22. He married his 5th or 6th wife when he was around 48 and she was 21.

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    #16

    Brigitte Bardot And Roger Vadim

    Brigitte Bardot And Roger Vadim

    French sex symbol Brigitte Bardot met the French filmmaker Roger Vadim when she was 16 and he was 22.

    It didn’t take long before the couple started a secret relationship, subsequently getting married on December 21, 1952, three months after her 18th birthday.

    Vadim directed Brigitte in And God Created Woman, his directorial debut, in 1956.

    On the set, the actress started an affair with her costar Jean-Louis Trintignant.

    As a result, Brigitte and Vadim amicably divorced in April 1957.

    "I knew what was happening and rather expected it," Vadim later said, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

    He continued: "I would always prefer to have that kind of wife, knowing she is unfaithful to me rather than possess a woman who just loved me and no one else … I wanted a woman with spirit, with joie de vivre … a woman with a sense of adventure and sexual curiosity."

    Vadim eventually married Jane Fonda, with whom he welcomed daughter Vanessa Vadim.

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    jjdubs W
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one still isn't great but not as terrible as many of the rest.

    Addi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are we calling a 16 year old child a sex symbol?

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    #17

    Dane Cook And Kelsi Taylor

    Dane Cook And Kelsi Taylor

    Good Luck Chuck actor Dane Cook, 51, married fitness instructor Kelsi Taylor, 24, last month at a private estate in O'ahu, Hawaii.

    Dane had been dating Kelsi for five years prior to tying the knot, prompting questions regarding their significant age gap.

    The pair started dating when Kelsi was 18 and the comedian was 45, despite reports publishing divided accounts on the couple’s actual ages at the beginning of their relationship.

    Speaking during an Instagram Live Q&A in August 2019, Dane said: "We met at a game night I host at my place.

    "We were friends for a while and soon after fell in like with each [other] and then upgraded to love."

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    TheAmericanAmerican
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something seriously wrong with any grown man who needs to "pursue" teenage girls.

    David
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, at least this one is legal. still a big age gap

    Captain McSmoot
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good lord! What happened to his face?!?!

    Chad
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    18+ is an adult folks. 24 moreso. Why is this here?

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    #18

    Chad Michael Murray And Kenzie Dalton

    Chad Michael Murray And Kenzie Dalton

    Following his divorce from his One Tree Hill co-star Sophia Bush, Chad Michael Murray became engaged to Kenzie Dalton, then aged 19, while he was 26.

    Other reports revealed that Chad proposed to the Red-Handed actress in 2006 when she was just 18, months before his divorce from Sophia was finalized.

    “She’s a little stunner,” Chad said to Us Weekly in a 2012 interview.

    He added: “She is a sweetheart. She is my best friend and we have been together a long time."

    After seven years of engagement, Chad and Kenzie split.

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    VioletHunter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    19 and 26 is nothing to write home about it.

    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just barely on the wrong side of the creep equation, 26/2 + 7 = 20, but compared to the others on this list this is downright healthy

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    BrokeDog
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least she was actually legal …

    Chad
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, she's over 18, and an adult. Move on.

    Esteban Sanabria
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    by watching Hollywood movies you are basically financing, minors explotation and the worst kind there is

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