Billie Eilish whipped fans into a frenzy in 2022 when photos surfaced of her locking lips with Jesse Rutherford, singer of The Neighbourhood, outside of a restaurant in Los Angeles. While rumors of celebrity romance will always get the masses talking, there was something else about their apparent relationship that really got people chatting: the 11-year age gap between them.
At the time, Eilish was 20 years old, while Rutherford was 31. Additional photos of them in public together spread across the internet, further fueling speculation until Eilish made their relationship Instagram-official on November 1, 2022, in a carousel that included a picture of her and Rutherford in their Halloween costumes. That photo, of course, sparked plenty of controversy, as it featured Eilish in a baby costume and Rutherford made up to look like an old man, supposedly poking fun at their age difference. While many people voiced their concern about the young adult singer dating a considerably older man, Eilish’s brother, Finneas O’Connell, made it clear that their relationship didn’t bother him. He went to a TikTok video criticizing him and responded with, “I want my sister to be happy and safe and she is a 21-year-old adult perfectly entitled to make her own life decisions.”
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However, Eilish and Rutherford broke up after less than a year of dating, as Eilish’s representative told Page Six in a statement, “We can confirm Billie and Jesse did split amicably and remain good friends.”
