Jennifer Lopez got labeled fast, even though she said age was not the point
Jennifer Lopez was married to Marc Anthony for seven years before they divorced in 2011. She then went on to date Casper Smart (18 years younger than Jennifer) and briefly dated Drake (17 years younger). She then married her old flame Ben Affleck (3 years younger), but they got divorced in 2025. Tabloids were quick to notice that Jennifer seemed to be into younger men, but Jennifer pushed back, saying it’s about a person, not their age at all. As of 2026, Jennifer has been happily single and not really looking to date at the moment.
Sam Taylor-Johnson is the example people still discuss in all caps
This famous couple has a 23-year age gap, but that’s not even what shocks the public the most. It’s that Sam Taylor-Johnson left her marriage of 11 years in 2008 and met Aaron around the same time on the set of a film when he was only 18. They got engaged in 2009. Welcomed two daughters in 2010 and 2012, and got married later in 2012. The public and the tabloids often get into long passionate discourses over this relationship, and it’s not hard to guess why. But they’ve been happily together this whole time.
Julianne Moore quietly did this before it became tabloid bait
Julianne Moore isn’t often mentioned in the list of people who left their marriage for a younger lover, but that’s probably because there was no drama involved and her personal life seems to be very calm for Hollywood standards. She divorced John Gould Rubin in 1995 and later on married Bart Freundlich in 2003. Yes, Bart is 11 years younger than her, but they’ve been together for over two decades now and are still going strong.