Russell Crowe has responded to criticism over the age gap between him and his girlfriend.
This comes amid reported rumours that the actor's girlfriend, Britney Theriot, was 30 years younger than him. The couple have been dating for five years.
“I have clarified this on many occasions, but some people prefer the fiction,” he wrote on X/Twitter. “It is so ungentlemanly to do this. However, my lovely Britney is 42 years of age. I am 61".
On their ages, Crowe added in a separate post: “An 18-year age difference isn’t that scandalous in my opinion, and it’s nobody’s business what other people’s lives are. If two people love each other, age doesn’t matter!".
The couple had even sparked engagement rumours after attending Wimbledon earlier this year, where Theriot was shown wearing a diamond on her ring finger.
But Crowe was quick to quash these rumours, saying: “All these reports coming out that Britney and I are engaged and I’m going to get married again? No. My life is joyous and happy, why ruin that with a wedding?".
The Gladiator star who was previously married to Danielle Spencer from 2003 to 2018, also added: “‘I’m not gonna get married again. Doing it once is cool, but I don’t want to get married again".
“We respect each other and wake up with a smile, and we are very happy", he said of his relationship with Theirot.
