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“Same Women Praised Demi Moore for Dating Ashton Kutcher”: Leonardo Dicaprio’s Alleged Romance With Teen Model Defended by UFC Vet

Published 02/08/2023, 1:31 AM EST

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Former UFC star Jake Shields has earned a reputation for his hot takes on contemporary issues. The 44-year-old does not shy away from speaking his mind and holding his ground. Recently, Shields chimed in on the Sam Smith Grammys controversy along with the likes of Elon Musk. Now the former Strikeforce champion has given his thoughts on another recent Hollywood controversy.

Veteran actor and Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio has been on the receiving end of criticism for his dating choices. Over the years, netizens have trolled the 48-year-old actor for dating women much younger than him. They have also made many popular memes of the same. However, the news of his most recent romantic endeavor sparked some serious outrage.

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A recent report by ‘DailyMail’, stated that the ‘Titanic’ star was dating 19-year-old Israeli model Eden Polani. The gossip stemmed from a photo of the pair sitting together. Twitter did not take kindly to the news and heavily slammed DiCaprio. The massive age gap between the two shocked many fans.

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Some of the common Twitter reactions included pointing out how Polani was younger than the movie ‘Titanic.’ Another criticism was a joke about how Polani was so young that COVID interrupted her high school education.

Amid the raging harsh criticisms against DiCaprio, Shields took a different stand and pointed fingers at some of the people criticizing DiCaprio.

Jake Shields chimes in on Leonardo DiCaprio controversy

Shields had an altogether different take on the subject. He questioned the motives of those that were criticizing DiCaprio for dating younger women. According to the former Elite XC welterweight champion, these are the people who are upset that the actor would not romantically engage them.

He wrote, “The only people upset at Leonardo DiCaprio for sleeping with young beautiful models are women that he wouldn’t sleep with.” Furthermore, he also accused them of having double standards.

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Shields called out the DiCaprio critics’ hypocrisy by pointing out how they don’t mind older women dating younger men. As an example, he recalled Hollywood actress Demi Moore dating fellow actor Ashton Kutcher.

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Shields has always been vocal about things that blow up on the internet and never hesitated from sharing his opinions.

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What are your thoughts on the actor’s most recent controversy? And what do you make of Shields’ comments? Give us your thoughts in the comments below.

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Yeswanth Praveen

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Yeswanth Praveen is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. His interests mainly lie in the realm of MMA, bodybuilding, and the fitness industry. He finished his Master's in English literature from EFLU, Hyderabad.
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