Actress Megan Fox didn't mince words when responding to the judgmental comments of the age gap between her and her beau, rapper Machine Gun Kelly.
Fox slammed the "patriarchy" after finally being tired of dealing with the double standard criticism and told critics to, "Go f'k yourself."
Megan Fox Slams 'Patriarchy' and 'Ridiculous' Comments About 4-Year Age Gap with Machine Gun Kellypic.twitter.com/Bwonxtjhxx— People (@People) 1625768100
Fox, who is 35, initially met Kelly, 31, in May 2020 on the set of their forthcoming movie, Midnight in the Switchgrass, and made their relationship official on Instagram the following month after her appearance in his "Bloody Valentine" music video.
In an interview with InStyle Magazine, Fox said:
"You want to talk about patriarchy? The fact that he's four years younger than me, and people want to act like I'm dating a younger man."
"He's 31, and I'm 35. Granted, he's lived like he's 19 his whole life, but he isn't 19."
Megan Fox is reminding us all that she's done caring what anyone else thinks about her or her relationship\u2014and TBH, she's not wrong. https://bddy.me/3qRmaXc— STYLECASTER (@STYLECASTER) 1625698808
At their age this is a non-gap.— Betty Quinn (@Betty Quinn) 1625688619
She went on to mention how, in her opinion, the situation would be different if it involved a male celebrity.
"No one would blink twice if George Clooney was dating someone four years younger."
If men do it ALL the time, and they are both of age and in consent then it shouldn\u2019t be a problem when a woman does it \u2026.— Yeney (@Yeney) 1625695929
She continued:
"Four years? Go f*ck yourself. We would have been in high school together. That's so ridiculous that women are treated that way."
Go off girl— Kim Kim (@Kim Kim) 1625772123
yes megan just yes— Support 4 Avril (@Support 4 Avril) 1625768312
People also rolled their eyes at the age gap criticism.
4 yrs is not that different.Nothing to be concerned about. \nNow if it was 20-30 or 40 yrs that is a wide age gap— dangerpronedaphne (@dangerpronedaphne) 1625687345
Agreed. And even if it\u2019s a wide gap, who cares.— ButterMilkHoney (@ButterMilkHoney) 1625687395
I'm so confused.. Google has her at 35 and him at 31.. What am I missing?pic.twitter.com/DXFyNJNdia— \ud83d\udc51 David - \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 (@\ud83d\udc51 David - \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7) 1625717000
Oh, 4 years, call the cops, two grown people are in love and happy— Online Divorcer (@Online Divorcer) 1625821978
4 years?? That\u2019s most relationships— Stephanie (@Stephanie) 1625769178
Whenever she is out and about, the working mother said she is typically asked where her kids are at – a sexist question her ex-husband, actor Brian Austin Green, is never asked.
She and Green – from whom she filed for divorce last year – have joint custody of their three sons, Noah Shannon Green (8½-years-old), Bodhi Ransom Green (7-years-old) and Journey River Green (4½-years-old).
"You don't expect a dad to be with the kids all the time, but I'm supposed to not be seen and be at home with my kids," she said in the interview.
"They have another parent. I have to leave and sometimes I don't want them photographed and they don't come with me. This whole year I've been very surprised by how archaic some of the mindsets still are in some people."
Kelly also appeared for the interview, and when questioned about what Fox was like as his significant other, he said:
"She's like the earth. When it's summer, it's the hottest summer. When it's winter, it's the most amazing chill. In the fall and spring, it's a beautiful transition."
