Sophia Michaels
On May 17, Page Six broke the news that Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford had ended their relationship. “We can confirm Billie and Jesse did split amicably and remain good friends,” a source told the outlet. And amid speculation that the breakup stemmed from cheating, Eilish’s rep sent a statement to People, debunking the rumor. “Both are currently single,” the rep added.
But while there might be no truth to the cheating rumors, fans who previously disapproved of Eilish and Rutherford’s romance couldn’t be any more excited about the pair’s breakup. “Jesse and billie eilish broke up!!!!! she’s freed,” one fan wrote. “Thank god for that she deserves so much better,” a second fan tweeted. A third fan wrote on Twitter: “Good! When she gets older she will realize how weird it was that he even pursued her.”
After going public with their relationship, Eilish and Rutherford faced backlash over their wide age gap. With the “Ocean Eyes” singer being 21 and Rutherford being 31, the pair had a whooping 10-year age difference — something that apparently made some of their fans uncomfortable. “Why is everyone so hyped about Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford? It literally makes my skin crawl. That is not a good age gap guys,” a concerned Twitter user wrote back in October 2022.
