Jesse Rutherford

The age gap betwen the two musicians has 'creeped out' some fans - but are they really dating?

“A lot of people are cringing at the fact that Jesse knew Billie when she was underage, only to seemingly hook up with her in adulthood,” says TMZ. They appeared to be hand in hand. [resurrected by TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/15/billie-eilish-sparks-dating-rumors-jesse-rutherford-hold-hands/), and the photos in question were originally taken on Eilish’s 16th birthday, when Rutherford was 26 years old - [TMZ claims](https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/15/billie-eilish-sparks-dating-rumors-jesse-rutherford-hold-hands/) Eilish was actually 15 in the pictures. [Eilish performs](https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/music/glastonbury-headliners-2022-stars-headlining-line-up-festival-kendrick-lamar-billie-eilish-3739945) with [all the confidence and skill of someone much more advanced in years](https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/music/billie-eilish-glastonbury-2022-time-festival-performing-tonight-3744846), it’s sometimes easy to forget that the pop superstar is just 20 years old. Eilish (left) in 2019 and Rutherford in 2018, with the fan video in question shown in the centre (Photos: Getty Images/@ghoulishjen/TikTok) But are the pair in a relationship, and why has there been fan backlash to the news that they are potentially dating?