Tobey Maguire's ex-wife, Jennifer Meyer, defended him against backlash stemming from the age gap with his alleged ex-fling, Lily Chee.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleTobey Maguire, who is popularly known for playing 'Spiderman' in movies has found himself at the centre of romance rumours once again. The 51-year-old reportedly appeared intimate with rapper, Ice Spice at Michael Rubin's annual White Party in the Hamptons. They were reportedly caught kissing on the balcony by paps. Ice Spice, 26, is almost half his age, which raised eyebrows. Notably, this is not the first time the actor has sparked dating rumours with much younger individuals; he was previously linked to Lily Chee, 29 years his junior, and his ex-wife, Jennifer Meyer had reacted to the same.
Tobey Maguire sparked dating rumours with model and influencer, Lily Chee in July 2024 at Michael Rubin's star-studded annual Fourth of July White Party in Hampton. Notably, it is the same place where he was seen kissing Ice Spice two years later. During Tobey and Lily's link-up, the Spider-Man actor was 49, and she was 20, sparking significant social media backlash over their 29-year age gap. Reports at that time suggested that they were not dating but were casually seeing each other.
An insider claimed that Tobey and Lily were introduced by businessman, Richie Akiva and a few of their mutual friends. The duo seemed to like each other's company and have kept in touch ever since. The source further alleged that Tobey and Lily's meetup at billionaire, Michael Rubin's party was not a coincidence but a pre-planned reunion. They reportedly decided to use the opportunity to hang out together amid their busy schedules. The insider's exact words were:
"Tobey knew Lily and her girlfriends were invited to the party and they planned to hangout and meet up. He was introduced to her through Richie Akiva and mutual friends."
Some of Tobey Maguire's fans were happy for the actor, believing he had found love once again after his 2021 split from designer and model Tatiana Dieteman. While others slammed him for his almost three decades age gap with Lily Chee. What makes it even more bizarre is that she is just three years older than his daughter. Amid backlash against him, his ex-wife, Jennifer Meyer rallied in his support. She stated that she doesn't usually get into social media frenzy or respond to unfounded online speculations. However, that time, Jennifer found it necessary to speak up for her ex-husband.
Jennifer Meyer clarified that Tobey was helping out his "friend", Lily to her car when paps spotted them and cooked up a fake romance story about them. Jennifer hit back at the criticism directed at him over his link-up with someone he wasn't even allegedly romantically involved with. She called out the "rude comments" aimed at the actor and sarcastically stated that if spreading hate against someone makes one feel better, then it's good for them. She even ended with another 'kill them with kindness' jab, saying she wished the haters nothing but positivity. Jennifer's exact words were:
"I don't usually respond to such nonsense, but he was kindly helping a friend to her car, being a good guy. And now he has blasted online for dating someone he is not. But thank you for your rude comment. I hope it made you feel better today. Wishing you love and light."
Jennifer and Tobey announced their split in October 2016, and four years later, she officially filed for a divorce in 2020. At that time, a source told PEOPLE that the couple had been living separately for a while. The insider mentioned that Jennifer and Tobey had completely different interests and couldn't reconnect after they'd taken some time apart. The source said:
"He's extremely private and prefers to stay home, and she's very social and has tons of girlfriends. They haven't been happy together for a long time. But they are great parents, and they love their children."
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