Here are some photos of Lily-Rose Depp and her boyfriend out and about in LA on Wednesday. There’s been some quiet controversy about Lily-Rose’s relationship with Ash Stymest. Quiet because… at this point, only a few tabloids and blogs are talking about it, but as of yet, People Magazine hasn’t chimed in and it hasn’t become a “thing.” Lily-Rose is only 16 years old. Ash is 24 years old, divorced and a father to a 3-year-old daughter named Summer. Allegedly, Johnny Depp is not happy about their relationship, but Vanessa Paradis has seemingly signed off on it, and Ash regularly travels with Vanessa and Lily-Rose.
I go back and forth on this… when I was Lily-Rose’s age, I didn’t have a 24-year-old boyfriend, but I did hang out with an older crowd. I think back on that time and I wonder, “why was a 22-year-old dude hanging out with a 15-year-old girl?” It’s not like the 22-year-old dude mistreated me in any way, but it is odd to think about it now that I’m so much older. I would assume that Lily-Rose has had a similar exposure, that her friends were always older, that most of the “boys” she’s known have always been older, that her dating pool was always off-kilter from the start. And to give Vanessa the benefit of the doubt, maybe she thinks Lily-Rose will move out of this phase faster if she (Vanessa) accepts Ash and treats her daughter’s relationship like it’s no big deal. That being said, it’s clear from Lily-Rose’s interviews that this kid needs a PARENT not a friend.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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