Billie Eilish’s Dating Life: Why Did Billie Eilish Breakup With Jesse Rutherford?
Billie Eilish’s breakup with boyfriend Jesse Rutherford caused waves in the industry. The pair were a controversial couple from the get-go. There were many things weird and unusual about the relationship. For one, their ten-year age gap. Then, the extreme difference between the level of stardom the two had.
Eilish is one of the most successful musicians in the world, while Rutherford is still a medium-tier star. For all these reasons, their breakup was unsurprising. The two seem to have parted on amicable terms. It remains to be seen what paths the two take in their personal and professional lives going forward.
Why Did Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford Break Up?
Billie Eilish cemented her career in the music industry at a young age, by becoming one of the most unique performers in America. Her powerhouse vocals have earned her several critically acclaimed awards. The singer was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 18, 2001.
Her mother, Maggie Baird, and father, Patrick OConnell, are also musicians who help Eilish during her music tours. She started her singing career by collaborating with her brother Finneas in 2015 as a 13-year-old. She released her official track Ocean Eyes in the same year and put it on the sound cloud, which received a positive response.
Billie Eilish has been constantly in the limelight these days. Recently, TMZ confirmed that the singer; has called it quits with her boyfriend Jesse Rutherford after a short-lived romance. While their split was amicable, many speculated infidelity on Rutherford’s part. However, to shut down the rumors, a rep of Eilish told the outlet,
“We can confirm Billie and Jesse did split amicably and remain good friends. All cheating rumors are false. Both are currently single.”
The singer, who is in the news because of her breakup, met her former flame, Jesse Rutherford, in October 2022. Their romance rumors first sparked in the same year as they were seen having a dinner date in the vegan restaurant Crossroads Kitchen in West Hollywood. Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford kept their relationship under wraps. In her previous interview, the Bad Guy hitmaker spoke about her relationship with Rutherford. She said,
“It’s really cool, and I’m really excited, and I’m really happy about it. I managed to get my way to a point in my life where I not only was known; by a person that I thought was the hottest f–king f–ker alive but pulled his a*s. Are you kidding me?”
In early November 2022, Eilish and Rutherford went public by making their red carpet debut at the 11th Annual LACMA Art + Film Gala and wore matching Gucci ensembles to the event. They were last seen hanging out together at the Coachella Music Festival in April, and their reps confirmed the news of their split on May 16, 2023. Despite the breakup, the former couple looks to be doing well and has no ill feelings toward each other.
A Brief Note on Billie Eilish’s Career
By any measures, Billie Eilish is an exceptional singer and songwriter. The singer became the musical force of nature with her hit single Bad Guy, which peaked as the first number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2019 Eilish gained widespread attention as she managed to sing the theme song No Time to Die for the James Bond film. The song reportedly topped the UK Singles Chart and received critical acclaim by winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2022.
Source: TMZ
