Aaron Taylor Johnson: The Cult of Hollywood Grooming

Their entire relationship is definitely disturbing, especially since Sam first met Aaron when he was about 13, and was old enough to be his mother. If the genders were reversed, there would definitely be jail time involved.

I find it so disturbing how the majority of the people who call out how problematic this relationship is are women. So many men complain that they have issues too and nobody cares when women's issues are addressed, but a lot of them don't even see an issue with relationships like this, their only problem with it is that an older woman is less attractive to them and they don't understand how a young man would be into her. It's another example of how gender stereotypes and patriarchal ideas are hurtful to men, because women are seen as more nurturing and men are seen as strong and people can't fathom that a MAN would "let himself" be mistreated/groomed/abused by a woman.

What you said about Millie and the public attention around her becoming an adult reminded me of when I was a kid, I remember there was a website that was just a countdown clock of when the Olsen twins turned 18. So incredibly creepy. It was a big thing for the creeps.

I really hope Aaron has a very, very good therapist he sees regularly and trusts.

“But like we have children and he was mature for his age and I don’t think he’ll ever divorce me…”sounds like what abusers say

A person can be groomed at any age, it’s just “easier” to groom a kid unfortunately. Not only that, but it’s important to remember there are several different types of grooming. This relationship is definitely creepy. He was definitely groomed by his boss, now wife. I read that she knew his family, therefore knew him as a child. I read that in an article quite a while ago, I’m not sure if that’s verified or not though.

The fact she’s a director and he was actor also goes under grooming bf that’s another power dynamic

I was 17 when I had a 21-year-old boyfriend, and it seemed okay at that time because it was just a 4-year gap, but it was NOT okay because he manipulated me so much😤 had I been 25 and him 29 for example the entire thing would not have happened because I would have seen through him, he knew exactly what he was doing 😤

he’s 33 and her oldest daughter is 27 wtf

I am actually doing a paper on relationships between older women and younger men, so thank you for this, this literally came at such a perfect time.

Honestly age gaps get less weird as the two people get older. like any 18 year old should probably never date anyone older than 21-22 maximum😭 i’m 20 almost 21 and even I would feel weird dating someone 18-19 lol but it’s not about the age gap itself, it’s about the stages of life. like 18 and 22 seems weird but it’s not the gap size it’s the life stages—there’s a huge difference between 18 year old dating a 22 year old vs a 22 year old dating a 26 year old. the latter is far more understandable even tho the gap is the same same thing goes for the difference between 21 year old dating a 31 year old vs a 31 year old dating a 41 year old. the gap is the same size, but the dynamic is completely different lol

watching pll again after binging ur videos and i cant unsee the grooming and age gaps between minors and adults😵‍💫

I am genuinely irked by their relationship, especially because they also became parents soo damn early 😬 Definitely some predatory behaviour there. Still, I dislike the "granny can't handle, he's so gorgeous" comments, cause that reeks a bit like lookism and putting men on a pedestal to me. Like, please criticize her for being a predator but surely you can keep her (and his) looks out of it?

i notice he looks more happy and comfortable when he do interview without his wife , he could be himself ..

FINALLY MORE PEOPLE ARE COVERING THIS!! XD I Thought it was creepy when it was happening and the fact everyone constantly brings up Leonardo Dicaprio BUT NEVER TALKS ABOUT SAM TAYLOR JOHNSON IS WILD TO ME!!! or when the topic of people like Dan Schneider come up...people like Sam Taylor Johnson are never brought up at the same time

I'm 35 and dating even a 20 year old is unfathomable to me. Nono. It's different when both are matured, like a 40 year old and a 55 year old, or 30 year old and 47 year old. Everyone are matured adults who have a certain amount of life experience, thus less of an imbalance.

I am turning 40 in a few months, and this is super creepy. An 18 year old still feels like a child to me- a child that can vote, but still. Definitely grooming.

Fucking finally, let’s also mention Harry Styles and Caroline Falack

Puke puke puke. I'm 42 and the thought of even just a physical relationship with someone that young wigs me the eff out. What could they possibly have in common?

People are so wrong about that "old soul" stuff. The brain keeps maturing until 27 years of age no matter the life experience