{"id":4333,"date":"2026-07-12T08:36:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4333"},"modified":"2026-07-12T08:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:36:35","slug":"internet-reacts-to-54-year-old-luke-wilson-having-baby-with-24-year-old-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4333","title":{"rendered":"Internet reacts to 54-year-old Luke Wilson having baby with 24-year-old girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Luke Wilson has welcomed his first child, with his girlfriend Kendall Yates, who is 30 years the actor\u2019s junior, an eyebrow-raising fact that\u2019s generated many a headline, as well as comparisons to Bill Belichick\u2019s own 48-year age gap with his girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4331\">Dear Abby: They say my request as a grieving daughter is appalling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLegally Blonde\u201d actor, 54, and 24-year-old Yates are parents to a newborn daughter, People reports.<\/p>\n<p>The couple reportedly brought their little girl to a press event this week for Netflix\u2019s \u201cThe Hawk,\u201d introducing her to Wilson\u2019s castmates.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear exactly when Wilson and Yates got together, though People reports their romance has spanned \u201ca few years\u201d and largely been under the radar.<\/p>\n<p>They debuted their relationship at the 2024 premiere of \u201cHorizon: An American Saga,\u201d according to Us Weekly. Per E! News, they\u2019ve been together since at least 2023.<\/p>\n<p>While May-December relationships are a dime a dozen in Hollywood, that of Wilson and Yates has resonated differently for many online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCR thinks Luke Wilson could\u2019ve been Harrison Ford? Kinda problematic if you ask me,\u201d tweeted former Ringer producer Bobby Wagner, in a nod to the sports and pop culture site\u2019s recurring category on the hit \u201cRewatchables\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4330\">Real Housewives\u2019 star apologizes for son\u2019s role in California brushfire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompeting with Luke Wilson and Bill Belichick for girls,\u201d one observer tweeted, in reference to the former New England Patriots coach, 74, whose girlfriend Jordon Hudson is 25.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe year Kendall was born, Luke Wilson was in \u2018Legally Blonde,\u2019\u201d tweeted another onlooker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh girl you\u2019re too pretty and full of life to be dating geriatrics,\u201d cautioned one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Hawk\u201d is a reunion for Wilson and Will Ferrell, who previously co-starred in 2003\u2019s \u201cOld School,\u201d with the former making subsequent cameos in Ferrell-starring vehicles like \u201cAnchorman\u201d and \u201cBlades of Glory,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson\u2019s younger brother Owen has also acted with Ferrell on multiple occasions, most notably in \u201cZoolander\u201d and \u201cWedding Crashers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4328\">US Sen. 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