Last week People magazine did this announcement about how Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and his girlfriend had broken up. It was one of those "slow news day" type announcements, in that it came up in the middle of the week and was only the headline on the site for a few hours, because really, who cares, right? It's been many years since you were interested in Anthony Kiedis' love life.
But-- here's the part I thought was funny. I'm sure you know that Anthony Kiedis is like, 45 years old. And his girlfriend is 22, and she used to be a model, and they've been going out since she was 18 or so (and I know this because I'm a Chili Peppers fan, and I happen to know that the song "She's Only 18" from the Stadium Arcadium album was about her).
Anyhoo, they had a baby together last year-- a baby named Everly Bear. And the only reason that I'm mentioning that is so you can put the statement from his former-model girlfriend about the breakup in its proper context:
'Anthony is a great dad and I will love him forever for giving me the gift of life," Christie tells PEOPLE. "I really hope he finds what he's looking for."
This statement made me laugh a little, because doesn't it totally sound like Anthony Kiedis is HER dad? It's even funnier because he IS totally old enough to be her father, and because she looks a little like him (at least in the "Uplift Mofo Party Plan" phase of his career), but also because she's obviously upset enough to issue a statement, but not really literate enough to communicate what she's actually thinking about, because remember, she's 22.
I know, it's mean. Breakups are hard. But, she thanks him for giving her the gift of life, people.
