Nepo Baby of the Week: ‘Kylée’ Is Our Next Delightfully Strange Power Couple

This past week, I discovered the extent to which the internet has developed a parasocial relationship with one Timothée Chalamet, following somewhat surprising rumors that he’s dating notorious nepo baby and Flat Tummy Tea promoter Kylie Jenner.

After several Deuxmoi tips and a photo of Jenner’s SUV parked at the Dune star’s home, sources (*coughs* Kris Jenner) finally confirmed their “casual romance” to Entertainment Tonight. And my Twitter feed has been throwing a collective tantrum ever since.

As someone who gawks at celebrities for a living, I have to admit that I’m a bit shocked by the overwhelmingly negative response to this pairing. The past two years in celebrity dating news have primed the internet for total chaos, from Bennifer 2.0 to Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde. Even if we weren’t outrightly stanning these pairings, we appreciated the humor and wackiness they brought to the news cycle.

Read more at The Daily Beast.