- Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has sparked criticism after describing his wife’s younger age as an advantage when they began dating.
- The 59-year-old musician met Chloé Mendel in 2012 when she was 19 and he was 44, stating that women of his own generation were broken by past relationships.
- Speaking on The New York Times’ Popcast podcast, Corgan claimed his wife’s youth meant she had not been “wounded” and was open to love.
- Critics online branded his comments sexist and patronising, accusing the singer of infantilising women and being out of touch.
- The couple got engaged in 2022 after ten years together, have three children, and have previously defended their relationship as an equal partnership.
IN FULL
