5 Hollywood Age Gaps That Would Get A Man Canceled In 2025

Roman Polanski & Nastassja Kinski – 26 Years

Director Roman Polanski was 43 when he began a relationship with 17‑year‑old Nastassja Kinski, a vulnerable actress he cast in his film Tess. Polanski later fled the United States after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a 13‑year‑old, making this pairing feel less like romance and more like a pattern. Today, a man nearly three decades older than a teenager would be universally condemned, not celebrated.