Last week, the British tabloids claimed that Henry Cavill had dumped his teenage girlfriend after roughly eight months together or so. Henry began dating Tara King, a 19-year-old college freshman, in the fall of 2015. Soon after they started up, Tara began ditching class to follow Henry around to premieres, parties and promotional events. It seemed like love. Uncomfortable, eye-rolly love that involved Henry telling the world about how Tara “protected” him when he was feeling sad and vulnerable. A few days after The Sun broke the news of Tara and Henry’s split, Us Weekly followed up with a confirmation of their own. Us Weekly’s “multiple sources” claimed, again, that Henry did the dumping:
“She was in too deep and he didn’t want anything too serious. He has a lot going on right now. They’ll remain good friends, but it just wasn’t meant to be. No fight, just not meant to be.”
“She was in too deep” pisses me off. SHE IS 19!!! Of course she was in too deep. Of course she fell hard for the movie star who bought her clothes and promise rings and introduced to her to important people. As I said in the first story, this makes me feel sorry for her. She’s too young to deal with this 30-something dude’s complicated bulls—t.
But! There’s a wrinkle in the breakup stories. Last week, Henry and Tara participated in the Durell Wildlife Challenge race, a 13-km race for charity (see photos below). A source told the Daily Mail: “They definitely looked like a couple and seemed very comfortable with each other. Her dad was there too and they were chatting very happily with Henry Cavill’s family before Henry and Tara and the actor’s dog get into the car together and drive off.” So what do you think? Did he dump her because she was in too deep or did he merely cool things off slightly, but he’s playing with her head and they’re still “hanging out” sometimes?
Henry Cavill and Tara King spotted 'acting like a couple' at Durell Wildlife Challenge race https://t.co/BaBsJ6Abea pic.twitter.com/QLsduvLjgO
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) May 19, 2016
Photos courtesy of Getty, Fame/Flynet.
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