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Saturday, May 18
The Indiana Daily Student

Ashley Olsen-Armstrong?

What would happen if you went out with a 6-year-old? \nFive to 10 years in prison.\nA 15-year age gap between a couple just seems absurd … unless you’re in Hollywood. The continuing trend with the stars seems to be dating young.\nBut it’s not a completely new idea. A few pioneers have paved a path for the new souls trying to rejuvenate their inner child by dating 15 years younger. Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have tied the knot with a 15-year age gap. Katie Holmes and Tom “I have a Thetan Level of OT9” Cruise did it with a 17-year age gap. Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton’s 20-year age gap ended in divorce, but Catherine-Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas are still going strong despite their 25-year age gap.\nMarriage can work despite the monstrous gap. But the new rumors flying around about Ashley Olsen and Lance Armstrong dating, despite their 15-year age gap, is just over the top.\nLet me pray this is just a rumor, because I’d like to believe Lance is smarter than that.\nDidn’t Lance ride his rollers watching “Full House” episodes when the Olsen twins were babies? Didn’t he watch them grow up during their detective movies that led them to short, unfulfilling acting careers? Didn’t he do all of this as an adult?\nDoes that not creep him out? Not even a little?\nWe all grew up with the Olsen twins, and I can promise you that if any heterosexual male at IU tells you that he didn’t dream of dating one of the twins (if not both) in his lifetime, then he is lying. \nBut we grew up with them. We were young when they were young. We weren’t in our 20s when we watched the premiere of “Full House.” I can’t even remember the premiere, because I was a baby. \nTo further illustrate why I can’t believe the rumors, let’s compare the two.\nAshley grew up on “Full House,” did all the Olsen twin movies with her sister, had a role in “Factory Girl,” took control of the production company Dualstar with her sister when they both turned 18 and now does absolutely nothing productive with her time. She has also been linked to a drug scandal and was criticized for dating Scott Sartiano because of the 9-year age difference.\nOn the other hand, Lance won the Tour de France seven consecutive times, battled brain, lung and testicular cancer, made the greatest cameo ever in “Dodgeball” and founded one of the most storied philanthropic organizations, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which is famous for its Livestrong bracelets. The foundation has raised more than $60 million for cancer research.\nDo opposites really attract? Does this relationship really have potential?\nAdd the two very different personalities and lifestyles to the age gap and you get an extremely random Hollywood couple. \nMaybe it will work. Maybe they will be happy together for years and years. Or maybe it is just a rumor to grab headlines.\nEither way, let’s look on the bright side. At least it’s legal.

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