Leonardo DiCaprio's ex-girlfriend opens up about past relationship as actor's love life is under scrutiny

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Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend of four years, actress Camila Morrone, broke up, the internet has been flooded with memes about the actor's love life.

He has notoriously dated plenty of young models, and netizens have often made note of the fact that he appears to have not dated anyone, at least not publicly, above the age of twenty-five.MORE: Leonardo DiCaprio shares rare social media post in support of UkraineCamila turned twenty-five on 16 June, right around when rumors of a break-up began to swirl, and now, as his relationships are under more scrutiny than ever, one of his former girlfriends is speaking out about it.Writing an essay for People about her relationship with the star, Kristen Zang spoke against what she believes are "ageist" headlines and comments. "I'm a very private person, much like my ex-boyfriend," stated the former model and actress. "But this past week, for the first time, I have felt compelled to share a few things."WATCH: Leo stars in Don't Look UpMORE: Leonardo DiCaprio makes surprise appearance in heartfelt new photosKristen and Leo met when they were both twenty-one, and dated from 1995 to 1999, and she said: "It was a different time back then.

We could go places and not be followed by the paparazzi," also recalling that: "We were nerds. Good looking nerds with glamorous jobs, but still nerds."Then she confessed: "We also had some hard times like all couples do, and broke up for a bit in 1997 and then got back together."She even cheekily joked about the ironic timing of their break-up, writing: "Then, about 4 months after my 25th birthday (ha, I know what you're thinking) it was over for good," however, she revealed: "It was a choice I made.