THE FAMILY of Thandiwe Newton’s new toyboy lover Lonr was blindsided by their affair and think she seems “crazy as hell”. The Brit actress, 49, and the 25-year-old American rapper - real name Elijah Dias - were pictured snogging in Malibu last week amid claims she has split from hubby Ol Parker.
It came after she was forced to deny she had been fired from movie Magic Mike 3 over an argument with co-star Channing Tatum regarding Will Smith’s Oscars slap.
Elijah is just four years older than Thandiwe and Ol’s eldest child, 21-year-old daughter Ripley. Speaking exclusively to The Sun on Sunday from his New York home, Elijah’s step-dad Jimmy Varner, 58, said his family found out about their romance through the media.
Jimmy boasted that LA-based Elijah “knows what to do with an older woman” but doesn’t believe he will ever settle down with the Line of Duty actress.
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