Oscar’23: Austin Butler explains Kaia Gerber’s absence

• On Sunday, March 12, 2023, Austin Butler attended the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
• Austin Butler attended the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles without his girlfriend Kaia Gerber.
• He informed the 35-year-old model, who was co-hosting the ABC pre-show with Butler’s ex.

Austin Butler attended the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles without his girlfriend Kaia Gerber.

The 31-year-old actor, who was up for Best Actor for playing the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Baz Luhrmann’s blockbuster biopic Elvis, brought his closest pal in place of himself. According to Us Weekly, the Elvis star stated to Ashley Graham at the champagne carpet while wearing a Saint Laurent tuxedo that he wanted his close friend James Farrell to be there for him.

He informed the 35-year-old model, who was co-hosting the ABC pre-show with Butler’s ex, Vanessa Hudgens, that he had his closest buddy and agent with him. And as a token of gratitude since I owe him my job, I wanted him to be by my side tonight.

He explained his relationship to Farrell to Entertainment Today, saying, “We met when I was 17 years old. We later grew up together while James was an assistant at the agency and I was simply acting in small TV shows. “He is the one I go to for every career question,” the speaker added.

For his part, Farrell admitted to the publication that he will be overcome with emotion throughout the performance. In late 2021, Gerber and Butler initially sparked romance rumors. They later admitted to being together in December after being photographed taking a yoga class together, according to Us Weekly.

While attending the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in May, they also brought a PDA. The Golden Globe winner and Gerber, 21, were seen kissing at the Elvis red carpet premiere.

The couple was pictured vacationing in Cabo San Lucas in December 2021 alongside Kaia’s parents, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, and her brother, Presley Gerber.

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