Actor Nicolas Cage sparks controversy after appearing on the red carpet with his fifth wife, almost half his age

60-year-old Oscar winner Nicolas Cage took part in the popular event film festival with his fifth wife, Riko Shibata.

Previously, the nephew of “The Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola was married to 4 other women. However, recent photos of Cage and his wife of three years have recently caused some controversy on the Internet.

Cage reportedly met Riko in 2020 while filming “Prisoners of the Spirit Realm” in Shiga, Japan. They got married at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas in February 2021, after Cage proposed via FaceTime, as noted in interview on his brother Marc Coppola’s Q1043 radio show in New York in August 2020.

The couple has one daughter, 2-year-old August Francesca Cage, who was born over a yr later, in September 2022. He was 58 years old at the time.

Cage and 31-year-old Riko seen each wore black outfits while in Orange County, California for the twenty fifth annual Newport Beach Film Festival, which takes place October 17-24. She opted for a dress with an identical handbag and heels, while the National Treasure star added white to her black button-down shirt.

When the Daily Mail shared photos of the couple online, the comments section appeared to focus less on their outfits and more on the nearly 30-year age difference between Cage and the Kyoto, Japan native.

“Personally, I would not have much in common with a partner half my age, which could be a deal breaker for me. But to every his own,” said one commentator.

Someone else suggested: “He looks 18 at most. Of course, he’s interested in women who seem like children. I’m sure you possibly can name it.

Nicolas Cage has received some positive reactions. For example, one person wrote: “Looks good, they seem happy. Happy wife, good life.”

However, a critic of the “Face/Off” actor wrote: “I wouldn’t marry a guy who has 4 ex-wives.” Another commenter asked, “How many marriages has this guy been through?”

Before his first marriage, Cage welcomed his first son, Weston, in December 1990 after dating actress Christina Fulton for 2 years. The two have been seen in public at various red carpet events and movie premieres.

Fellow Oscar winner Patricia Arquette (56) was Cage’s first wife, who was five years younger than him. The Bringing Out the Dead collaborators married in April 1995 and divorced in 2001.

Lisa Marie Presley, the late daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, was Cage’s second wife. They married in August 2002, when she was 34 and he was 38.

Nicolas Cage he filed for divorce from Marie after three months, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce was finalized in May 2004.

In February 2004, 40-year-old Cage met Alice Kim. The former waitress living in Los Angeles was 19 years old at the time. Two months later, they married on a personal ranch in Northern California and welcomed their son, Kal-El, born in October 2005.

“When my mother-in-law came home for the first time, before I even said hello or it was nice to meet you, all I heard was, ‘She’s too young!’ So I knew it was going to be an uphill battle,” Cage said Guardian in 2013.

He and Kim separated in January 2016 and finalized their divorce later that yr. Then, around 2018, he began a discreet relationship with makeup artist Erika Koike.

In March 2019, the “Wild at Heart” actor and Koike tied the knot in an impromptu wedding in Las Vegas, but he filed for an annulment 4 days later.

According to ExplosionCage claimed that he and Koike “drank to an inebriated state” before the wedding ceremony. In June 2019, he obtained a divorce.

As for his latest fiancée, Cage expressed how comfortable he’s with Riko. He wore a black Tom Ford tuxedo to the wedding, and she or he wore a home made Japanese wedding kimono from Kyoto as they exchanged vows in front of guests, which included Cage’s ex-wife, Alice.

“I’m really happily married. I do know five is quite a bit,” he added he said in a 2022 interview with the Los Angeles Times about his fifth marriage. However, I believe I got it right this time, he added.

Nicolas Cage booked his first film role in the 1982 teen film “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” His filmography also includes “Leaving Las Vegas”, “The Rock”, “Con Air”, “In 60 Seconds”, “National Treasure”, “Lord of Warm” and “Kick-Ass”.