Exactly this. ^ Leo going with girls/young women much younger than him - now 30 years younger than him - is just gross and grim. Everyone I have spoken to thinks it's vile. I have always liked Leo, and think he's a good actor, and seems like a nice, caring, affable, and friendly guy. Very likable. But THIS side of him is just really off-putting. I have been talking to half a dozen women this morning about it, aged between 18 and 77, and they all agree it's gross. Even my middle aged DH and my middle aged brother think it's creepy, and they would never be attracted to a 19 year old girl/young woman. We both have children older!
Whether Leo IS gay and these girls/women are beards, or whether they are genuine 'relationships,' it is still gross. If he wants to use a young model as a 'fake girlfriend,' then FFS go for one who's late 20s or older, not fucking 19! 28-30-ish is still young, but is less nasty and creepy.
As has been said, he is nearly 50, and has had a very successful career, and is highly respected as an actor, and to some degree a writer and producer too. So him coming out (if he IS gay) would do him no harm IMO. If he IS dating all these models as beards to try and convince people he is not gay, it's not working, because with each fake staged romance he has with these models, I am convinced more and more that he IS gay. Why can he not go more than a few weeks without a young gorgeous blonde model on his arm?
Also, as a few people pointed out who I was speaking to, the young women always look the same, the 'relationship' never goes any further than just dating, he never lives with them, he never gets engaged to them, he never marries them, they never have kids, and they always stage the same 'riding around Los Angeles on city-bikes' pics where they give each other a kiss (like you'd give your nan,) to 'prove' it's a real relationship. And then they have a little mini break on a boat and make sure they stand next to each other and hold hands for a few seconds, while a few paps are there, to take some pics of the 'happy couple.' Then a 'source' tells the press he is besotted with said beard girlfriend.
No-one is convinced. NO-ONE. Whether Leo is with these young models because he is gay (and they're beards,) or whether he just can't grow up, and can't hold down a serious relationship, he needs to STOP. It's a really bad look, he is looking seedy and a bit sad, and even his own die-hard fans are facepalming and rolling their eyes now. Surely Leo must KNOW he is being judged harshly/badly for this weird practice of dating young models, no-one believes the 'relationships' are real, and he is looking creepy and seedy.
Someone close to him really needs to have a word with him, and tell him what everyone else is saying, and what they are thinking. A close friend, his dad, his mother, maybe his really good friend Kate Winslet. But Leo needs to stop this. It's repugnant. As a few posters have said, imagine if it were a 19 year old girl/young woman dating a man of almost 50 years old in real life/normal life. Most people would be (understandably) repulsed and disgusted.