Moby hits back at for denying that they dated and calling him a ...

Moby has hit back at actress Natalie Portman for denying his autobiography claim that they dated, saying they were an item despite her characterizing him as a 'creepy old man'. 

The musician took to Instagram on Wednesday to rebut Portman's comments earlier in the week that, contrary to what he wrote in his book, they were never romantically involved. 

In his autobiography, he recalled meeting her when 'she was 20' and he was '33'.  

She said that it was not true and that they met when she had just turned 18, not long after graduating high school in 1999.

On Instagram on Wednesday, he conceded that they met in 1999 - when she was 'barely' 18 as she said - but insisted they were romantic.  

Moby shared this image of himself with Natalie Portman on Instagram on Wednesday to dispute her claim that they were only ever friends when she was a 'teenager' and he was a DJ in his 30s when they met sometime around 2001

Moby shared this image of himself with Natalie Portman on Instagram on Wednesday to dispute her claim that they were only ever friends when she was a 'teenager' and he was a DJ in his 30s when they met sometime around 2001

Moby, now 53, is promoting his autobiography

Portman, now 37, said they were only ever friends until his intentions became obvious

Moby, now 53, is promoting his autobiography. Portman, now 37, said they were only ever friends until his intentions became obvious

'I recently read a gossip piece wherein Natalie Portman said that we’d never dated. 

'This confused me, as we did, in fact, date. 

'And after briefly dating in 1999 we remained friends for years. I like Natalie, and I respect her intelligence and activism. 

'But, to be honest, I can’t figure out why she would actively misrepresent the truth about our (albeit brief) involvement. 

The story as laid out in my book Then It Fell Apart is accurate, with lots of corroborating photo evidence, etc.

'Thanks, Moby.

'Ps I completely respect Natalie’s possible regret in dating me (to be fair, I would probably regret dating me, too),

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