The INSIDER Summary:

• Ariel Winter defended her boyfriend Levi Meaden after a tabloid published a report saying that she was paying for him to treat her "like a princess."
• She called the report "fake news" and said that Meaden pulls his own weight with his own money. 

Actress Ariel Winter and her boyfriend Levi Meaden are no stranger to tabloid headlines. But when Star Magazine's print issue published a report claiming that she was paying him to treat her "like a princess" and that friends were concerned she was giving him too much money, Winter couldn't help but set the record straight. 

In an Instagram, Winter posted an iPhone notes app screenshot (celebrities' favorite way to respond to things) where she called the report "fake news" and denied that she was paying Meaden to take care of her. Instead, Winter insisted that he was doing that on his own accord and with his own money.

Winter made it clear that she has a personal assistant to do tasks for her and that anything her boyfriend does is because he's an equal partner in their relationship. 

Here's her note in full:

Star Magazine is OBVIOUSLY a non reputable [sic] source and a trash magazine, but seriously how dare you make up stuff that you have no idea about? I have a BOYFRIEND and a PERSONAL ASSISTANT who are NOT the same person. I would NEVER pay my boyfriend ANY sort of allowance, nor would he EVER accept if I offered. He BUYS his own stuff whether it's for me or for himself, and he more than pulls his weight for our life. I HATE fake news, but I guess that's what our world has come to. Get your sh-- straight. I don't support anyone, and I don't need anyone to support me. He's got a full career (including something huge that's new) and works hard for it. He's not just someone's boyfriend. So if you don't know us, don't comment. Xoxo

Winter has previously defended Meaden because of their 10-year age difference and the fact that they live together. Based on the matching tattoos they just got, I'd say this relationship isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

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