Emmy Rossum defends Hilary Swank from an Agest Instagram commenter

Emmy Rossum defends Hilary Swank from an Agest Instagram commenter

This week, Hilary Swank announced her pregnancy during an interview on Good Morning America. She revealed that she and husband Philip Schneider are expecting twins.

“This is something I’ve wanted for a long time,” she said Live on GMA. “I’m going to be a mother.”

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After a series of public appearances focused on the happy news, Swank posted a few photos of her growing baby bump on Instagram. "Coming soon... DOUBLE feature! 👼🏼👼🏼," she captioned the post. It quickly racked up more than 168,000 likes and lots of happy comments from other celebrities including Sophia Bush, Tabitha Brown, Katie Couric and Chelsea Handler.

Unfortunately, since the internet and social media can generate as much negativity as positivity, not everyone who chimed in in the comments section was there to send congratulations. One user made a comment that the 48-year-old was too old to be a mother, but she was quickly put in her place by former co-star and friend Emmy Rossum, reports E! News.

“Aren’t you like 50 [years] old?” writes the troll. "Will be in your 70s when they graduate college. Maybe they'll live to see their wedding."

It didn't take long for Rossum to defend Swank. “Gfy” (as in “go fuck yourself”) replies the Shameless actress, who starred in the 2014 film “You’re Not You” with Swank.

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It's no secret that fertility declines as a woman ages after age 20, and there are risks associated with pregnancy later in life, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. However, how and when a woman decides to have children (if at all) is absolutely no one's business but her own. Not to mention the fact that people usually don't bat an eyelid when a man over 40 has a baby.

Based on the series of interviews Swank has given this week, she seems thrilled to be expecting not one, but two little ones in the near future.

Apparently there are twins in Scheider and her family, the Million Dollar Baby star said on Live with Kelly and Ryan shortly after breaking the news, People reports. “It’s such a blessing,” she said. "It's a total miracle. It's unbelievable."

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Later, in an interview for The Drew Barrymore Show, the actress shared even more special news: her twins are due to arrive on her late father's birthday.

Cheers to Swank, her growing family, and friends who will stick up for you no matter what!