Photo: Ian West/PA Images via Getty; Jon Kopaloff/GettyPaul Mescalisn’t ready to discuss his breakup with Phoebe Bridgers.The actor, 27, who isfresh off his first Oscar nominationforAftersun,toldThe Hollywood Reporterin a feature tied to his nodthat he is not comfortable speaking about the pair’s split.Hinting that he might be ready to open up about the breakup “maybe at some point” in the future, Mescal told the publication, “Just not now.“He added toTHR:“It’s just difficult territory. Yeah.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Ryan PflugerMescal and Bridgers, 28, were first linked in 2020 after the singer tweeted she was “horny” after watching his show,Normal People. Later that year, Mescal starred in a music video for Bridgers' song “Savior Complex.“They then made theirfirst public appearance togetherin November 2021 at the LACMA Gala, and went laterInstagram officialthe following month.Ryan PflugerThe couple attended the Telluride Film Festival together in September 2022, where Mescal told PEOPLE it was"really fun” bringing Bridgers with himinto his “world.“Split rumors then began to circulate not long after, however, when Bridgers' feature onSZA’sSOS,released in December,seemed to hint at a possible separation. On “Ghost Machine” the star sings about being “on my own,” and said that the lyrics had been written recently.RELATED VIDEO: Paul Mescal on Who He is Most Excited to Meet on Oscar Night: ‘I’m a Crazy Michelle Williams Fan’While Bridgers has yet to address the separation publicly, Mescal also toldVanity Fairhe’shesitant to say much of anything about their relationship.“The temptation still exists to be like, ‘Shut the f— up. This is my life. This is what’s going on. Or this is what’snotgoing on.’ But moving forward as much as I can, that’s going to be my life that is private,” he said.Mescal added that there is “temptation to say the status of my whatever,” but he’s choosing to keep his personal life private.He also noted that addressing rumors surrounding himself and his relationship doesn’t “serve” him.
Photo: Ian West/PA Images via Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Paul Mescalisn’t ready to discuss his breakup with Phoebe Bridgers.The actor, 27, who isfresh off his first Oscar nominationforAftersun,toldThe Hollywood Reporterin a feature tied to his nodthat he is not comfortable speaking about the pair’s split.Hinting that he might be ready to open up about the breakup “maybe at some point” in the future, Mescal told the publication, “Just not now.“He added toTHR:“It’s just difficult territory. Yeah.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Ryan PflugerMescal and Bridgers, 28, were first linked in 2020 after the singer tweeted she was “horny” after watching his show,Normal People. Later that year, Mescal starred in a music video for Bridgers’ song “Savior Complex.“They then made theirfirst public appearance togetherin November 2021 at the LACMA Gala, and went laterInstagram officialthe following month.Ryan PflugerThe couple attended the Telluride Film Festival together in September 2022, where Mescal told PEOPLE it was"really fun” bringing Bridgers with himinto his “world.“Split rumors then began to circulate not long after, however, when Bridgers' feature onSZA’sSOS,released in December,seemed to hint at a possible separation. On “Ghost Machine” the star sings about being “on my own,” and said that the lyrics had been written recently.RELATED VIDEO: Paul Mescal on Who He is Most Excited to Meet on Oscar Night: ‘I’m a Crazy Michelle Williams Fan’While Bridgers has yet to address the separation publicly, Mescal also toldVanity Fairhe’shesitant to say much of anything about their relationship.“The temptation still exists to be like, ‘Shut the f— up. This is my life. This is what’s going on. Or this is what’snotgoing on.’ But moving forward as much as I can, that’s going to be my life that is private,” he said.Mescal added that there is “temptation to say the status of my whatever,” but he’s choosing to keep his personal life private.He also noted that addressing rumors surrounding himself and his relationship doesn’t “serve” him.
Paul Mescalisn’t ready to discuss his breakup with Phoebe Bridgers.
The actor, 27, who isfresh off his first Oscar nominationforAftersun,toldThe Hollywood Reporterin a feature tied to his nodthat he is not comfortable speaking about the pair’s split.
Hinting that he might be ready to open up about the breakup “maybe at some point” in the future, Mescal told the publication, “Just not now.”
He added toTHR:“It’s just difficult territory. Yeah.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
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Mescal and Bridgers, 28, were first linked in 2020 after the singer tweeted she was “horny” after watching his show,Normal People. Later that year, Mescal starred in a music video for Bridgers’ song “Savior Complex.”
They then made theirfirst public appearance togetherin November 2021 at the LACMA Gala, and went laterInstagram officialthe following month.
The couple attended the Telluride Film Festival together in September 2022, where Mescal told PEOPLE it was"really fun” bringing Bridgers with himinto his “world.”
Split rumors then began to circulate not long after, however, when Bridgers' feature onSZA’sSOS,released in December,seemed to hint at a possible separation. On “Ghost Machine” the star sings about being “on my own,” and said that the lyrics had been written recently.
RELATED VIDEO: Paul Mescal on Who He is Most Excited to Meet on Oscar Night: ‘I’m a Crazy Michelle Williams Fan’
While Bridgers has yet to address the separation publicly, Mescal also toldVanity Fairhe’shesitant to say much of anything about their relationship.
“The temptation still exists to be like, ‘Shut the f— up. This is my life. This is what’s going on. Or this is what’snotgoing on.’ But moving forward as much as I can, that’s going to be my life that is private,” he said.
Mescal added that there is “temptation to say the status of my whatever,” but he’s choosing to keep his personal life private.
He also noted that addressing rumors surrounding himself and his relationship doesn’t “serve” him.
source: people.com
