Kelis is reportedly dating legendary comic actor Bill Murray, and the internet appears to be losing its mind.
On Thursday (June 8), The U.S. Sun reported that Kelis and the Ghostbusters star were spotted together at her recent Mighty Hoopla set in London. Murray has also been seen following the “Milkshake” singer around at several of her other shows
Sources close to the situation said the two were also seen at the same hotel and had been “getting close for a while” since meeting back in the States.
The rumored couple even took a snap together, which you can check out below:
The news immediately set social media on fire, primarily due to their age gap of 29 years.
“Kelis and WHOMST?!” one Twitter user commented, while another jokingly said: “Is this the old McDonald that’s been on Kelis’ farm all this time???”
“LMAO WHY IS KELIS DATING BILL MURRAY?!” someone else tweeted.
Another person brought Murray’s Chicago Cubs fandom into the discussion, writing: “i will not believe kelis and bill murray are together until i see her at wrigley field.”
However, some folks didn’t seem too over-enthusiastic about the news. “I’m just going to assume that “Kelis is dating Bill Murray” headline is just a prank,” another user tweeted.
“My industry has broken me so much that I saw the Kelis/Bill Murray news, and my first thought was, “I wonder which agency is behind this,’” someone else commented.
It’s been reported that the two bonded over the passing of their subsequent partners — Kelis’ second husband, Mike Mora, died in March last year, while Murray’s estranged wife, Jennifer, passed away in 2021.
Following her husband’s death, the singer spoke with PEOPLE about the difficult transition but also expressed how thankful she was to be able to have a slow goodbye
It wasn’t something that was sudden,” she said. “We were able to prepare, and love, and say goodbye. We were able to spend the time that we needed to, as much as we were given, the best way that we could. Is it a great situation? No, it’s freaking awful, but I am grateful.”
She added: “It was out of our hands from the beginning. We’re just grateful for what we had. It’s part of life.”
A source told The Sun that Kelis and Bill Murray had met up stateside, and that they’ve “clearly hit it off.”
“Whatever it is that has brought them together, and however unlikely it seems, they are both single and are having fun despite the fairly big age gap,” the source claimed.
Kelis was previously married to Nas for several years before the singer ultimately called it quits with the rapper in 2009, citing “mental and physical abuse.” The two were officially divorced a year later.
