Meryl Streep and Martin Short, co-stars of The Only Murders in the Building, have been rumored to be secretly dating since October 7, 2023, following their attendance at the Golden Globes together.
TV writer Louis Virtel tweeted, “Are Meryl Streep and Martin Short dating? Because if that’s true, that’s like Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner multiplied by Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft.” This sparked a flurry of rumors.
Martin Short responds to reports about his dating life
The rumor gathered momentum as X users showed their strong support for the post. But as he avoids any conjecture, a spokesman for Martin Short has busted the bubble.
His representative told E! News, “They are just very good friends, nothing more.”
During an appearance on the Club Random podcast, Short intervened to refute accusations made about the two, saying, “We’re not a couple, we are just very close friends,” in response to host Maher’s joke about them being a “power couple.”
Actress Nancy Dolman, 73, and Short were wed from 1980 until her death in 2010 from ovarian cancer. Regarding Streep, the 74-year-old actress from The Devil Wears Prada, she disclosed in October 2023 that she and her spouse, Don Gummer, had been divorced for nearly ten years. But the on-screen romance between the fellow actors only lasted for their most recent Hulu series.
