Selena Gomez’s new boyfriend
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Hello and welcome to Gossip Time, a weekly guide to the stars by Allie Jones. This week: a former Disney star gets a new boyfriend, an actor gets serious about his new-ish girlfriend, and Amanda Seyfried sings Wicked.
Yayyyy: Selena Gomez has a new boyfriend (allegedly). In my mind, he is the same guy as Minka Kelly’s boyfriend (Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons) and Billie Eilish’s boyfriend (Jesse Rutherford of The Neighborhood), but he does have his own name which is Drew Taggart. For those unfamiliar, he is the lead singer of The Chainsmokers.
This news came to us the same week Gomez announced she was shooting season three of Only Murders In The Building, which I’m sure was coincidental. Us Weekly got the scoop: According to the tabloid, Gomez, 30, and Taggart, 33, “aren’t trying to hide their romance by sneaking around at members-only clubs.” Instead, they have been flaunting their connection by “going bowling and to the movies.” Give them a medal!
Page Six got the first photos of the alleged couple, which were taken on Sunday at The Gutter in New York, of all places. I guess they do like to bowl:
According to an eyewitness, Gomez and Taggart were “making out like teenagers” in between games. A source told Us Weekly, “Selena can hardly keep her hands off him.” We’ll just have to take their word for it, as the Page Six photos show them quietly bowling without touching each other.
Do we like this guy for Gomez? I’m gonna say no. Just two weeks ago, Taggart and his bandmate told Alex Cooper on “Call Her Daddy” that they often have threesomes with their fans.
Also, Taggart was apparently dating Eve Jobs, the 24-year-old daughter of the late Steve Jobs, until recently. She deleted her photos with Taggart once the Gomez news broke and ultimately deactivated her account.
That said, Gomez has not dated the coolest guys in the past. Her most prominent ex is, of course, Justin Bieber, and she has also had short-lived relationships with The Weeknd, Charlie Puth, and Zedd. In late 2021, there were rumors that she was dating Chris Evans, but those were based almost entirely on TikTok stans thinking they could see her reflection in his piano in a single twenty-second video.
At the very least, it seems Gomez realizes dating Taggart isn’t the best look. She posted and deleted the following message on her Instagram story yesterday:
It’s unclear to me if the masked man in the photo is Taggart or just a random guy.
Speaking of Chris Evans, he remains committed to getting us to care about his new-ish relationship with the Portuguese actress Alba Baptista. Back in November, Evans, 41, and Baptista, 25, got the tabloid rollout of a lifetime just after Evans was crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive. They went Instagram official over the holidays with this video of them scaring each other repeatedly. Cute?
Now, Us Weekly reports that an engagement might be on the horizon. “Chris and Alba have gotten serious,” a source told the tabloid. “This is the most committed anyone can remember him being in a very long time, if not ever.”
For the record, Evans has previously been linked to Minka Kelly, Jessica Biel, and Jenny Slate, among other petite brunettes. Baptista has been linked to no one. I hope she’s enjoying her new life!
STUFF BY HILARY DUFF: Apparently, Hilary Duff kisses my enemy John Corbett in the new season of How I Met Your Father. I think it’s important to note that he played her high-school teacher in the 2004 musical drama Raise Your Voice.
Finally, I’ll leave you with this video of Amanda Seyfried singing “Popular” from Wicked:
I think they should make two Wicked movies (on top of the two they are already making) so we can see both Seyfried and Ariana Grande in this role. Thanks!
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