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Steve Martin shared a fun edit of his photo with Meryl Streep and Martin Short, amid rumors that his co-stars are dating.
The 79-year-old actor took to Instagram on October 19 to share a photo of himself and his two. Only murders in the building co-stars, as appeared in a recent article by Glamor. In the image, captured in 2023, Martin was right behind Streep, while Short was on the other side of her, with a big smile on her face.
However, in his position, the Cheaper by the dozen The star exited the scene by having a giant red X covering her face.
In the comments, fans were quick to question what Martin's edit meant, specifically whether he knew whether Short and Streep were dating or not.
“Are you confirming this relationship?” one fan commented, while another added: “Did he just start the relationship off with a bang?”
“I take this as confirmation,” wrote a third. “I've never been so interested in celebrity couple rumors.”
Martin's post comes after Short and Streep reignited relationship rumors, as they were captured smiling from ear to ear on the way to Giorgio Baldi in Los Angeles on October 16. In photographs obtained by Page sixStreep appears walking ahead in a long-sleeve printed satin blouse and airy pants, while Short trails behind in a gray mesh bodysuit over two undershirts.
In January, rumors began to circulate that Short and Streep were in a relationship. However, the Interior space The star's rep quickly shut down those claims, clarifying to the messenger: “They are just very good friends, nothing more.”
Days later, the Saturday night live The student reiterated once again that he and Streep were not together. “We are not a couple. “We are simply very close friends,” he said in January, during an episode of the program Random club podcast, after host Bill Maher called the two stars a “power couple.”
Since then, he has gushed about his close bond with the fellow A-lister. During an interview with ExtraAlong with her two co-stars, Selena Gomez and Martin, Short talked about working on the show with Streep, since their characters are in a relationship. “I think it's been an ever-growing friendship,” he said in August. “If you work with someone and you love that person.”
Martin then chimed in to share that the Sofia's choice The star “is friends” with all three. “I have worked with her. Fortunately I made a movie with her,” he said, referring to his 2015 romantic comedy. It's complicated. “If I don't see her for two years, you get back together. You’re already laughing and talking, it’s friendly.”
Those comments came after fans once again speculated that Short and Streep were a couple, after they were seen holding hands at the premiere party for the fourth season of Only murders in the building in August.
In October 2023, Streep revealed for the first time that she and her husband of 45 years, Don Gummer, had actually separated years ago.
“Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for more than six years and, although they will always care for each other, they have chosen separate lives,” a rep for the star said in a statement.
Before separating, Gummer and the My mother! The star welcomed four children who are now adults: Henry Wolfe, 44, Mamie Gummer, 41, Grace Gummer, 38, and Louisa Jacobson, 33.
Nancy Dolman, Short's wife of 30 years, died of ovarian cancer in 2010 at the age of 58. The couple shared three children: Katherine, 40, Oliver, 38, and Henry, 35.
