Machine Gun Kelly has finally addressed the rumors linking him romantically to Sydney Sweeney.
Speculation began in early May, when the 35-year-old musician, whose real name is Colson Baker, was spotted chatting with the Euphoria star at the grand opening of Las Vegas’ Palm Tree Beach Club. The sighting quickly fueled online chatter about whether their relationship might be more than just friendship.
The question came up directly during MGK’s August 10 appearance on Watch What Happens Live. Host Andy Cohen read out a fan-submitted query: “MGK, Kyle P. wants to know if there’s any truth to the rumor that you and Sydney Sweeney were more than just friends?”
MGK’s answer was brief and dismissive. “Kyle P., shut up dude,” he replied, per Page Six, prompting laughter from Cohen and the studio audience.
While the comment got a laugh, many viewers online pointed out that it wasn’t a real denial. One TikTok user wrote, “He never answered the question tho,” while another speculated, “So… that’s a yes.”
The connection between MGK and Sydney isn’t new. The two first met years ago through work. Both appeared in the 2019 coming-of-age comedy Big Time Adolescence, and Sydney also had a role in MGK’s 2021 musical film Downfalls High, co-directed with Mod Sun, Complex details. Their history has kept fans curious, especially as both stars are currently single.
Sydney, 27, ended her engagement to Jonathan Davino in March after seven years together. She has not commented publicly on the rumors involving MGK, but in July she sparked a separate wave of speculation when she was photographed jet skiing with an unidentified man in Idaho.
The images, taken on July 25, showed the man holding her around the waist as they rode together, as well as the two taking turns leaping into the lake from a rope swing.
Since her breakup, the Anyone But You actress has been candid about adjusting to single life.
Speaking to The Sunday Times in an interview published May 31, she said: “I’m learning a lot about myself, spending more time with my friends. And I’m loving it.”
For his part, MGK has been linked in the past to actress Megan Fox, with whom he shares a four-month-old daughter, Saga Blade. He also has a 15-year-old daughter, Casie Colson, with ex-partner Emma Cannon, according to PEOPLE.
His comments on Watch What Happens Live suggest he’s not going to confirm or deny anything about Sydney, but his non-answer may have only added more fuel to the ongoing speculation.