Bill Murray and Kelis might be dating, because what’s even real at this point
The "Milkshake" singer has supposedly been romantically linked with Murray, who turned 72 last September
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Today, in “Information we have seemingly no way to stop ourselves from receiving” news: Bill Murray and singer-songwriter Kelis (best known for her massive hit single “Milkshake”) are reportedly dating. The internet has received this apparent fact—despite the fact that it was originally sourced from the U.S. version of notorious U.K. tabloid The Sun—with its typical mixture of consternation and resigned acceptance, because, as it turns out, it’s very hard for reality to get much weirder, or less believable, than it already is at this point.
Per TMZ, this news comes after Murray, 72, was seen backstage at one of Kelis’ gigs in London, apparently celebrating with the 43-year-old singer. And thus were a million jokes about Bill Murray being drawn to a yard by various ice-cream beverages launched, as we, as a society, attempt to wrap our heads around this particular eclectic set of nouns and verbs.
Of course, as in all things, there’s sad and depressing subtext here: Kelis—who has released six albums over her multi-decade career, and who is also, we literally just learned, a Cordon Bleu-trained chef—is only a year out from the death of her second husband, Mike Mora, who died of cancer in 2022. The TMZ report, which quotes an unnamed “friend,” suggests that she and Murray bonded over shared grief.
More pointed, and less somber, is the fact that Murray has, for a lot of people, lost much of his luster as a sort of all-purpose symbol of fun in recent years. Most recently, he was fired from the film Being Mortal for alleged misconduct toward a female staffer, which ultimately caused the film to be shuttered. There’s also been continued focus on his divorce from previous wife Jennifer Butler, who alleged both infidelity and domestic abuse when she filed for divorce from Murray in 2008, casting a pall over the actor’s reputation.
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suggests that she and Murray bonded over shared grief.Grief over the recent death of his career?
It’s a near-lock that the dude is going to be in another one of those Ghostbuster movies. I wish my career was that dead!
They’re two consenting adults, who presumably are aware of their age difference and respective history of behaviour and such. And if neither of them have a problem with that, then I really don’t see why I (or anyone else, really) should have a problem with that.
Agreed, simple as that. Couldn’t have said it better.
Nobody said you should?
I get giving Murray shit over his behavior, but giving Kelis shit about moving on, no matter how soon after her husband dies, is weird. Did you give Patton Oswalt any shit for getting remarried a year after his wife died? And mentioning their age difference would have more of an impact if the youngest age you mentioned wasn’t fucking 43.Basically, fuck off.
And mentioning their age difference would have more of an impact if the youngest age you mentioned wasn’t fucking 43.They gotta write these articles for the largest proportion of people on the internet. And by “largest”, I mean “loudest”, which is teenage virgins whose entire relationship experience is down to reading slash fanfiction comics on tumblr between Batman and The Incredible Hulk and think it’s utterly gross to be dating something in the grade below you at high school, and to whom a 29 year difference is incomprehensible, not least because they’re likely failing maths, else Billy’ll get cancelled so fast on tiktok it’ll make his nogging oscillate.
Her and Mora were well aware he’s dying and had to live with that knowledge for almost two years, too. Hell, they learned he’s got terminal cancer the same month they welcomed a second child. Grieving a loved one is already an incredibly hard, fucked up process and I can’t imagine how grief for someone who is still with you has to feel like.
Been there done that cancer steals a person away from you in pieces and you are left to watch the process knowing that there is nothing to be done.
Anyone who has done this deserves happiness and peace.
I didn’t take it as Hughes scolding Kelis for moving on but rather it saying it was sad that her husband died so recently.
That’s clearly the intent, but interneters gonna internet.
It’s acceptable to give widowed women a hard time about dating but the widowed man does whatever he wants with little complaints.
Thank you double standard.
who was giving her shit? Certainly not the author of this piece
I think a fair number of people gave Patton Oswalt shit, at least of the “hoo boy, hope he knows what he’s doing…” variety.
I didn’t read this as giving her shit for moving on? I read that part as being rather sensitive, bonding over shared grief and so on.I don’t think it’s really giving anybody grief at all. Just saying it’s a big weird that Kelis, of all people, is dating Bill Murray of all people, and it’s weird even before you take the age difference and the recent allegations of perviness into account.
So you don’t like Hamlet, the story of an emo boy who can’t get over the fact that his mom remarried too soon? Okay, there’s the implication that her new husband killed his dad, but that was from his ghost, who may have been an hallucination. And remember that Hamlet murdered poor Polonius and drove Ophelia to suicide. And had his college buddies put to death.
Old dudes just want to have babies…
Yes, babies with a 43 year old who already got 3 of her own. You people are incredibly fucking stupid.
Cool, none of your business, nerd.
That’s Ted Turner and you cannot convince me otherwise.
The most tragic part of this story is learning that there’s a US version of The Sun.
It’s the same sun for the whole world, believe it or not!
The most tragic part of this story is knowing AVClub gets its tips from the US version of The Sun.
Does it have a page three girl? Not that that’s really necessary given the Internet.
Do you mean http://www.avclub.com?
If true how long until he’s “caught out there”?
The most surprising thing about this for me is that Kelis had a gig.
What’s the difference between a dead squirrel and a dead Kelis lying in the road?
Nothing but everyone is disappointed it’s not you?
Well if we’re allowed to be that vague,
The Caffeine Spider might be dating some of those Yellowjackets.
Jesus Christ, the milkshake song was 20 years ago?!?
yucky
I can’t believe this article is real, William.
What’s really bumming me out is the lack of cordon-bleu milkshakes on the menu in any 5-star restaurants
Why is this surprising? She’s a one hit wonder and he (despite the issues) is a rich old guy…
Let’s see here, half your age + 7… ok… carry the 1… checks out!
Kelis is dating Brian Doyle-Murray?!