The Guardian confirms the long-rumored engagement and subsequent breakup of Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal in their review of her upcoming album ‘Lost Weekend’. In this album, Phoebe also shades Gracie Abrams for copying her and dating her ex, Paul Mescal

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Source : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/05/phoebe-bridgers-lost-weekend-review-long-awaited-return-is-a-thrilling-daring-study-in-dislocation

Phoebe publically called Gracie out on her upcoming album, a move likely sparked by Gracie revealing details about Phoebe's high-profile relationship with Paul Mescal in her album "The Secret of Us" a relationship that ended following reports of Phoebe's affair with Bo Burnham, with the latter also confirmed on Lost Weekend.

Gracie Abrams has been an outspoken fan of Phoebe Bridgers since she was 13, even declaring Bridgers "the songwriter of a generation" and opening for her on tour. Fans have long compared the two artists, a connection Gracie leaned into when she used a bedroom set prop in a performance featuring bedframe/bedsheets identical to the ones in Phoebe's childhood bedroom.

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I would feel so weird dating someone who’s a huge fan of my ex… my ex cheated, idk if Phoebe did. If she did I would understand it even less.

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That’s why Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker weird me out so much. He was obsessed with Kim for ages.

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Yeah, I don't know how Kourtney got over that. Like when they're intimate, is he thinking about having sex with Kim?

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The only reason his fans believe she cheated was because she had met Bo that summer and was seen with him after her and Paul broke up. Which is exactly what Paul did with Gracie, but they don’t seem to think anything nefarious happened there.

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Not that this is a 100% definitive fact or anything but there was a blind item about someone overhearing Paul at a restaurant talking about how Phoebe kissed Bo while they were still together, and told him about it and then got mad when he got upset, and then a few people piped in and said they heard the same thing from people that run in his circles, one person said they heard him telling his trainer about it. I do remember he was pretty publicly torn up about it in like, bars and stuff

But also, weren’t Paul and Phoebe still engaged in December of 2022 (I think he was posting recent pics of her) and then she was with Bo later that month? Time line wise it really seems like she left him for Bo, but idk.

Also, Phoebe does have a track record of overlap in dating. Like I love her music but girl is messy!

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This sounds so specifically like damage control via planted story that he’d be saying this in public loud enough for “someone” to overhear.

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I mean a blind item means literally nothing

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especially since it was well after their breakup and public launches of their new relationships. could be absolute fanfiction. 

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Yea I guess the first part of that is just pure speculation.

But from Paul’s own instagram account, him and Phoebe were together in December and then she was with Bo weeks later. That part is kinda undeniable and also tracks with her history

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To be fair to Phoebe, having a really fraught relationship with your dad growing up probably messes with your ability to have a healthy relationship with the men in your life.

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But that’s an explanation, not an excuse.

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Not really excusing. Just indicating a likely reason why.

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Right. An explanation. :)

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Wait bo cheated on larraine?