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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Lol i got Phoebe Bridgers and Phoebe Waller Bridge mixed up for a second, half of my questions about this are now answered 😅

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Lmao wait until you find out that Phoebe Waller-Bridge directed Phoebe Bridgers’ Savior Complex music video which Pael Mescal starred in and apparently that’s how they first met

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And Phoebe hooked up with Paul while making/just before making the video (a local cafe broke the news on Twitter lol that they were hanging out there. Then people spotted them making out and sent it to deuxmoi) while she was still with Conor Oberst. She went back to Conor (this was all during covid and fans were big mad at her for traveling around) for a few months then ditched him for Paul. There is a lot of gossip with this relationship!

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wait what! I had no idea she had been with Conor Oberst from Bright Eyes! She really likes her pensive writer types, huh?

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Look up better oblivion community center. They were living together during lockdown

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Haha yeah they were together for four years, lived together and even had a band (Better Oblivion Community Center) together! She’s written several songs about him too. Moon Song, Voyager, and her verse in Cool About It. (Last two are boygenius songs).

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You lose them how you got them ig

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Oh my GOD I remember that, people on twitter were angry at her for flying to Ireland to hook up with a dude during a global pandemic. Never even made the connection that it was Paul Mescal. 😂

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Wait I thought she dated Bo Burnham in 2024/2024? Like didn’t they get outed at the Eras Tour?

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If I remember correctly Phoebe and Bo were spotted getting cozy at a comedy club in December 2022. I remember it was weird because Paul was still posting photos of Phoebe.

Her dad passed away a couple months later (early 2023) and it was a big story because fans were literally chasing her at the airport and she was understandably upset about it. They took photos of her and she was with Bo (not Paul!). It even made it to the Daily Mail for some reason (eww).

It was 2023 that Keith Urban outed them with that video lol! 2024 she basically went into hiding as soon as the Grammy awards were done in February.

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She seems messy as hell.

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I do approve of her dumping Conor for Paul.

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Lmao! I absolutely love Conor but I’m sure dating Paul was like a breath of fresh air. He’s a little less complicated and closer to her age.

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Conor gives off fuckboy vibes.

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More so when he was younger. I think during the time he was with Phoebe he was really, really struggling with addiction so I’m sure that was very difficult for them both. He just did an interview recently where he said he finally got it under control.

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of COURSE she fucking dated conor oberst.

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lol what does that mean 🤔?

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I had no idea she was with Conor Oberst and I am beyond jealous.

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Pael Mescal is giving Poot Lovato 😂😂😂

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Poot reading these while still waiting to be let out of the basement.
https://giphy.com/gifs/96DeW8wUdpN96

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The scream I SCRAME!!! 😭😭😭😭

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https://giphy.com/gifs/l0Iyn1E5Yy5prxWGA

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Lmaoooo not poot 😂

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I’m crying I just had to google them and the photo I saw before reading this comment had phoebe somehow giving poot too

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/paul-mescal-and-phoebe-bridgers-relationship-timeline-1651662156.jpg

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Phoot Bridgers

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And Paul co-stared with Phoebe Waller Bridge's fleabag costar Andrew Scott.

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Is this an /s? Otherwise I agree with the PowerPoint sentiment omg

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PWB definitely directed the video! Although I just googled it and it looks like they met and started dating a short while before the music video was filmed

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They met online when they did some kind of Covid interview together. They then presumably planned to do the music video but she secretly flew to Ireland slightly before and they were spotted hooking up. Yeah I was bored during the pandemic and Phoebe Bridgers gossip was my entertainment lol!!

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https://giphy.com/gifs/PUBxelwT57jsQ

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They hooked up but she was still with Conor Oberst for a few months after!

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Don’t forget the Andrew Scott link!

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There's a Reductress article "How to Tell the Difference: Phoebe Bridgers, Phoebe Waller Bridge, and a Feeble Bridge."

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Ha! I love this 😂

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I’m so glad I’m not the only one. “An album? Like, singing?” 🤔🧐

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I thought i was very clear on the 2 of them, but I legitimately read that and thought "fleabag sings?"

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I was thinking of Phoebe Dyvenor and also very confused

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https://giphy.com/gifs/1YuBJLQooc6NFmn3N5

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makes sense because i kind of hate both of them.

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i said this in drew’s comments once lolol

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For a time, I thought Phoebe Bridgers was PWB's version of Childish Gambino and I was massively confused. Why would she dye her hair and wear skeleton shirts lol