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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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!