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Could it be over between Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox?
The entertainers, who met three years ago while on the set of a movie, are no strangers to making headlines. After going Instagram official in July 2020, they felt unstoppable. Every other post centered around the couple lusting after each other. MGK popped the question to Fox in January 2022, after a year and a half of dating. In the post announcing their engagement, Fox revealed that she and her fiancé drink each other’s blood for “ritual purposes.”
And despite the pair having their fair share of high-profile relationships before coming together, MGK revealed that he hadn’t experienced love until he fell for Fox. “I did fall in love for the first time. That was my first experience with being open to love and stuff like that. I definitely wasn't set up to believe that that's something that could ever exist," MGK said while appearing on The Howard Stern Show in September 2020.
But in February, rumors swirled that there was trouble in paradise after Fox shared cryptic messages on Instagram, making fans believe that she and the musician had hit a rough patch. Those aforementioned posts included lyrics from Beyoncé’s Lemonade album, a burning letter, and a selfie next to a domestic violence poster. It came as a complete shock, considering the two attended the Grammys together days earlier, and Fox penned a touching tribute to MGK shortly after. They also attended a Super Bowl party together the same weekend she shared the Instagram post.
A source later confirmed to People that Fox isn’t wearing her engagement ring out of anger toward MGK. The two are said to have gotten into a recent, heated argument. "They haven't officially called off the engagement but Megan took her ring off," the insider explained. "They have had issues in the past, but things seem pretty serious this time."
They have had quite the intense romance and made sure to bring fans along for the ride. From how they met and their engagement, to now facing breakup rumors, here’s everything you need to know about Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox’s relationship, so far.
How did Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox meet?
When: March 2020
The musician and actor met while filming Midnight in the Switchgrass in Puerto Rico. Shortly after filming ended due to the pandemic, the pair were spotted multiple times together. A source told People at the time that Fox and Kelly were "spending time together at Megan's house,” and that “they seem to have fun and look happy together.”
It didn’t take long before Fox and her husband Brian Austin Green announced their split after nearly 10 years of marriage. Green said on his …With Brian Austin Green podcast that he and Fox started drifting as a couple before the latter went to film the movie. The former couple share sons Journey River, Bodhi Ransom, and Noah Shannon. They finalized their divorce in February 2022.
MGK and Fox’s dating life picks up steam
When: May 2020
Speculation that the entertainers were dating picked up after they were spotted together on several occasions. They put their romance on full display when Fox appeared in Machine Gun Kelly’s “My Bloody Valentine” music video. Two months later, the actor and Kelly let the cat out of the bag by finally going IG official. “Waited for eternity to find you again ... 🔪💫❤️🔪,” Kelly captioned a mirror selfie of himself with his lady.
A week later, Fox posted a photo of herself with Kelly for the first time, writing, "Achingly Beautiful Boy... My heart is yours 🔪♥️🔪." After her ex caught wind of the post, Green shared a photo of their kids with the caption: “Achingly beautiful boys...... My heart is yours."
Machine Gun Kelly says he is “in love”
When: September 2020
In September, MGK detailed falling in love with Fox while appearing on The Howard Stern Show. "After I made the big chunk of the album [Tickets to My Downfall], I did fall in love for the first time. That was my first experience with being open to love and stuff like that. I definitely wasn't set up to believe that that's something that could ever exist," he said about his time with the actor.
MGK proposes to Megan Fox
Machine Gun Kelly details suicide attempt
When: June 2022
In MGK’s documentary Life in Pink, the musician opened up about his battle with dark thoughts after his father died in 2020. He recalled attempting to take his own life while on the phone with Fox, who was in Bulgaria shooting a movie.
"I called Megan, I was like, 'You aren't here for me,'" he recalled. "I'm in my room and I'm like freaking out on her and dude, I put the shotgun in my mouth and I'm yelling on the phone and like the barrel's in my mouth. I go to cock the shotgun and the bullet as it comes back up, the shell just gets jammed. Megan's like dead silent."
MGK then revealed the encouraging words offered to him by his fiancé and his daughter Casie. "They simultaneously came at me with this like, 'I want to like, be able to see in your eyes. I don't want to like be talking to you through a veil anymore. I want to see you as my father and I want to see you as my husband-to-be,'" he recounted. "I was like, 'I need to kick the drugs, for real this time.'"
Megan Fox praises MGK’s Grammy nomination
When: February 2023
Fox shared a touching tribute to MGK on Instagram after the musician didn’t take an award home following the Grammys. She explained that her fiancé took the loss with maturity, describing how proud she was of him. "Congratulations on being in the very small percentage of artists who have received a Grammy nomination," she wrote in a lengthy caption. "You have handled this process with a grace and maturity that I haven't seen from you before and I'm so proud of you."
She continued, "Watching you walk in humility and gratitude, watching you grow into yourself and become a better man is an immeasurably more satisfying experience than watching you accept an award."
Megan Fox hints at MGK breakup, later deletes Instagram account
When: February 2023
Before deleting her Instagram account, Fox gave several hints that her relationship might be up in the air. For starters, the actor shared a video of an envelope burning in a fire pit. She captioned the post with “Pray You Catch Me” lyrics from Beyoncé’s Lemonade album, writing, “You can taste the dishonesty/ it’s all over your breath.” She also followed Eminem, who has been feuding with MGK for years on the platform.
The last dig appeared to be Fox responding to a fan’s claim that MGK was unfaithful with guitarist Sophie Lloyd. Fox brushed off the claim in her comments section, saying, “Maybe I got with Sophie.” Lloyd’s team also released a statement, denying that she was romantically involved with Kelly. “Any suggestion that she has ever acted in an unprofessional manner or stepped out of her relationship are untrue. It’s disrespectful to her as a female artist and poor journalism and social commentary to be reporting anything else,” the message reads.
On Monday, a source told People that the couple was going through a rough patch but are still together. The insider said it all began with a fight over the weekend. “They haven’t officially called off the engagement but Megan took her ring off,” the source said. “They have had issues in the past, but things seem pretty serious this time.”
Fans speculate about split after Fox deletes IG
When: February 2023
After news broke that there was trouble in paradise between Fox and Kelly, fans expressed concern online about the nature of their relationship. In a viral Twitter thread, a user pointed out that Megan recently posed beside an abuse poster, which could have also been purely coincidental. Fans also made a connection between Fox following Eminem on Instagram since Fox appeared in Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie” music video in 2011, which portrayed the effects of an abusive relationship.
