Meryl Streep was spotted at an intimate dinner with her Only Murders In The Building co-star Martin Short after denying romance rumors multiple times.
The 74-year-old Oscar-winning actress and the 73-year-old comedian looked very comfortable as they left celebrity favorite Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica side by side on Wednesday night.
Without a doubt, the luxurious Italian restaurant was the ideal location, as many celebrities, particularly Rihanna, frequented the place while a group of friends joined them for the occasion.
Both stars were all smiles as they approached each other.
This comes just weeks after Martin denied they were romantically involved for the second time during an episode of Random Club with Bill Maher at the end of Januaryafter putting on a welcoming display during several awards shows, including the AFI Awards.
Meryl Streep was spotted at an intimate dinner with her Only Murders In The Building co-star Martin Short after denying romance rumors multiple times.
“We’re not a couple, we’re just very close friends,” Martin said on Sunday’s episode.
“Well, you should, because there’s nothing more powerful in Hollywood than a power couple,” Bill noted.
A representative for Short has previously denied that anything romantic happened between the couple.
“It worked for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, it worked for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,” the host joked.
Rumors swirled after the stars posed close during the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 7 and again on Jan. 12 at the AFI Awards.
After the Golden Globes, fans speculated that they were romantically involved, and her rep said People They are just “good friends, nothing more.”
Days later, at the AFI Awards luncheon, Meryl playfully put her hand on Martin’s face on the red carpet, as if to jokingly push him away.
Once inside, the friends sat nearby and laughed out loud as they sat next to each other during lunch.
The 74-year-old Oscar-winning actress and the 73-year-old comedian looked very comfortable as they left celebrity favorite Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica side by side on Wednesday night.
Without a doubt, the luxurious Italian restaurant was the right place, as many celebrities, particularly Rihanna, frequented the place as a group of friends joined them for the occasion.
The actors star together in Only Murders in the Building, alongside Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Jackie Hoffman.
Martin plays Oliver Putnam and Meryl plays Loretta Durkin.
Meryl separated from her husband Don Gummer in October 2023, after 45 years of marriage.
The former couple have four children together: daughters Mamie, 40, Grace, 37, and Louisa, 32, and son Henry, 44.
Martin Short is not dating his Only Murders in the Building star Meryl Streep, 74; Seen on January 7 at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards.
The actor, 73, denied that they were romantically involved during the latest episode of Club Random with Bill Maher, after they put on a cozy display during several awards shows; seen on January 12 at the AFI Awards
Days later, at the AFI Awards luncheon, Meryl playfully put her hand on Martin’s face on the red carpet, as if to jokingly push him away; at the AFI Awards Luncheon on January 12
Once inside, the friends sat nearby and laughed out loud as they sat next to each other at lunch.
The actors star together in Murders in the Building, alongside Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Jackie Hoffman. Martin plays Oliver Putnam and Meryl plays Loretta Durkin.
At the time of the split news, Meryl’s rep told People in a statement: “Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for over six years, and while they will always look out for each other, they have chosen separate lives. “.
Martin is a widower; He was married to actress Nancy Dolman, who died in 2010 from ovarian cancer.
They married in 1980 and had three children together: Katherine Elizabeth, 40, Oliver Patrick, 37, and Henry Hayter, 34.
