{"id":47090,"date":"2026-08-15T18:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47090"},"modified":"2026-08-15T18:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:14:27","slug":"phoebe-bridgers-seemingly-lifts-lid-on-paul-mescal-split-relationship-with-gracie-abrams-in-new-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47090","title":{"rendered":"Phoebe Bridgers seemingly lifts lid on Paul Mescal split, relationship with Gracie Abrams in new music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F137449165.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Phoebe Bridgers seemingly gave fans a peek inside her split from Paul Mescal \u2014 and his <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/19\/entertainment\/paul-mescal-and-gracie-abrams-just-hooking-up-amid-dating-rumors\/\">subsequent romance <\/a>with Gracie Abrams \u2014 in her newest track.<\/p>\n<p>According to fans on social media, in the title track from her newest album, \u201cLost Weekend\u201d \u2014 which dropped on Friday \u2014 Bridgers, 31, apparently hints that she was the one to initiate her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/12\/23\/phoebe-bridgers-gives-heartbreak-advice-amid-paul-mescal-split-rumors\/\">split from Mescal<\/a>, 30, back in 2022, crooning, \u201cI\u2019m supposed to be married, but I called it off.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And in \u201cThe Governors Waltz,\u201d netizens speculated, Bridgers seems to speak directly to Abrams, whom Mescal <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/19\/entertainment\/paul-mescal-and-gracie-abrams-just-hooking-up-amid-dating-rumors\/\">began dating in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, let\u2019s see how far I can run without stopping \/ And she can pretend to be me \/ Since she took my place in my bed on that stage \/ I have not lost any sleep \/ Being myself wasn\u2019t easy \/ Do it for me,\u201d she sings. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Fans on social media are convinced Phoebe Bridgers referenced ex Paul Mescal and his girlfriend Gracie Abrams in her new track. She\u2019s seen here in July.  <span class=\"credit\">Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The singer, seen here with Mescal in 2022, seemingly implied she broke off the relationship.  <span class=\"credit\">Penske Media via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>On social media, fans sounded off on what they called the \u201cshade\u201d towards Abrams, with one person writing on X, \u201cPhoebe bridgers throwing gracie abrams shade, im home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another quipped, \u201cPhoebe bridgers wins grammy for coming up with most beautiful elegant way to call paul mescal a bum,\u201d while a third chimed in, \u201cI listened to this song, but far from Phoebe Bridgers putting down Gracie Abrams, it felt like she was actually expressing gratitude toward her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet another joked, \u201cThe Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams beef is like Kendrick vs Drake for us indie kids,\u201d referencing <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/drake-kendrick-lamar-drama-explained\/\">Kendrick Lamar and Drake\u2019s longstanding feud<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Reps for Bridgers, Mescal and Abrams did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Social media users also speculated that Bridgers spoke directly to Gracie Abrams in cryptic lyrics.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Mescal and Bridges, pictured here in 2021, dated for two years.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for LACMA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bridgers and Mescal began dating back in 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/11\/08\/phoebe-bridgers-and-paul-mescal-make-red-carpet-debut\/\"> making their red carpet debut<\/a> at the 2021 LACMA Art+Film Gala in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The musician and \u201cNormal People\u201d made things Instagram official a month later in December 2025,<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/12\/10\/phoebe-bridgers-and-paul-mescal-are-instagram-official\/\"> sharing a PDA selfie<\/a> via Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2022, however, amid rumors they\u2019d split after two years of dating, the \u201cMotion Sickness\u201d hitmaker cryptically shared heartbreak advice during a YouTube interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just have to do it,\u201d she said of overcoming heartbreak during an episode of Amelia Dimoldenberg\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qns6-3tLMK8\">Chicken Shop Date<\/a>\u201d series.<\/p>\n<p>When asked what she\u2019s been \u201ctaught\u201d by the experience of heartbreak, Bridgers responded, \u201cI think if I had figured that out, I wouldn\u2019t be making music still.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dimoldenberg ventured to ask the songstress if she thought Mescal\u2019s series was \u201coverrated,\u201d to which Bridgers replied that it was \u201cvery appropriately rated.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The former couple broke up in 2022.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Mescal, seen above with Abrams in February, once complained his relationship with Bridgers had become \u201cTwitter fodder.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">BAFTA via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following their split, Mescal <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/02\/14\/paul-mescal-gets-mad-over-phoebe-bridgers-rumors-shut-the-f-k-up\/\">spoke out about the defunct relationship <\/a>becoming \u201cTwitter fodder\u201d in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely feel the temptation to say the status of my whatever \u2014 that will always be there,\u201d he told Vanity Fair at the time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe temptation still exists to be like, 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This is my life,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis is what\u2019s going on. Or this is what\u2019s not going on.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor said he strives to keep his personal life \u201cprivate \u2026 moving forward,\u201d hoping to \u201cdrown \u2026 out\u201d speculation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of the time people are kind about their support for me,\u201d Mescal told the outlet. \u201cThat\u2019s my predominant experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phoebe Bridgers seemingly gave fans a peek inside her split from Paul Mescal \u2014 and his subsequent romance with Gracie Abrams \u2014 in her newest track. 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