Kelis and Bill Murray are now said to be in a relationship. At least that’s what the British tabloid “Sun” reported on Thursday (June 8). But what about the rumors about the unlikely couple?
Over the weekend (June 3), the rapper performed at the Mighty Hoopla Festival in Brockwell Park, London. According to eyewitnesses, Bill Murray watched Kelis’ concert from the edge of the stage. The actor has also been spotted at other appearances by the singer. After her performance in London, Kelis posed for a photo with Murray backstage. Now the rumor mill is churning. On Twitter, people make fun of the unlikely couple. After all, there is an age difference between the two of almost 30 years.
Kelis and her ex-husbands
So far, both Kelis and Bill Murray have been less fortunate when it comes to love. The 43-year-old singer was previously married to rapper Nas. After four years of marriage, Kelis, who was heavily pregnant at the time, filed for divorce in April 2009. In 2018, she claimed Nas physically abused her during their relationship. He, in turn, denies the allegations to this day.
In 2014, Kelis remarried. This time the photographer Mike Mora. The two have two children together. Their son was born a year later, in November 2015. Her daughter was born in September 2020. After the happiness of love and the blessing of children, the horror news for the father of two came in 2021: diagnosis of end-stage stomach cancer. Mora died the following year at the age of 37 as a result of his illness.
Bill Murray’s Ex-Wives
Bill Murray also had a turbulent love life. Just like Kelis, the 72-year-old Hollywood star has been married twice before. Bill Murray has two children with his first wife, Margaret Kelly. The marriage lasted from 1981 to 1996. A year later he married again. This time the costume designer Jennifer Butler. The two have four children together. In 2008 the couple divorced. Unofficially, his second wife Jennifer Butler accused him of domestic violence and sex, marijuana and alcohol addiction. In addition, the father of six is said to have been unfaithful to her during the marriage. Butler then surprisingly died at the age of 57 in 2021.
The parallels in Kelis and Bill Murray’s love lives are undeniable. Both were married twice. Both brought several children from their marriages. And both finally had to experience the death of their partner. Although Bill Murray was no longer married to Jennifer Butler at the time of her death, the two were very close to the end.
common band
The RnB artist and the ‘Ghostbusters’ star have reportedly become closer since Kelis’ second husband died in March last year and while Bill’s ex-wife passed away in 2021 respectively. They were also reportedly spotted together in the same hotel.
A friend commented: “They have already met in the US which has been a talking point in the industry and now they are meeting in London while they are both here. They obviously got along well. But they’ve also both had recent bereavements and they have this common bond between them.” He continued, “Whatever brought them together, and unlikely as it seems, they’re both single and having fun despite the huge age difference.”
So are Kelis and Bill Murray a couple now? In short: we don’t know. Neither Kelis nor Murray have commented on the rumors surrounding their secret romance. It remains unclear whether and when they will both publicly confirm their relationship. Murray is currently in London working on the Ghostbusters sequel, while Kelis is enjoying a holiday with her three children.