Martin Short has once again shut down rumors that he is dating his Only Murders in the Building star Meryl Streep, 74.
The actor, 73, denied 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 – including the AFI Awards.
‘We’re not a couple, we are just very close friends,’ Martin said on the Sunday episode.
‘Well, you should because there’s nothing more powerful in Hollywood than a power couple,’ Bill noted.
A rep for Short has already previously denied that anything romantic has been going on between the pair.
‘It worked for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, it worked for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,’ the host joked.
Martin Short is not dating his Only Murders in the Building star Meryl Streep, 74; seen January 7 at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards
The actor, 73, denied 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 January 12 at the AFI Awards
The rumors swirled after the stars posed close during the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 7 and again on January 12 at the AFI Awards.
After the Golden Globes, fans speculated they were romantically involved, with his rep telling 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 playfully push him away.
Once inside, the pals sat close and giggled up a storm while seated next to each other at the luncheon.
The actors star together on 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.
Days later at the AFI Awards luncheon, Meryl playfully put her hand on Martin’s face on the red carpet – as if to playfully push him away; at the AFI Awards luncheon on January 12
Once inside, the pals sat close and giggled up a storm while seated next to each other at the luncheon
The actors star together on 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 representative told People in a statement: ‘Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for more than six years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart.’
Martin is widowed; he was married to actress Nancy Dolman, who passed away in 2010 from ovarian cancer.
They married in 1980 and welcomed three children together: Katherine Elizabeth, 40, Oliver Patrick, 37, and Henry Hayter, 34.
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