COMEDIAN Matt Rife and actress Jessica Lord have split up.
The former couple has called it quits after less than a year together.
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Matt, 28, and Jessica, 25, started dating in June 2023 after originally meeting in 2022, when Jessica was dating someone else.
The two split up in March, but things reportedly ended on good terms, according to TMZ.
According to the outlet, Matt has been “focusing on his stand-up tour” since the breakup.
Matt’s sold-out ProbleMATTic World Tour is going for more than 115 dates across two years and three continents.
The couple was first linked last summer when fans noticed Matt commenting on the dancer’s Instagram posts following a rumored relationship with actress Lucy Hale.
In August, the comedian confirmed his relationship status as taken while on Good Morning America, but didn’t say Jessica’s name publicly until a September 2023 interview with Elle.
Fans started to suspect the couple was over last week when Jessica shared a cryptic message on Instagram.
“‘You look so happy’ : my favourite compliment,” she captioned her latest post, which included a smiling selfie and another vague quote.
“‘You look so much happier’ Thanks, it’s from lots of praying and trusting God,” the picture said.
As a dancer and an actress, Jessica has been featured in multiple movies and TV shows, such as The Next Step, Hulu’s Find Me in Paris, Binged to Death, Murder at Hollow Creek, and Dancin’: It’s On!
Matt revealed on the Podcrushed podcast in November 2023 that the two first met in Mississippi in 2022.
The comedian said that he liked her right away, but they ended up not speaking for about a year after meeting because she had a boyfriend at the time.
Matt spoke highly about Jessica to People while backstage at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in October 2023, saying that she’s “so important to my infrastructure.”
“It’s newer, but I mean I do prefer to keep it on the more private side. Just because, I mean, people are literally insane,” he said.
He then added that Jessica encouraged him to take time for their relationship.
“She forces me to take personal time, obviously, and I love that,” he said.
“Whenever she’s like, ‘Can we have tomorrow for ourselves?’ I’m like, ‘Thank you. I would love to have that.'”
Matt’s other exes include podcast host Brooke Schofield, who accused him of cheating on her with multiple women, and actress Kate Beckinsale.
News of the split comes months after Matt had to cancel two shows due to a medical emergency.
Following his comedy special Natural Selection, Matt is set to make two more specials on Netflix.
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