Editorial note: This article was initially published on March 13, 2025. It has been updated with new information.
Not since Jewish personalities Emily Ratajkowski and Eric André briefly dated in early 2023 — a couple I nicknamed Emratandré — has the world seen a truly unexpected celebrity couple. (No, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco don’t count because it’s really not that surprising that a singer and a songwriting/record producer would get together.)
Now, however, it seems that another random celebrity pairing is potentially on the rise because… wait, are Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein dating?!
Let’s rewind to answer this question.
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On Sunday, March 10, 2025, J.Lo and the British Jewish actor saw “Oh, Mary!” together to support actress Betty Gilpin, who was starring in the Broadway show as Mary Todd Lincoln. All three are starred together in the Netflix rom-com “Office Romance,” which is co-written by Goldstein. After the show, they were photographed backstage with Betty Gilpin, alongside another highly rumored celeb couple: Martin Short and Meryl Streep.
The next day, The Daily Mail reported that J.Lo was interested in Goldstein. “After a very tough start to 2025, Jennifer can’t wait to start a new project and it certainly helps that she will be working with a very handsome and smart star like Brett,” an anonymous source said. “He is like the younger, better, British version of Ben [Affleck]. She thinks he is very cute,” they added, dissing the recently divorced Lopez’s ex-husband.
Drama! Naturally, an anonymous source does not make a reliable piece of news. But Cosmopolitan and Yahoo News also picked up on the rumors at the time. Things subsequently cooled off for a period, but on a Oct. 15, 2025 episode of “Watch What Happens Live” J.Lo said that Brett was the best onscreen kiss she’s ever had.
Flash forward to now! On Oct. 19, 2026, Page Six reported that Brett Goldstein and J.Lo were casual yet official. “The one thing they have in common is they both enjoy going out to parties and restaurants,” an anonymous source told the gossip magazine. “Unlike her ex Ben [Affleck] who always had a scowl on his face when they were out.” This news came after Brett and Jennifer were spotted leaving an industry party in Los Angeles on Oct. 16.
At time of publication, neither Brett Goldstein nor Jennifer Lopez have commented on the dating speculation.
If they were dating, however, their relationship would add to the recent trend of extremely high profile interfaith relationships, which includes the aforementioned Selena and Benny, Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman, Leighton Meester and Adam Brody, and Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet. While J.Lo was raised Catholic, Brett Goldstein grew up in a Jewish family in a London suburb. He had his bar mitzvah at the Wimbledon Synagogue. Even before he skyrocketed to fame thanks to “Ted Lasso,” two Emmy wins and now “Shrinking,” Brett has kept his Jewish identity private.
So are J.Lo and Brett Goldstein dating? Nothing is confirmed right now, but we’ll be keeping an eye on their potential relationship!
