Intergenerational internet vernacular, there should be a sociology course on it. Like how some boomers use ellipses like regular periods, leaving their texts oddly ominous..
. Steve Martin posted a pic of him, Martin Short, and Meryl Streep on his IG. Only he blocked his face with the 🚫 emoji.
What gives? The photo was from their attendance of Pictures From Home ’s opening night on Broadway back in 2023. Is Steve Martin giving oblique confirmation to the rumor that Short and Streep are dating? Or could there be some other explanation? Vulture investigates. A post shared by Steve Martin (@stevemartinreally) Ever since their off-the-chain chemistry in Only Murders in the Building season 3 (and the announcement of Streep’s separation from Don Gummer ), people have been shipping Short and Streep .
And there have been denials! But there have also been hand-holdings on the red carpet and dinners at Giorgio Baldi — a favorite restaurant of celebs like Rihanna and Bennifer, and a place you kind of know you’re going to get papped at. Maybe Steve is adding fuel to this fire of speculation. I know what you’re thinking: why not crop himself out if that’s the case? From the fact that the clock is still up at the top of this screenshot, we can infer that cropping is not a strong suit of Steve Martin.
Shoutout to his 100% battery, btw. But if “can’t crop” were really the reason for this post, he probably wouldn’t obscure his face with an emoji that is also interfering .