Mariah & Anderson .Paak Lock Lips at Movie Theater — Romance BACK ON
Published May 9, 2026 at 2:24 pm
Mariah Carey and Anderson .Paak are officially back on, and they’re not even trying to hide it anymore. The two were spotted getting seriously cozy at a movie theater this week, complete with major PDA that has everyone convinced their romance is very much alive.
This isn’t their first rodeo together. The music icon and the R&B crooner first sparked dating rumors back in December 2024 after they were photographed leaving a romantic dinner in Colorado. But things went quiet after that—until now. Their theater outing proves whatever they had going then is still very much burning.
Sources say the pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other during the flick, sitting close and acting like nobody else in the room existed. Very on-brand for a rekindled romance. The chemistry is clearly still there, and honestly? They look happy.
Mariah’s been keeping her love life relatively private lately, so the fact that she’s willing to be seen publicly with Anderson .Paak says something. This isn’t a casual fling—this looks like the real deal.
Based on reporting from Page Six.