Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has a new relationship, and he’s not being subtle about it. The 48-year-old rocker posted Instagram photos kissing AnneMarie Morin, founder of Chicago bakery Cloud Cookie, captioning the post,“New part time job. Boss is a tough cookie.”It’s the kind of caption that’s cute on its own and loaded given everything else going on.
That everything else: Bellamy filed for divorce from Elle Evans in August after six years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. He requested sole custody of their two children, Lovella, 6, and George, 2. Evans has said the split was“a long time coming”and plans to fight for custody. Bellamy has described the separation as involving“unexpected circumstances”and said he poured those emotions into Muse’s new album, The Wow! Signal.
So the internet is split, as it always is. Some fans say the marriage was clearly over long before the filing and he’s allowed to be happy. Others think a public kiss while a custody battle is pending is a lot. The one thing everyone can probably agree on? Those bakery cookies are getting the best PR of their lives. Do you think there’s a timeline on going public with a new relationship after a split? Tell us in the comments.
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