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Bill Murray Finally Breaks His Silence About His Alleged Relationship With Kelis and Her ‘Milkshake’

The "Ghostbusters" star, a self-proclaimed lover of hip-hop, sets the record straight on rumors that he and the "Milkshake" singer were an item.

If the idea of 74-year-old Bill Murray getting up close and personal with 45-year-old Kelis left you with lots of questions, you were not alone. In 2023, reports linked the pair in a relationship that none of us could make sense of. And as photos of the pair out together circulated, things got even more confusing.

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Two years later, Murray is finally setting the record straight. The SNL alum sat down with Sway Calloway on a recent episode of β€œSway in the Morning” and spoke out about the rumors that he was dating the β€œMilkshake” singer.

Murray told Sway that he’s always loved hip-hop.

β€œI feel like hip-hop has surrounded me,” he said.”I enjoy it.”

The actor, who says he used to record episodes of β€œYo! MTV Raps,” first noticed Kellis in the video for the 1999 Ol’ Dirty Bastard song, β€œGot Your Money,” and from that moment, he knew he wanted to meet her. The β€œGhostbusters” star went on to call the singer-songwriter β€œspectacular.” And although he confirmed that he and Kellis were never a couple, he added that the rumors gave him a whole lot more cred in these streets.

β€œI met this girl named Kelis. I got great press that I was dating her. That really raised my cred a lot,” he said. β€œWell, it was false humility again.”

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Although we’ve seen stranger pairs in Hollywood (we’re looking at you Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen and 50 Cent and Chelsea Handler), the internet had a hard time coming to grips with this unlikely coupling.

β€œMust be an Ensure Milkshake,” wrote someone on X.

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But Murray is holding out hope that there may be a chance for him and Kelis, and we have no doubt that if the opportunity presents itself, Murray will most certainly shoot his shot.

β€œYou know, one of us could be on the rebound any second,” he said.

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