Phoebe Bridgers announces her father’s death in candid post, after ‘splitting’ from boyfriend Paul Mescal
Phoebe Bridgers has announced the death of her father.
The 28-year-old singer shared the news in an Instagram post by sharing a photo of herself when she was younger listening to music with her father by her side.
Phoebe captioned the snap ‘rest in peace daddy’ and did not share any further information about her father or his passing.
Family: Phoebe Bridgers has announced the death of her father, sharing a photo of the couple together on Instagram
In a previous interview with G.Q.the star revealed that they had a complicated relationship.
Phoebe’s parents divorced when she was 20 and she had claimed that her carpenter father had drug problems and had also been abusive when she was younger.
She wrote her song Kyoto about him and discussed the meaning of its lyrics in an interview with NPR in 2020, saying her father was “emotionally unavailable, but he was very present in a weird way.”
Phoebe added that the song represents her release from the anger she felt, saying, “It’s nice to not feel emotionally trapped all the time with things you bring into your life.”
Past: Phoebe’s parents divorced when she was 20 and she had claimed that her carpenter father had drug problems and had also been abusive when she was younger.
“I think I was angry for a long time, and… the song is basically about not being angry anymore.”
The news of her father’s death comes amid reports that Phoebe has split from her boyfriend of two years, Paul Mescal.
Phoebe recently gave advice on dealing with heartbreak on an episode of Amelia Dimoldenberg’s YouTube series ‘Chicken Shop Date,’ saying: ‘You just have to. And it will end at some point, but you can’t make it end, that’s my advice.
When asked what he had learned from heartbreak, he added, “I think if I had realized that, I wouldn’t be making music yet.”
Relationship: The news of her father’s death comes amid reports that Phoebe has split from her boyfriend of two years, Paul Mescal.
Phoebe fueled romance rumors with Bo Burnham in December after they were seen ‘flirty’ on a comedy show, just weeks after her split from Paul.
It comes after Paul made headlines when he was spotted on a ‘coffee date’ with Angelina Jolie.
The couple was photographed having coffee together after she saw him perform in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theater in London.
The unlikely friends were photographed in the theater cafeteria where they chatted around empty tables.
Split: Phoebe recently gave advice on dealing with heartbreak on an episode of Amelia Dimoldenberg’s ‘Chicken Shop Date,’ saying, ‘You just have to. And it will end at some point, but you can’t make it end, that’s my advice.
They were joined for the outing by Angelina’s daughter Shiloh, 16, whose father is Brad Pitt, 59.
‘Newly single’ Paul wore a red T-shirt after the show, while Angelina wore a black trench coat and their daughter wore a jacket and beanie.
Paul stars as Stanley in the Tennessee Williams masterpiece, directed by Rebecca Frecknall.
Who knows? It comes after Paul made headlines when he was spotted on a ‘coffee date’ with Angelina Jolie.