‘s romance with rocker has catapulted her back into the spotlight. While the actress, 37, is no stranger to fame and flashing lights, Megan’s usually very private when it comes to her personal life — specifically her romances. Although she spent most of her career with her ex-husband,
Actor , Megan has dated a few notable names in
Hollywood, including MGK. Megan wrote about “complicated” relationships in her book of poems, . “For most of us it’s not a fairy tale. Relationships are not pretty. They are ugly. Sometimes they are a war,” she said. “But through a wound enters an opportunity to grow and become a stronger more whole version of yourself.” Keep reading to find out Megan’s dating history. Megan’s high school sweetheart, , wasn’t the Hollywood-type. Then again, they were just teenagers when they dated, and Megan’s acting career hadn’t taken off at the time. However, Megan only had high praise when she spoke about Ben in a 2009 interview. “He was very sweet and wonderful, really tall and big with a perfect body, and he was a badass,” she told , adding, “I was totally drawn to him.” Megan’s short-lived romance with actor, occurred right at the beginning of her acting career. She had just starred as the villain in the -film, , and everyone wanted to know who Hollywood’s new it-girl was. Megan even brought David along to the
New York premiere of the film in February of 2004. They called it quits later that year. This one’s tricky. It’s unclear exactly when Megan and dated. Their on-screen chemistry was undeniable in the films, which led to rumblings about a real-life romance between the two. In 2007, Megan and Shia starred as powerful couple, Sam Witwicky and Mikaela Banes, battling robots to save the world from mass destruction. They reprised their characters in the film’s 2009 follow-up, . Shia later returned for the third film in 2011, , however, Megan did not. Instead, model, took over as Shia’s new love interest. Bottom line is — Megan and Shia’s romance occurred sometime in the mid-2000s. Shia was the first one to shed light on their relationship. “Look, you’re on the set for six months, with someone who’s rooting to be attracted to you, and you’re rooting to be attracted to them. I never understood the separation of work and life in that situation,” he told magazine in 2011. “But the time I spent with Megan was our own thing, and I think you can see the chemistry onscreen,” he added. Fast-forward seven years, and Megan finally gave her take on the relationship. “Um, I mean, I would confirm it was romantic. I love him,” she said during an episode of in November of 2018. “I’ve never been really private about that. I love him.” When fellow guest, suggested that Megan and Shia had a “showmance,” Megan replied, “Sure.” Either way, Megan and Shia have always been on good terms. Back in 2019, fans reminisced over their on-and-off-screen chemistry when Megan shared a from the film to Instagram. “Once upon a time 13 summers ago,” she wrote in the caption of her post. Megan and Brian’s tumultuous love story began in 2004. You’ll notice that there’s some overlap in her other romances, because the two had an on-and-off relationship. Things didn’t become permanent until the actor and
Actress married in June of 2010. They went on to welcome together — and . In April of 2016, Megan and Brian’s marriage went through its fair share of ups and downs, which led to a looming divorce. However, they decided to keep working at their relationship after discovering that Megan was pregnant with their third child, . They reconciled with a romantic getaway to the Hawaiian Islands, and things seemed to be just fine between Megan and Brian. Then, things took a turn in 2020, when — just before their one-decade wedding anniversary — Megan was spotted hanging out with Machine Gun Kelly. The actress and musician were on May 14, and then two days later on May 16. Megan wasn’t wearing her wedding ring on either occasion. Not to mention, May 16 happened to be Megan’s 34th birthday. At the same time, Brian was seen as well. Just days after the photos went public, Brian to be true during an episode of his podcast, . “I will always love her. And I know she will always love me and I know as far as a family what we have built is really cool and really special,” Brian said of Megan, before explaining that they would remain a family. He said they’ll “still do family vacations and holidays as a family and really make that a focus for the kids.” Brian also noted that despite the breakup, he would “always love her [Megan]. And I know she will always love me and I know as far as a family what we have built is really cool and really special.” In the same episode, Brian addressed Megan’s then-recent photo ops with MGK. “She met this guy, Colson [MGK’s real name], on set…I’ve never met him…Megan and I have talked about him,” Brian revealed, but clarified “they’re just
Friends at this point.” He added, “I trust her judgment, she’s always had really good judgment. I don’t want people to think her or he are villains or that I was a victim in any way.” Also in May, Brian discussed Megan’s newfound relationship with MGK even further. “She said, ‘You know, I realized while I was out of the country working alone that I feel more like myself, and I liked myself better during that experience, and I think that may be something worth trying for me,’” Brian recalled of a prior conversation with Megan during a . Naturally, the actor took the news pretty hard. “And, I was shocked and I was upset about it,” Brian continued, but added that he “can’t be upset at her, and I wasn’t upset at her because that’s — she didn’t ask to feel that way, it wasn’t a choice she made, that’s the way she honestly felt.” Megan filed for divorce from Brian on Nov. 25, 2020, citing “irreconcilable differences” She listed Nov. 2019 as their separation date her court papers, while Brian wrote March 5, 2020 as the day things officially ended between the two. Megan moved on from Brian with MGK. Back in May of 2020, Megan and MGK added fuel to the romance rumors when she appeared as his love interest in the
music video for his song “Bloody Valentine.” Not long after the video’s release, they had their first PDA outing at a
Los Angeles bar on June 15. Megan and MGK were photographed kissing and holding hands outside the establishment, and they’ve been inseparable ever since. The couple traveled to
Puerto Rico together on a [the same one Brian references in his podcast episodes], to film the upcoming crime thriller However, production on the film was halted in October of 2020, due to positive COVID-19 tests. After they got together, MGK revealed that it was when he met Megan, who’s even said that the two are “ ,” aka, soulmates. When you know, you know! On Nov. 22, the pair made their red carpet debut as a couple at the 2020
American Music Awards, where Megan introduced MGK’s performance by saying, “Once in a lifetime, magic can happen. But this next performer, we’ve all been under his spell since his debut in 2012.” Then, on Jan. 12, 2022, Megan and Machine Gun Kelly revealed they had gotten engaged! He even proposed with an that he helped design. Most recently, Megan sparked breakup rumors after the couple attended the together by posting cryptic , via
Instagram on Feb. 12, 2023. In the beauty’s photo dump, she mysteriously included a quote from “Pray You Catch Me,” a song off her album . “You can taste the dishonesty, it’s all over your breath,” Megan captioned the post, which also included a clip of a
fire burning a letter and other personal items. Later, the couple was spotted leaving an apparent couple’s on Feb. 13. And on Feb. 19, Megan that her man had cheated on her, via a since-deleted Instagram post. “There has been no third party interference in this relationship of any kind,” she wrote in the beginning of the post. “That includes, but is not limited to…actual humans, DMs, AI bots, or succubus demons. While I do hate to rob you of running random baseless news stories that would have been much more accurately written by ChatGPT, you need to let this story die and leave all these innocent people alone now.” Despite a source telling on Mar. 22, 2023, that the pair was on a “break”, it didn’t appear that way any longer when they were on Apr. 3. Ahead of their romantic getaway, the insider told the outlet, “Megan and MGK are currently on a break but are still in contact.” They also called the couple’s situation, “very hot and cold.” Megan has since deleted all of her Instagram photos and videos, while MGK still has many of their posts up. More recently, in May 2023, it was reported that their wedding plans are still on the back burner and that MGK is trying to reconcile with the star. “They are slowly working on reconciling but he’s totally in the dog house still,” a source told . “He’s doing whatever he can to get her back, and she’s making him work for it. It’s still an unhealthy dynamic though, and their friends just don’t see this lasting.” In July 2023, reported that the couple was after hitting a brief rough patch. “They’ve had so much success in therapy together,” a source said. “As they start to trust each other, they’ve been talking about getting married again. However, it seemed they hit a rough patch again by the end of the year. reported that they had “another big fight” and were “trying to work through it.” “They have severe trust issues in the relationship,” an insider told the publication in December. “They’re still on and off.” Since the status of MGK and Megan’s engagement was up in the air for months, she confirmed during her March 2024 “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she and MGK did, in fact, end their engagement but didn’t confirm if they were broken up. “I think, as of now, I don’t have a comment on the status of the relationship, per se,” Megan said. “What I can say is [he] is what I refer to as being my ‘twin soul’ and there will always be a tether to him, no matter what. … I can’t say for sure what the capacity will be, but I will always be connected to him somehow. Beyond that, I’m not willing to explain.”