After a year and a half of dating, Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey have broken up. People reports that a source close to the former couple confirmed the news.
“Michael and Lori are both completely heartbroken,” the source said. “They still love each other.”
They explained, “Michael matured a lot over the course of their relationship and was ready to commit for the long term. He let down his guard with her, opening up emotionally in a romantic relationship for the first time…They had great times together and brought out the best in each other.”
The pair made their red carpet debut in March, attending the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills together. In May, 25-year-old Harvey was alone in Cannes for the screening of Final Cut (Coupez!), and rumors that she was on the rocks with the 35-year-old Creed star began when she returned.
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They first went “Instagram official” in January of 2021, and celebrated their anniversary in November of that year. A month later, Jordan told The Hollywood Reporter that he “finally found what love was” with Harvey, and that’s why he was comfortable being public about their relationship.
“When I was younger, I don’t know if I could have handled the onslaught of opinions and being picked apart, and also being conscious of what the other person’s going to go through,” he said. “It takes a special person to deal with that.”
He continued, “There’s a premeditated planning of staying out of the way [of the public eye] that sometimes kills spontaneity and intimacy. I wanted to take that away and give this the best chance it had, in this weird world that we live in, to be somewhat normal. Long story short, I think it’s just the timing of everything. It was the right time for me. Yeah. I’m happy.”
Harvey discussed her happiness with Jordan on The Real in September of that year.
“We just really balance each other,” she said. “I really do believe in the statement when they say, ‘When you know you know.’ And I think t
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