Lena Dunham's ex, musician Jack Antonoff, has publicly brushed off rumours he is dating singer Lorde, calling the talk "dumb heteronormative gossip".
"I resent having the most important friendships and working relationships in my life reduced to dumb heteronormative gossip," the Bleachers singer wrote on Twitter.
The New York based singer, songwriter and producer worked with the New Zealand pop star on her 2017 Grammy nominated album, Melodrama, on which they wrote ten songs together.
Lorde has since retweeted Antonoff's full dismissal of the rumours.
normally i would never address rumors but i resent having the most important friendships and working relationships in my life reduced to dumb hetero normative gossip. those relationships are deeply important and sacred. with that said, im not seeing anyone. lol.??? jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) January 17, 2018
The rare moment of public dialogue on his private life follows last week's split with Girls creator Dunham. Described as "mutual", the couple had been dating since 2012: recently celebrating their five-and-a-half-year anniversary.
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Having worked with such powerhouse music makers as Taylor Swift, Banks, St. VIncent and Sia, it didn't take long for rumours of a new love interest for Antonoff to bubble to the surface.
Gossip columnist and blogger, Perez Hilton, circulated that this mystery person was no other than Lorde (with a quick mention of Taylor Swift to keep things juicy). Vogue also pointed out the amount of time the two spent time working together - because we all know ye olde equation: work (man + woman) = sex.
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But in his tweet, the relationship - or, indeed, any other - has been shut down by Antonoff.
"I'm not seeing anyone," he wrote. "Lol."
