Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp Officially Dating

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This one came out of left field.

Meg Ryan – America’s former sweetheart – is dating John Mellencamp.  John Mellncamp is a rocker from the 70s, 80s and even a bit in the 90s. While that is not shocking in itself, the circumstances surrounding their dating are.

John had been married to model Elaine Irwin for like, eternity. OK, it was eighteen years, but with stars, that is eternity! This is where the scandal comes in…

Elaine, Meg and John have been friends for years. They were even pictured together, coming out of restaurants and such after nights out on the town. Did John and Elaine break up, so that Meg then decided to try on a relationship with her friend?

Or did John and Meg hook up, forcing Elaine and john to get a divorce? Reports say they only started dating after the split and that the split happened a few months ago and was just not reported.

It seems the population is divided about this one. From Seer Press:

It is known that Mellencamp has, three times, been married. He has five children but what really strikes fans is the fact that this month, Mellencamp has just announced that he and wife, model Elaine Irwin are already divorcing after being together for 18 years.

Nonetheless, the insider for the magazine asserts that the romantic link between Meg and John only started about seven weeks ago confirming that the duo only started to date after John and Elaine have separated.

So are they just trying to cover their tracks? Why isn’t Elaine out commenting publicly about the split? Do you think she will come out and talk eventually? This isn’t the first time Meg has been linked to breaking up a relationship…