Fact Check: Have singer Pink and her husband, Carey Hart, separated?
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA: A rumor has been circulating on social media platforms claiming that popular singer Pink and her husband, Carey Hart, have separated. The rumor has sparked shock amongst fans, with many skeptical about the report and questioning the authenticity of the viral claim. Let us analyse the origins of the claim and fact-check it.
Claim: Pink and Carey Hart have ended their relationship
The report that Alecia Beth Moore-Hart, popularly known as Pink, and her husband, popular off-road truck racer Carey Hart, have ended their relationship surfaced on various social media platforms earlier this month, citing an unnamed source.
The claim has spread on X, Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, with hundreds and thousands of views and likes. Even prominent entertainment media outlets such as People reported the claim.
Those commenting under the post even appeared to believe the claim to be true, while a few others remained skeptical and questioned the authenticity of the claim.
Fact Check: Pink turned down the reports, calling them fake
The claim is fake, and Pink herself has debunked the rumor by sharing a video on Instagram on Thursday, February 26.
“I was just alerted to the fact that I’m separated from my husband — I didn’t know,” she quips sarcastically at the beginning of the clip.
“Thank you for letting me know. I was wondering, would you also like to tell our children?”
“Do you wanna talk about some real news?” she continues, pointing out that the Epstein files, systemic racism, and the standout feats of female athletes at this year's Olympics.
“Or do you wanna talk about the fact that I got nominated the first year I was eligible for the Rock & Roll motherf—in’ Hall of Fame?”
She then added that the reports about herself and her husband splitting are “Fake news, not true.”
“Trash news, you can do better,” she concluded. “Night night!”
Pink and Carey Hart's relationship history
After meeting at the Summer X Games in Philadelphia, the singer and former motocross competitor started dating in 2001. They were married in Costa Rica in 2006 after becoming engaged in 2005.
After a peaceful separation in 2008, the couple got back together the next year. The couple has two children: a son, Jameson, who was born in 2016, and their daughter, Willow, who was born in 2011.
