{"id":1925778,"date":"2026-05-08T15:34:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925778"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:34:25","slug":"mariah-carey-anderson-paak-go-on-date-night-months-after-his-jeannie-mai-hangouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925778","title":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey &amp; Anderson .Paak Go On Date Night Months After His Jeannie Mai Hangouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/45\/16by9\/2026\/05\/08\/455946216f57438f95adf1e44b0d3d26_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Mariah Carey &amp; Anderson .Paak Go On Date Night Months After His Jeannie Mai Hangouts<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Mariah Carey, Anderson .Paak<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Hold Hands On Date Night<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Months After His Jeannie Mai Hangouts<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T08:34:25-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202605\"><br \/>\n                May 8, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            8:34 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T09:20:13-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 8, 2026<br \/>\n                                9:20 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d4e58b412f503d2011920d41ea51c081\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-cea193a2-4757-4f07-81c2-d25727de2c04-1364429439-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/90\/16by9\/2026\/05\/08\/90044bccd3fb40a69443fd9c51514aff_md.png\" alt=\"050826 mariah carey anderson paak kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-cea193a2-4757-4f07-81c2-d25727de2c04-1364429439-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">DATE NIGHT!!!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/mariah-carey-anderson-paak-movie-theater-date-night-05-08-2026\/\">Video: Anderson .Paak &amp; Mariah Carey Hit the Movies Following .Paak&#8217;s Jeannie Mai Outings<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8f95802a8b97777101b0422ccbfba8b8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6&#8221;They belong together&#8230;&#8221; \ud83c\udfb6 And it sure looked that way for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/anderson-paak\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Anderson .Paak<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mariah-carey\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mariah Carey<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; &#8217;cause the two were spotted during a cozy hand-in-hand sighting in L.A!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-af02b945a134cedbb19ca447fb6e3eb0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Check the pics &#8212; Anderson was serving full smooth-operator energy in a sparkly suit, while Mariah matched the vibe in a shimmering dark outfit as they caught a screening of &#8220;The Devil Wears Prada 2&#8221; at Century City Mall Thursday night<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-68b6be2ee3075d61827e69a0976a2f01\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260508_e3d05cab25914cf79a8b79510d5b0b71\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1bda2b32-272d-4dd1-b075-006561e7f6c0\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e3\/4by3\/2026\/05\/08\/e3d05cab25914cf79a8b79510d5b0b71_md.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Carey and Anderson Paak backgrid 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Backgrid<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-da6db8391f0e5181de9124ad91d9bb09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Safe to say, your average mall crowd probably wasn\u2019t expecting that level of glam strolling through the theatre!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-134ca56dd86ed716fb9a86d45fbd4284\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260508_a1dc0b57cb1f40308b56a5a76d377d0b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1bda2b32-272d-4dd1-b075-006561e7f6c0\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a1\/4by3\/2026\/05\/08\/a1dc0b57cb1f40308b56a5a76d377d0b_md.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Carey and Anderson Paak backgrid 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Backgrid<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a593918c82de1440cdec32884cf52f55\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The sighting is only gonna pour more fuel on those dating rumors that first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/12\/23\/mariah-carey-sparks-romance-rumors-anderson-paak\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>kicked off<\/strong><\/a>back in December 2024 when the two were spotted in Aspen for the holidays, with them also collaborating on music together.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c49167b28a1ac41a9a5e57b0491be8e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-70c19023-4800-4459-8057-af8109a8e284-27265758-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/33\/16by9\/2026\/02\/25\/332851396d774059935eb7ff7c2fb459_md.png\" alt=\"022526_anderson_paak_jeannie_mai_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">February 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-70c19023-4800-4459-8057-af8109a8e284-27265758-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">CAUGHT GETTIN&#8217; COZY!!!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/anderson-paak-jeannie-mai-hug-02-25-2026\/\">Video: Anderson .Paak and Jeannie Mai Hug At Party Amid Relationship Rumors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-feeacbc05ef76679b0853b3af3e7aa9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Of course, things got interesting in between &#8230; &#8217;cause Anderson was also stirring up romance chatter with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeannie-mai\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jeannie Mai<\/strong><\/a> over the last few months.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a6be58ce60eaf1c04d63e990811a4bda\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Neither Anderson nor Mariah has publicly confirmed anything just yet &#8230; 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