{"id":2119224,"date":"2026-08-30T07:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2119224"},"modified":"2026-08-30T07:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:30:10","slug":"bebe-rexha-shuts-down-jordan-clarkson-romance-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2119224","title":{"rendered":"Bebe Rexha Shuts Down Jordan Clarkson Romance Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/be\/16by9\/2026\/08\/28\/be07446955a54e4e9e27d568c731525f_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Bebe Rexha Shuts Down Jordan Clarkson Romance Rumors<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Bebe Rexha<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Shuts Down Jordan Clarkson Romance Rumors<\/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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/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=\"2026-08-30T00:30:10-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              August 30, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:30 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-e6fb08d142b2c1ddd8afe9178a3f0194\" 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-ea166fc9-95d9-4465-b2ef-869e241d6e69-248534224-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/57\/16by9\/2026\/08\/28\/579af8e0b7e24e8e9a361b3047bf3215_md.png\" alt=\"082826 bebe rexha kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-ea166fc9-95d9-4465-b2ef-869e241d6e69-248534224-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">BEST OF BUDS<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/bebe-rexha-denies-jordan-clarkson-dating-rumors-08-28-2026\/\">Video: Bebe Rexha Denies Jordan Clarkson Dating Rumors<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d7293d2289a2ddbaafc5592c35edaaa1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bebe-rexha\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Bebe Rexha<\/strong><\/a>is putting the kibosh on those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jordan-clarkson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jordan Clarkson<\/strong><\/a> dating rumors &#8230; saying the NBA champ is just a pal!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-007b568dda14e2ccbcd964264fa2e895\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sports\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong><\/a>caught up with the singer out in NYC this week and asked if there were &#8220;sparks&#8221; between her and the Knicks star after they spent a full day together last month.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a397cd8542c764136cc950750fc3623b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bebe, who was takin&#8217; pics with fans, quickly shut it down, shaking her head no, and saying, &#8220;friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d610bf5c92eebda708b5f637e3b7d913\" 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_20260731_b60e57ea7b9644188a5489a9935331e4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6cece9e1-bb95-465e-a1d5-474ae3131e95\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b6\/4by3\/2026\/07\/31\/b60e57ea7b9644188a5489a9935331e4_md.jpg\" alt=\"jordan clarkson bebe rexa nyvintners\" 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\">Instagra\/@nyvintners<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-166793952a8a3f16ba244ccacb2e4f82\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we previously reported earlier this summer, Rexha and Clarkson, 34, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/31\/bebe-rexha-and-jordan-clarkson-spark-dating-rumors\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>raised eyebrows<\/strong><\/a> after painting the town together (literally) in the Big Apple &#8230; starting with an art session alongside artist <strong>Leopoldo Gout<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b0804a81529141c077ad6ab8ccfc0638\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Photos showed the hooper posing for a pic with Bebe with his arm wrapped around her.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1964bb53cc8b188e94774d0815e625fd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Later in the night, the two hit up a Vogue event at Rockefeller Center, further sparking dating rumors.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-32fc656cf33d62c4bff0fb6df33b15d7\" 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_20260731_b0575f16bf0e4150b435316999536a3f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6cece9e1-bb95-465e-a1d5-474ae3131e95\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b0\/4by3\/2026\/07\/31\/b0575f16bf0e4150b435316999536a3f_md.jpg\" alt=\"Bebe Rexha, Jordan Clarkson Matteo Prandoni-BFA.com 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\">Matteo Prandoni\/BFA.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1f54977c17c4f43fb766d9ee026d051e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But, Rexha, who was celebrating her birthday on Friday, set the record straight &#8230; they&#8217;re not dating.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cc764061bee100fc52cbf3a6cfa3d904\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Friend zone, it is.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/30\/bebe-rexha-says-she-is-not-dating-jordan-clarkson\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:6cece9e1-bb95-465e-a1d5-474ae3131e95\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on 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