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Sad Girl Quarantine has officially arrived as Lana Del Rey cryptically announced her newfound singledom.
Previously, the Norman Fucking Rockwell singer was linked to a cop, but he's not your everyday officer; he's Sean "Sticks" Larkin, a reality TV star from the Emmy Award–winning documentary series Live PD on A&E. They were first seen together during a Central Park date in September.
Del Rey addressed the alleged fledgling romance during an interview with the Los Angeles Times in October 2019. "I didn't know we were being photographed," she said of the pap photos. "I would've worn something different."
When asked if she was nervous about the public's reaction to her decision to date a cop (this is, after all, an era of rising protests against police brutality and mass incarceration), Del Rey defended Larkin. "Well, the thing is, he's a good cop," she said of the man who proudly goes by the nickname "Sticks." "He gets it. He sees both sides of things."
Read on to learn more about Larkin and their breakup.
He works on two different cop shows.
Sergeant Larkin–who says he works full time in Tulsa, Oklahoma's police department–is an analyst on A&E's Live PD and the host of A&E's PD Cam.
He's really into CrossFit.
In his Instagram bio, he even writes "Part time crossfitter." A cursory scroll through his account reveals about as many shirtless selfies and pull-up videos that you'd imagine a self-labelled "crossfitter" would post.
He's working on a book.
Sergeant Larkin announced on Twitter last month that he's putting out a book with Dan Abrams, the host at Live PD.
He's a dad.
Yes, "Sticks" is also a father. He has a 22-year-old daughter and a son in his teens. (Can you even imagine Lana Del Rey as your stepmom?)
Lana and "Sticks" are officially Instagram official.
Del Rey shared the snap of her and her new beau on Instagram, in which she leans playfully against him while he has his CrossFit-toned arm wrapped around her. She smiles as he kisses the top of her head.
"💕🍊," Del Rey captioned the flick.
Lana and Sean make their red-carpet debut at the 2020 Grammys.
Del Rey, who was nominated in two categories, brought "Sticks" along as her Grammys date. They weren't afraid to show PDA on the red carpet either.
While speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Del Rey gushed over how happy she is with her relationship. After the ET host said that she noticed Del Rey and Larkin holding hands on the red carpet, the singer responded, "Yeah, I am happy."
The night before, Del Rey also took Larkin with her to the Pre-Grammy Gala and Grammy Salute to Industry Icons. They made for a fabulous couple together on the red carpet.
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Lana posts a cryptic message on Instagram.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Del Rey seems to be self-quarantining like most of us. Posting a screenshot of her voice memos on her phone, one file read, "Grenadine quarantine 2," while another was labeled, "If this is the end ...I want a boyfriend." In other words, she and Sticks are donezo.
Sean admits their relationship is over.
In an interview with The New York Times, Larkin revealed that he and the pop star are no longer together.
"Right now, we're just friends," he said. "We still talk and whatnot, we just have busy schedules right now."
Of their relationship, though, he added that things were "very low key" and that it was ultimately "enjoyable, for sure."
"When we were in Tulsa we hung out with my law enforcement friends and their spouses. We all Super Bowl partied together, dinners and things like that," he continued. "Normal things couples do with their friends."
His children, however, were understandably starstruck. He divulged, "They were kind of blown away."
As an associate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey keeps a finger on the pulse on all things celeb news. She also writes on social movements, connecting with activists leading the fight on workers' rights, climate justice, and more. Offline, she’s probably spending too much time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 version, of course), or buying yet another corset.
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