Machine Gun Kelly’s touring guitarist has, through a rep, denied hooking up with the singer.
“Sophie Lloyd is a professional, accomplished musician who has been needlessly dragged into the media based off of meritless accusations made by social media,” read a statement to media outlets. “Any suggestion that she has ever acted in an unprofessional manner or stepped out of her relationship are untrue. It’s disrespectful to her as a female artist and poor journalism and social commentary to be reporting anything else.”
Lloyd has been in a relationship for five years with musician and sound engineer Christopher Painter.
She was singled out amidst speculation on social media that MGK and fiancée Megan Fox had split.
The rumours were fuelled by Fox quoting lyrics from Beyoncé’s “Pray You Catch Me” about “dishonesty” in an Instagram post on Feb. 12. When someone commented “He probably got with Sophie,” Fox replied: “Maybe I got with Sophie.”
Fox deleted photos of MGK from her account and followed Eminem (with whom MGK has publicly feuded) before deactivating her account.
Neither she nor MGK have commented on the status of their relationship. According to the Daily Mail, on Feb. 13 the couple spent more than two hours inside a marriage counselling office and left in separate vehicles.
MGK popped the question in January 2022 in Puerto Rico after two years of dating Fox.