Overview
- Diplo posted an Instagram selfie on Nov. 3 with Justin Trudeau, with Katy Perry visible in the background, captioning it “the one that got away.”
- His quip that he had dated both Perry and Trudeau originated on an Oct. 7 Smart Girl Dumb Questions episode and was later identified by the show as a joke in its comments.
- Entertainment outlets note Diplo and Perry were briefly linked in 2014, a connection he referenced before delivering the Trudeau punchline.
- Coverage continues to report that Perry and Trudeau are a couple, with recent public outings in Paris and earlier PDA photos near Santa Barbara, plus Perry’s onstage remark that she is “dating someone.”
- Context cited in reports includes Trudeau’s 2023 separation from Sophie Grégoire and Perry’s split from Orlando Bloom earlier this year.