Overview

• TMZ photographs capture the singer embracing his mother as she dabs her eyes with a tissue outside a West Hollywood restaurant.
• Healy sat on the curb beside Welch during the emotional exchange while his fiancée, Gabbriette Bechtel, joined them and he took a smoke break.
• An anonymous source told TMZ that Healy was comforting Welch over a private family matter unrelated to her earlier comments.
• Welch issued her controversial remarks about lacking the role of Taylor Swift’s mother-in-law on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on July 24, prompting swift fan backlash.
• No public response has come from Swift, and the images underscore the personal impact of high-profile criticism on a family’s private life.