MGK and Megan Fox

MGK and Megan Fox were one of the most talked-about celebrity couples of the early 2020s: a rapper-turned-rock star and a Hollywood actress whose whirlwind romance, engagement and very public ups and downs played out in front of millions. They met on a film set in 2020, got engaged in January 2022, split in late 2024, and became parents together in March 2025. This article lays out their full story — who they are, how they met, the engagement, the on-off years, the split, and where they stand now as co-parents.

Who Are MGK and Megan Fox?

MGK is the stage name of Colson Baker, born on 22 April 1990 in Houston, Texas, and raised largely in Cleveland, Ohio. He began as a rapper, signing with Sean Combs’ Bad Boy Records in 2011 and releasing his debut album Lace Up in 2012, which reached number four on the US Billboard 200. His early hits included “Wild Boy” and “Bad Things”, his 2016 duet with Camila Cabello, which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2018 he became a fixture of hip-hop headlines with “Rap Devil”, his diss track aimed at Eminem. Then, in 2020, he reinvented himself as a pop-punk artist: Tickets to My Downfall, produced entirely by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. He followed it with Mainstream Sellout in 2022 and returned to a pop-rock sound with his seventh album, Lost Americana, in 2025. For more on his music and acting career, see Machine Gun Kelly on Wikipedia.

MGK is also an actor. His first starring role came in the romantic drama Beyond the Lights (2014), and he has since appeared in the thriller Nerve (2016), the horror hit Bird Box (2018), and as Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee in the biopic The Dirt (2019). He co-directed the comedy Good Mourning in 2022. He has an older daughter, Casie, from a previous relationship, and became a father for the second time in 2025.

Megan Fox was born on 16 May 1986 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She made her acting debut as a teenager and broke through as Mikaela Banes in the blockbuster Transformers in 2007, a role she reprised in the 2009 sequel. She went on to star in the cult horror-comedy Jennifer’s Body (2009) and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films in 2014 and 2016, building a career that mixed big franchise films with independent projects. Before meeting MGK, she was married to actor Brian Austin Green: the two married in 2010 and split in 2020 after a decade together. Fox is the mother of three sons — Noah, Bodhi and Journey — from that marriage. See Megan Fox on Wikipedia for her full filmography.

On paper, the two came from different corners of fame — MGK from Cleveland’s rap scene and Fox from Hollywood blockbusters — but they shared an appetite for big, public gestures and a willingness to talk openly about their feelings. That openness would define their relationship from the very beginning.

How MGK and Megan Fox Met

MGK and Megan Fox met in March 2020 on the set of the independent thriller Midnight in the Switchgrass, filmed in Puerto Rico. MGK had a role in the film; Fox starred in it. Production was soon halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the connection had already been made. Two months later, in May 2020, Fox’s then-husband Brian Austin Green revealed that he and Fox had split and were heading for divorce after ten years of marriage.

That same month, Fox appeared in the music video for MGK’s song “Bloody Valentine”, and the speculation about the pair intensified. By July 2020, they confirmed the relationship themselves during a joint appearance on the Give Them Lala podcast, where Fox described MGK as her “twin flame” — a phrase that would follow the couple for years. The label captured how they presented the relationship: intense, instant and, in their telling, almost fated.

The early months were fast and very public. They attended events together, posted about each other constantly, and spoke about the relationship in interviews with a candour that celebrity couples usually avoid. For fans, that directness was part of the appeal: MGK and Megan Fox did not hide behind vague statements, and their romance became one of the defining celebrity stories of 2020 and 2021.

The MGK and Megan Fox Engagement

After more than a year of dating, MGK proposed to Fox in January 2022, and the couple announced the news on 11 January with posts on Instagram. Fox’s caption described the proposal in her characteristically dramatic style, writing that after “a year and a half later, having walked through hell together, and having laughed more than I ever imagined possible, he asked me to marry him” — and that she said yes, “just as in every lifetime before this one, and as in every lifetime that will follow it”.

The ring itself became a talking point. MGK said he designed it with the jeweller Stephen Webster, and explained: “I know tradition is one ring, but i designed it with Stephen Webster to be two: the emerald (her birth stone) and the diamond (my birth stone) set on two magnetic bands of thorns that draw together as two halves of the same soul forming the obscure heart that is our love.” The two-stone design, with its thorn bands, matched the couple’s aesthetic — romantic, a little dark, and deliberately unlike anyone else’s engagement ring.

The engagement period brought high-profile joint appearances, including at the Grammy Awards in February 2023. To the outside world, they looked like a couple heading for a wedding. Behind the scenes, though, the relationship was already under strain, and the next two years would be defined by public rough patches and reconciliations.

The On-Off Years of MGK and Megan Fox

The first widely noticed crack appeared in early 2023, when Fox hinted at trouble on social media and the couple’s relationship status became a subject of daily speculation. They worked through that period and were seen together again, but the pattern of public turbulence continued. In March 2024, Fox addressed the situation on the Call Her Daddy podcast, playing coy about whether the engagement was still on and speaking about the relationship in careful, measured terms.

The couple have also spoken publicly about experiencing a miscarriage in 2023, a loss Fox wrote about in her poetry collection Pretty Boys Are Poisonous, published in November 2023. MGK later addressed the same loss in his music. It was a rare moment of vulnerability in a relationship that was otherwise famous for its glamour, and it added a painful private chapter to a very public story.

By April 2024, Fox appeared to confirm the couple were still together, marking MGK’s birthday with public posts. For a while, it looked as though they had steadied the relationship. But the stability did not last: within months, the pair would face the biggest turning point of all.

The MGK and Megan Fox Split — and Their Daughter

On 11 November 2024, Fox announced on Instagram that she was pregnant, describing the baby as a “rainbow baby” — a term for a child born after a pregnancy loss. The announcement was warmly received, and the couple were congratulated widely. But within weeks, the relationship ended. According to reports, the pair split over the Thanksgiving weekend in late November 2024, after Fox found something upsetting on MGK’s phone. In January 2025, a source told PEOPLE that Fox was “done with him now” — a claim MGK pushed back on publicly, saying: “How can ‘sources say’ when the sources haven’t said anything.”

Whatever the precise sequence of events, the split was reported as final in late 2024, and the pair were no longer a couple when their daughter arrived. Saga Blade Fox-Baker was born on 27 March 2025, with MGK announcing the birth on Instagram: “She’s finally here!! our little celestial seed. 3/27/25.” A source told PEOPLE at the time that the pair were “on the same page” when it came to co-parenting, whatever their personal issues.

Since the birth, both have spoken warmly about parenting. During a 2025 appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, MGK called Fox a “phenomenal mom” and spoke about raising their daughter together. The contrast with the drama of the split was striking: the relationship as a romance was over, but the pair presented a united front as parents. For readers who enjoy following other high-profile celebrity couples and their timelines, our article on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce covers another pairing whose every step has been followed just as closely.

MGK and Megan Fox in 2026

As of late 2026, the picture reported about MGK and Megan Fox is a settled one: they are former partners and co-parents, not a couple. In September 2026, Us Weekly reported, citing a source, that “MGK and Megan are done and only communicate about their daughter and coparenting logistics”, and that MGK had stopped trying to restart the romance several months earlier. The same report said he still loved Fox and had a soft spot for her, even as their day-to-day relationship stayed platonic.

There have also been reports that MGK has moved on. In October 2026, Page Six reported that Fox was said to be relieved that MGK was pursuing a new relationship with actress Dakota Johnson, and that she had no interest in getting back together with him. Importantly, neither MGK nor Johnson has publicly confirmed that they are dating, so that should be treated as an unconfirmed report rather than a fact — the kind of distinction that matters with a story that has generated so much speculation.

Meanwhile, both have continued their careers. MGK released Lost Americana in 2025 and has kept touring and recording, while Fox has continued acting and raising her four children — her three sons with Brian Austin Green and her daughter with MGK. The reversed-order version of this pairing, covering the same story from the other direction, is our article on Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox.

What endures from the MGK and Megan Fox story is not really the drama, but the arc: a fast, intense romance that began on a film set, became an engagement with a famous two-stone ring, survived several public crises, and ended just before the birth of a child who now ties the two together permanently. They met as co-stars, became fiancés, and are now, by all public accounts, co-parents — a very modern Hollywood ending.

FAQs About MGK and Megan Fox

Are MGK and Megan Fox still together?

No. They split in late 2024, shortly after Fox announced her pregnancy. Reports in 2026 describe them as co-parents who communicate mainly about their daughter, Saga Blade, born in March 2025.

When did MGK and Megan Fox get engaged?

MGK proposed on 11 January 2022. He designed the ring with jeweller Stephen Webster: an emerald (Fox’s birthstone) and a diamond (his birthstone) on two magnetic bands of thorns.

When did MGK and Megan Fox split?

Reports say they split over the Thanksgiving weekend in late November 2024, weeks after Fox announced her pregnancy on 11 November 2024.

Do MGK and Megan Fox have a child together?

Yes. Their daughter, Saga Blade Fox-Baker, was born on 27 March 2025. MGK announced the birth on Instagram, writing: “She’s finally here!! our little celestial seed. 3/27/25.”

Does Megan Fox have other children?

Yes. Fox has three sons — Noah, Bodhi and Journey — with her former husband, actor Brian Austin Green. MGK also has an older daughter, Casie, from a previous relationship.