Fake out: Jon Lovitz and ‘90210’ alum Jessica Lowndes are not dating
Fifty-eight-year-old Jon Lovitz has a young, hot lady-friend and it's Jessica Lowndes of the "90210" reboot.
She's 27.
We'll give you a second to let all that sink in.
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The unlikely pair set the Internet ablaze when they went public on social media this weekend, joking not only that they're dating but hinting that they may be engaged. Except they're neither dating nor engaged. It was an elaborate April Fool's Day joke that came a bit early, Lowndes confirmed Monday afternoon after news of their romance had gone viral. The joke was pegged to the promotional release of her music video "Deja Vu (Remix)," which features Lovitz and lots of snarky pop-up style commentary (as well as some brief nudity).
The joke started last week with several posts from Lowndes and Lovitz, which got fans buzzing with romance rumors.
"I know it's still the last week of March, but is it too early to say April Fools?" the actress-singer said in a video posted to Instagram on Monday afternoon.
After her pronouncement, the actress panned to her laptop showing Lovitz checking her out in the music video.
The two apparently became fast friends while shooting guest spots on "Hawaii Five-0" in January and decided to team up, according to PopSugar.
The gag included several posts from Lowndes over the last week, one of which showed off what appeared to be a sizable engagement ring. She also teased about her older man with several suggestive hashtags and captions on Instagram. Lovitz, a "Saturday Night Live" alum who has a track record of playing despicable characters in television and film, revealed to his followers on Sunday that he was Lowndes' mystery man.
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"Easter with my bunny, @jessicalowndes !!!" he wrote, captioning a pic of them riding together in a convertible.
This after several days' worth of posts from Lowndes alluding to her new man. There were plenty of naysayers out there and Lovitz pegged their feelings as "jealousy."
"I LOVE itz," Lowndes wrote last week, captioning a rose and heart-covered bed spread. She then asked fans to follow her on Snapchat for more on her then-mystery man.
The lovey affirmations continued with several more posts that involved heart emojis, animations and images. She also showed off her man's Bentley.
Another pic said that she loves "old cows," captioning an image of this Thai proverb.
After that, she shared a photo of an aged hand -- which we now believe to be Lovitz's -- grabbing her thigh while she sat in the driver's seat of a car. "His hands are wise and tell a thousand stories... #smitten #hatersgonnahate," she wrote.
Lowndes also took little issue with references to him being a sugar daddy: "You say sugar daddy but I say ice cream daddy! Lol #SweptoffMyFeet #ExtraSprinklesPleaseDaddy," she wrote, captioning a pic of two ice cream sundaes.
"No, I haven't been hacked. I'm just really excited to finally be able to share this secret with you guys," she said in another video clip, which she captioned, "being happy never goes out of style."
Then came the photo of a huge diamond ring parked right on a ring finger. Lowndes didn't caption the photo or really confirm that it was her hand. Skepticism abounded...
After that, she posted a video of herself rolling over in bed with an off-camera Lovitz claiming that he wasn't "video-ing" her.
"When bae films you waking up in the morning," the actress wrote. "#TooOldToUseHashtags #MrBig."
We wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, but it just wasn't happening.
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