Khloé Kardashian is not moving on with the Italian actor Michele Morrone despite excited fans jumping to the conclusion that they were dating.
A representative for Morrone, 31, cleared up the confusion to TMZ on Monday.
According to them, he and the 38-year-old Kardashians star met for the first time on the day that they were spotted cozying up together at her sister Kim Kardashian’s collaborative Dolce & Gabbana fashion show.
Nothing to see here: Khloé Kardashian is not dating the Italian actor Michele Morrone, despite speculation set off by an affectionate photo of the two at the Dolce & Gabbana show for Milan Fashion Week. A rep for the Italian actor told TMZ that they met for the first time at the who
Rumors of a relationship began swirling after the two posed together for a photo, with Michele wrapping his arm around Khloé and placing his face just inches from her face, even as she put on her own sultry look while facing away from him.
As striking as the photo was, it all took place at the request of Dolce & Gabbana, though that didn’t stop Morrone from sharing the photo to his Instagram Stories and setting off the speculation.
‘Dolce and Gabbana asked them to take a photo at the show,’ his rep told People. ‘Michele said she was very nice, and that was the extent of it.’
Another source also confirmed to the publication that Khloé had ‘never met [Morrone] before’ the Milan Fashion Week.
‘She just met him in Milan that night,’ they continued. ‘They are not dating. She has no plans to see him again.’
Short and sweet: ‘Dolce and Gabbana asked them to take a photo at the show,’ his rep told People. ‘Michele said she was very nice, and that was the extent of it’
Morrone is said to currently be single. In 2014, he married the artist Rouba Saadeh, but the two separated in 2018.
Back in June, Khloé was reported to be dating a private equity investor, but few updates have materialized about the reported relationship.
In the image that set off speculation, the 365 Days star Michele was seen wearing a copper-hued silk shirt which he wore open at the collar and a pair of black PVC trousers as he cozied-up to Khloe.
Khloé looked glamorous in a black catsuit and a diamanté encrusted pair of hotpants and matching corset top as she prepared to head to the Dolce & Gabbana SS23 show on Saturday.
She could be seen leaning in to Michele and standing with her arm around him while wearing a pair of dark sunglasses in the snap.
The pair were later seen chatting and affectionately touching each other as they enjoyed the afterparty in the Italian city.
Fashionista: The reality star was seen getting close to the hunky Italian actor, 31, in a picture which went viral on social media ahead of the Dolce & Gabbana show; seen on Saturday
Michele could be seen resting his hand in the small of Khloé’s back as he spoke into her ear over the loud music while Khloé touched his arm as she spoke.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Khloé and Michele for comment.
Khloé’s fans were quick to take to social media after seeing Michele’s original picture, with many delighted with what they saw.
Getting to know one another? The pair were later seen chatting and affectionately touching each other as they enjoyed the afterparty in the Italian city
Deep in conversation: Michele could be seen resting his hand in the small of Khloé’s back as he spoke into her ear over the loud music
One person wrote on Twitter: ‘@khloekardashian has THE pic with Michele Morrone and I am here for it!!! Khloe baby girl come back season with him pleaseeeeee’
While another posted: ‘Shipping Khloe Kardashian with Michele Morrone so hard.’
Someone else shared: ‘You don’t understand after i’ve seen that picture i NEED Khloe Kardashian and Michele Morrone together.’
While another person tweeted: ‘Okay Michele Morrone and Khloe Kardashian???? PLEASE this is a power couple that I just need to happen????’
Happy bunch: Khloe’s fans were quick to take to social media after seeing Michele’s original picture, with many delighted with what they saw
Who is Italian hunk Michele Morrone?
- The hunk is 31-years-old and hails from Italian city Bitonto
- He is best known for his role in Netflix’s 365 Days – in which he plays lead role Massimo Torricelli
- Michele is dad to two sons, Marcus, eight and Brando, five – with his ex-wife Rouba Saadeh
- Boasting over 15M Instagram followes, the actor had only 4,000 before 365 Days hit Netflix
- It’s no surprise that the star also models for brands such as Guess and Dolce & Gabbana
- He speaks Italian, English and Arabic
‘@khloekardashian To even think for a second that Khloe is dating that absolute banger Michele Morrone makes me the happiest!! He is delicious and she deserves every inch,’ wrote another fan.
While someone else remarked: ‘Khloe Kardashian really said TRISTAN WHO? Because I’m so here for her and Michele Morrone. Sis really got her lick back!!!!’
‘Oh wow okay Michele Morrone and Khloe Kardashian girl is about to get the 365 days treatment,’ posted someone.
And another eager social media user wrote; ‘@khloekardashian u gotta tell me what Michele Morrone scent was like he look like he smell good give up the details.’
It is understood Michele is currently single having been linked to a number of women in the spotlight recently.
It comes days after Khloe was seen choking back tears in an upcoming episode of her family show The Kardashians as she detailed her shock at learning her on/off boyfriend Tristan Thompson had been unfaithful yet again while they were expecting their second child together.
In a new teaser trailer for the second season – which will launch on Thursday – the reality star admitted it had a been ‘a difficult time’ as she tried to come to terms with another betrayal.
In December last year the couple were secretly expecting a son via surrogate when it emerged that Tristan had cheated on Khloe with fitness instructor Maralee Nichols – who was pregnant with his child.
He’d initially denied the child was his but later admitted to his infidelity in a statement published to Instagram in January, which included a direct apology to Khloe.
‘There is something I am ready to talk about… Tristan and I are having another baby,’ she revealed in the trailer.
Kardashian trailer: It comes after Khloé choked back tears as she detailed her shock at learning her on/off boyfriend Tristan Thompson had been unfaithful yet again
Heartbreak: Khloé and Tristan, pictured with their daughter True, four, were secretly expecting their second child together via surrogate when it emerged Tristan had fathered a child with another woman
Despite looking forward to their impending arrival, Khloé was clearly distraught over the state of her personal life and the circumstances surrounding Tristan’s betrayal.
‘It’s supposed to be a really exciting time and it’s just a different experience,’ she explained.
In her own confessional, Khloé’s mother Kris Jenner remarked that ‘it’s hard to watch her in pain.’
Baby mama: Maralee gave birth to Theo in early December 2021 and accused Tristan of refusing to pay child support as he continued to insist that the child was not his
The Good American co-founder went on to express that, although she found the experience to be particularly wrenching, she was looking forward to her future as a mother-of-two.
‘This has been a difficult time in my life but it’s the start of something positive and happy and beautiful,’ she said.
Khloé and Tristan, 31, began seeing each other in 2016 while his ex Jordan Craig was pregnant with his now five-year-old son Prince.
They welcomed their daughter True, now four, two years later in 2018.
The former couple’s on/off romance was plagued by infidelity on Tristan’s part, including an infamous incident in 2019 when he was caught kissing her sister Kylie Jenner’s best friend Jordyn Woods.
Despite their up and downs, Khloé and Tristan reconciled amid the coronavirus pandemic after quarantining together to co-parent their daughter.
The couple separated again in 2021 before it was publicly revealed that he’d cheated on her in March 2021 with Maralee Nichols, who would later fall pregnant with his son Theo, now nine months.
Ups and downs: Despite their up and downs, Khloé and Tristan reconciled amid the coronavirus pandemic after quarantining together to co-parent but they then split in 2021
Maralee gave birth to Theo in early December 2021 and accused Tristan of refusing to pay child support as he continued to insist that the child was not his.
But after taking a paternity test, Tristan was forced to reveal that Theo was indeed his son and that he’d stepped out on Khloé for the umpteenth time.
Seven months after the scandal, it was revealed that Khloé was expecting a baby boy with her former partner via surrogate.
Khloé has been in Italy this week with her sister Kim Kardashian, 41, Kim’s children North West, nine; Saint, six; Chicago, four; and Psalm, three, whom she shares with rapper ex-husband Kanye West, 45; and her mother Kris Jenner, 66.
Style icon Kim has been promoting her collaboration with designers Dolce & Gabbana, with the new collection featuring the their Milan Fashion Week show this week.
The looks feature a slew of her signature corseted and distressed pieces, with the show’s models donning a ‘KIM’ choker when taking to the catwalk.
Fashion forward: Style icon Kim has been promoting her collaboration with designers Dolce & Gabbana, with the new collection featuring the their Milan Fashion Week show this week (Kim seen during the show)
The show, which was live streamed via Instagram, opened with dramatic light flickers, paparazzi camera clicker noises and sound effects of ‘We love you Kim’ screams, before a video was blown up on a screen as the models took to the runway.
Closing it off, Kim took to the runway alongside designers Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce.
And releasing a limited collection to their website following the show, shoppers can now by a £150 T-shirt from Dolce & Gabbana with a print of Kim eating pasta on it.
Designers: Closing the show off, Kim took to the runway alongside designers Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce
Production: The show, which was live streamed via Instagram, opened with dramatic light flickers, paparazzi camera clicker noises and sound effects of ‘We love you Kim’ screams
The collaboration, dubbed ‘Ciao, Kim’, has been teased via social media over the coming days, with a slew of vintage Hollywood-style adverts featuring Kim.
She has once again been channeling iconic actress Marilyn Monroe in the new campaign, which even saw her face projected onto the building of Dolce & Gabbana’s Milan store.
And looking the epitome of Italian glamour, one ad showed her peroxide blonde hair bundled away as she ate a cone of traditional gelato, surrounded by hounding paparazzi.
Working on it: The collaboration, dubbed ‘Ciao, Kim’, has been teased via social media in recent days, with a slew of vintage Hollywood-style adverts featuring Kim
