Is Zach Braff Dating an AI Chatbot? He Says…

Zach Braff is scrubbing an outlandish report from the rumor mill.

Zach Braff, known for his role in Scrubs, has clarified that he is not dating an AI robot. He addressed rumors circulating online about an actor supposedly in a relationship with a virtual assistant.

He posted on Instagram on March 12th, stating he wasn’t dating a chatbot and expressing disbelief that he even had to clarify this.

The man, who is 50 years old, suggested the rumor might be linked to the new version of the medical comedy that recently premiered on ABC.

He mentioned it’s a plot point in an upcoming episode of Scrubs. He wasn’t sure if that’s where the idea originated, but clarified it wasn’t his own. He signed off with, ‘Love, the guy who isn’t dating his chatbot.’

Zach—who previously dated Florence Pugh from 2019 to 2022—added, “Please update all gossip sites.”

The actor, known for his role in Garden State, posted a message with a screenshot from a recent episode of comedian Max Silvestri’s podcast, I Need You Guys. He co-hosts the podcast with Jenny Slate and Gabe Liedman. The actor then suggested, in a follow-up post on Instagram Stories, that this group – along with guest Kumail Nanjiani – started the rumor.

On a recent podcast episode in December, Max revealed that a famous actor is dating his AI chatbot. He said the actor even takes the chatbot with him when he goes out and regularly talks to it.

Soon after Zach shared his posts, Max claimed he hadn’t linked the TV personality to the rumors about the chatbot.

He posted on Instagram on March 13th, stating he’d never even said this person’s name before and questioned why this was a story worth covering when more pressing issues exist.

Zach isn’t looking for love with AI, but stick around to discover some celebrity couples you might not expect!

Although they portrayed tragic couples in the films Too Young to Die? (1990) and Kalifornia (1993), the actors actually enjoyed a wonderful relationship with each other off-screen.

Brad Pitt revealed in a 1995 interview with Vanity Fair that he still had feelings for Juliette Lewis, his date to the 1992 Oscars where she was nominated for her role in Cape Fear. He described her as a true talent and fondly remembered their relationship as one of the best he’d experienced. However, he also acknowledged that the idea that love always solves everything isn’t realistic.

It wasn’t just a product of 90s nostalgia – Matt Damon and Jennifer Affleck (later Garner) were actually a couple at the end of the 20th century. The story goes that Gwyneth Paltrow introduced them, as she was famously dating Ben Affleck, Damon’s close friend. They broke up in 2000.

In a 2004 interview with Playboy, Damon described Ryder as a “great woman.” Ryder, in turn, told Black Book magazine in 2009 that Matt was “a really nice guy” and she felt lucky they remained friends.

Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake had a noticeable connection when they presented together at the 2003 Kids’ Choice Awards. They dated for nearly four years, and their breakup in 2007 was announced with a public statement confirming they remained friends with continued love and respect for each other.

While self-love is the most important relationship, actress Kristin Davis, known for her role in Sex and the City, enjoyed dating Alec Baldwin during her time on the HBO show.

During a February 2025 appearance on the Literally! With Rob Lowe podcast, Kristin clarified that a former boyfriend she’d lent $5,000 to was absolutely not the three-time Emmy-winning actor.

Kristin recalled that when she dated Alec Baldwin, he was already very wealthy. She jokingly added that she wouldn’t have had to loan him $5,000 if that had been the case, exclaiming her surprise at the memory.

Kerry Washington, known for her role in Scandal, was featured on the cover of InStyle Weddings in 2005 while engaged to actor Boris Kodjoe. However, the couple ended their engagement in 2007.

Okay, so for YEARS Madonna wouldn’t talk about Tupac, which drove me crazy! It was like, did they or didn’t they?! Then, finally in 2015, she spilled a little to Howard Stern. He brought up that legendary, fiery interview with David Letterman, and she just casually dropped that she was dating Tupac back then! She said he just got her so excited about everything, about life! I mean, can you believe it?! It just confirmed everything I always suspected – they were totally a thing, and it was amazing!

Before marrying Jim Toth, Reese Witherspoon starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the 2007 thriller Rendition, and the two dated for about two years, following her divorce from Ryan Phillippe.

Jake spoke fondly of his ex, saying, ‘She’s one of the most intelligent and resilient people I know – and that’s true of many of the women I’ve been close to.’

In her 2025 memoir, My Good Side, the former Vanderpump Rules star shared details about her relationship with the Desperate Housewives actor, which happened in the mid-2000s.

Oh my gosh, it was like a dream! We’d all get takeout and eat at his place with his parents, which was so cozy. But the best part? When everyone left, he’d grab his guitar and play ‘Hey There Delilah’ just for me! Seriously, it felt completely surreal. I had been watching him on screen for years, obsessed with everything he did, and then suddenly I was living this real-life fairytale with him. It was just… magical.

Before marrying Livia Giuggioli in 1997 (they later separated in 2019), Colin Firth was in a relationship with Tilly for five years. They have a son, William Joseph Firth, born on September 20, 1990, who is also an actor and appeared alongside his father in Bridget Jones’s Baby.

The U.S. Open tennis champion dated actress Mandy Moore from 2003 to 2004, but their relationship didn’t last.

In a 2018 interview with Howard Stern, Moore revealed that a past relationship had been very painful for her. She explained that she began dating him at the age of 18 and that it felt especially difficult because they were both so young.

Everyone wonders who inspired Alanis Morissette’s famous 1995 song “Ironic,” and many people think it was the star of Full House! Morissette said it wasn’t true in the 2021 documentary Jagged, but a lot of people find that hard to believe.

Back in 2005, Reynolds told People magazine that he was a big fan of his then-fiancée’s music, joking that it was a little embarrassing when she’d walk in on him listening to it and dancing around in his underwear.

The Canadian band ended their run in 2007, and their split after four years was remarkably amicable.

It’s no surprise the actress from Mad Men is attracted to comedic actors. She dated Jason Sudeikis for a few months in 2010, and then briefly dated Will Forte five years later.

The lead actors from Good Will Hunting became a couple in real life, but their relationship didn’t last.

Damon shared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in January 1998 that he was currently single. He and Minnie had been in a relationship previously, but they had since become just friends. He expressed deep affection and care for her, stating that while they had a strong connection, their relationship simply wasn’t destined to last.

Driver didn’t appreciate how publicly Matt announced their breakup. She later told the LA Times that she thought it was “fantastically inappropriate” for him to reveal they had split on Oprah. She felt it wasn’t the right way to handle such a personal matter.

Liam Neeson and Helen Mirren first connected while filming the 1981 movie Excalibur. They later became a couple—Neeson recalls Mirren teaching him how to drive—but eventually split up in the mid-1980s.

In February 2023, Liam Neeson told ET Canada he’d be thrilled to have spent three or four years with her, calling her “really something else.”

Finding love in Jurassic Park? What a meat cute.

Jeff Goldblum and his co-star started dating after they finished filming their hit 1993 movie. Goldblum later told the Chicago Tribune that he’d always admired her talent and personality, and they discovered a mutual attraction after working together.

The couple became engaged in 1995, but their relationship ended two years later. They didn’t share the screen together again until 2022, when they both appeared in Jurassic World: Dominion, the sixth film in the Jurassic World series.

Gillian Anderson, known for her role in The X-Files, dated the creator of The Crown from 2016 to 2020. She won an Emmy Award in 2020 for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the popular Netflix series.

According to Arquette, the two dated while filming their 1995 Western Wild Bill.

During a Reddit Q&A in November 2015, the actor from Clueless surprisingly confirmed that he and the actress had previously dated. They had both appeared in the 1992 TV movie Desperate Choices: To Save My Child.

She was the first actress I ever dated. We were together for a while, even though we lived far apart, and I was really crazy about her.

TopMob News was the first to report in 2015 that a star from The Real Housewives of New York and an actor from Modern Family were dating. However, they broke up by 2016.

The former student of Southland High and the actor known for his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show were together for several years but broke up in 2013.

Before he became a household name, John Travolta was involved with Preston in 1987. They lived together and even shared a pet pig named Max, but their relationship ended in 1989.

Yes, Cher truly believes in finding love again. She and actor Kelly McGillis famously dated in the 1980s, after her divorces from Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman.

Before he was Heidi Klum‘s ex, the “Kiss from a Rose” musician romanced a different supermodel.

The pair began dating after they met while filming the 2005 movie Brick, but their relationship only lasted about six months.

The Dawson’s Creek alum and the Josie and the Pussycats star dated for about a year back in 2002.

NCIS: LA star and popular actress Reese Witherspoon began dating in 1993, shortly after Witherspoon moved to Los Angeles at age 17.

The actor currently known for playing Iron Man in Marvel movies has revealed that his seven-year relationship with the star of Sex and the City ended because of his struggles with drugs and alcohol. In a 2008 interview with Parade magazine, he explained that his lifestyle was incompatible with his partner, who he said was very different from him and tried to help him get better. He expressed regret that he didn’t change his ways despite her efforts.

Matthew Perry, best known for Friends, and Zach Galifianakis, famous for The Hangover, reportedly had a brief romantic connection in 2003, but it was a short-lived encounter that didn’t develop into anything serious.

Kat Dennings, known for her role in 2 Broke Girls, had a short romance with her Thor co-star in 2010. They seemed very close while promoting the Marvel movie at Comic-Con, but the relationship ended before the film was released the next year.

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