Pink was never one to remain silent.
The chart-topping pop star, 46, appeared furious and frustrated last month as she slammed “fake news” reports that she had split from her boyfriend of 20 years, former professional motocross racer Carey Hart.
“So I was informed that I was separated from my husband. I didn’t know,” she snorted in an Instagram video. “Thank you for letting me know. Can you please tell my kids too? My 14 year old and 9 year old don’t even notice.”
However, her husband, who regularly posts to his 1.3 million Instagram followers, did not say anything in support of his wife’s comments.
Sources say the couple are currently considering what their future holds and are actually talking about going their separate ways. Pink said he was “blindsided” by the reports.
“They have yet to finalize the technicalities of how they will work with the children and where they will be based full-time,” the source said. But ultimately, “they weren’t ready to put it out there…Pink just wants to protect the kids, and that’s totally fair.”
As Page Six previously revealed, the couple left behind their 200-acre vineyard in California’s Santa Ynez Valley (at least for the time being) and moved to New York so their daughter Willow could pursue her Broadway dreams.
“In many ways, they seem closer than ever now. But that’s because they are finalizing plans on how to successfully co-parent and separate,” the source said. “They want to be a united front for their kids, so they’re staying very close to each other right now because they’re literally laying the foundation for what’s coming next.”
Case in point: Willow and her son Jameson looked like the picture-perfect family when they went to see the Broadway musical “And Juliet” over the weekend.
Pink posted a photo to her Instagram Stories on Saturday, and a source told Page Six that her family stayed behind after the show to greet the performers.
We reached out to representatives for Pink and Heart, 50.
After meeting at the Summer X Games in Philadelphia in 2001, the two dated on and off and married in 2006.
Two years later, they announced their separation.
However, Pink (real name Alecia Moore) and Hart remained on good terms, and in the spring of 2009, it was announced that they had reconciled, with Pink appearing in the music video for her hit single “So What,” which was about their separation.
“We’re rebuilding,” Hart told People magazine in April of that year. “Sometimes you have to take a few steps back in order to move forward.”
The singer later revealed that he had been undergoing couples counseling as well as individual therapy.
However, in 2023, Pink confirmed her marriage, saying, “He and I are very independent in a way. Maybe that’s why we’ve been together for so long, because we can live completely apart and then come back together.”
“We don’t need each other. We choose each other,” she told People.
The singer also appears to be choosing to reinvent herself, hosting “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on NBC this week, prompting rumors that she might take over the daytime chat show.
“We moved here both because I’m a great mom and so Willow could study theater and experience more Broadway,” Pink said Monday.
As Page Six previously revealed, Clarkson will be leaving her eponymous talk show at the end of this season to spend time with her children River Rose, 11, and son Remy, 9, following the death of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock last August.
During her week as guest host, Pink performed a jaw-dropping duet of “Hopeless War” from the Broadway musical “The Outsiders” with Willow, while Jameson led a cooking segment.
But it’s not as simple as parachuting Pink into the role, and the show may not return if Clarkson exits.
Industry insiders say there’s a good chance there will be a fight between creative and finance bosses at NBC.
Debuting in September 2019, “The Kelly Clarkson Show” was produced by NBCUniversal Television and distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and distributed to more than 200 stations.
“The show is syndicated and expensive to produce,” NBC officials said, acknowledging that the network may not be looking for a replacement for Clarkson at all.
“You have to pay for talent, music rights, production costs… and in the current broadcast television environment, these shows aren’t making as much money as they used to,” the source added.
The program slot could be moved back to news and used to air game shows or promote the current NBC brand. That means the “Today” show could be as long as five hours.
“It’s an easy job (for a host), but there are no jobs available at the moment,” the source said.
Back in 2021, Clarkson disclosed as part of her divorce filing that she was making $1.9 million a month, including her chat show appearance fee and salary from “The Voice.”
Another industry insider said, “Developing talent is very important for networks and brands, and having a platform to promote shows and content is also very important, but it has to make sense on paper.” “I heard Pink was interested in the role, so I think she would be great, but I don’t know what the economic situation is at NBC.”
I’ve also heard that NBCUniversal is spending a lot of money on sports. The company paid an estimated $2.5 billion in an 11-year contract with the NBA starting with the 2025-26 season. Last May, it spent $3 billion to extend U.S. exclusive rights to the Olympics from 2033 to 2036.
Then there’s the topic of former Today co-anchor Hoda Kotb, who left the show in January 2025.
Despite initially denying rumors that she would be replacing Clarkson, Kotb, who was filling in for her friend Savannah Guthrie on “Today,” changed her answer during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen last June.
“I’m a never say never person,” said Kotb, 61.
“I think Hoda is a great player, but she has to have the finances,” said an industry source. “None of these things exist (TV companies are well-funded).
“Pink is great too. There are creative champions who want to pursue pink, and then there’s the financial side. There’s probably going to be a fight within NBC, that’s for sure.”
