Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

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Jessica Alba is seriously living her best life in the single mom era, and we’re not mad about it.

The “Fantastic Four” star started February off with a bang. Alba was one of the few lucky folks who got to dance on the porch of Bad Bunny’s “casita” during his Super Bowl halftime show in Santa Clara, California. It’s unclear how her plum gig came to be, but the 44-year-old can still rock the moves she did as a hip-hop choreographer in “Honey” 20-plus years ago.

Days after appearing in the national spotlight, some personal news came down the pike: Alba’s divorce from producer Cash Warren, 47, was finalized. The exes, who married in May 2008, will reportedly share joint custody of their three kids. Neither will pay spousal support.

This past holiday weekend, Alba was spotted in South Florida with boyfriend Danny Ramirez. The couple, who started dating around July, were pap-snapped in the ocean and on the sand in Miami Beach. In one of Backgrid’s pics, you can see a W Hotel towel in the background.

Now that the Honest Company founder is legally single, she and the “Top Gun: Maverick” hunk are free to do whatever, wherever they want — and they did, for all eyes to see.

Why the pair chose to visit the Magic City isn’t too much of a head-scratcher. Despite our amazing weather and lack of dirty icebergs in the streets, there’s another reason: Ramirez is from here. The 33-year-old Chicago native moved to the Westchester area as a kid and attended Pitbull’s alma mater: Coral Park Senior High School.

Ramirez is also partially shooting “Baton,” his directorial debut, here. David Beckham is executive producer for the drama about a soccer player going through professional and private struggles.

Soccer isn’t the only sport Ramirez is passionate about. He was a huge Hurricanes fan growing up, attending many of the big games at the Orange Bowl. Although the NYU Tisch School of the Arts grad didn’t attend the University of Miami, in 2023 he told the Athletics newsletter that the Canes inspired him to ascend in his acting career.

The Hurricanes “allowed me permission to dream big … The way the community talked about that team, there was magic that was just right down the street in Coral Gables,” Ramirez said. “There’s magic happening and it’s close to you. It’s not in Hollywood, which to me, felt so distant until I was there. And it’s also not in New York. It’s not overseas. It’s right down the block.”

Back in January, Ramirez not only attended the College Football Playoff at Hard Rock Stadium, he got to go in the locker room with the team, led by coach Mario Cristobal.

On Instagram Ramirez shared a video of Cristobal hyping up the players, who eventually fell to QB/fellow local Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers. The actor is also seen hanging out on the sidelines and hugging defensive player Rueben Bain Jr.

In between all the sports pics was Alba, who was apparently along for the trip, too. It was her first appearance on his timeline.

In the comments, a few congratulated the lovebirds — sort of.

“We were getting teasers,” wrote one social media user. “Now we’re getting the full feature film & I’m here for it!”

Now with the red tape of the divorce behind her, we fully expect to see Ramirez pop up on Alba’s Instagram any day now. Because she does seem content with her new(ish) man and her station in life in general.

A few days before the Super Bowl, she shared a contemplative quote from Ecuadorian self-help guru Yung Pueblo:

“When chaos is all around you, the wisest choice is to create peace within you. Your peace shines outward and supports the creation of new harmony.”

This story was originally published February 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM.


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Madeleine Marr

Miami Herald

Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.