{"id":17757,"date":"2025-07-18T01:33:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/17757\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T01:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:33:04","slug":"klay-thompson-megan-thee-stallion-make-red-carpet-debut-confirm-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/17757\/","title":{"rendered":"Klay Thompson, Megan Thee Stallion make red carpet debut, confirm relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-player-guid=\"3411530a-7ab7-e8dc-e4f1-65d59a559520\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6475\/klay-thompson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Klay Thompson<\/a> and Megan Thee Stallion are officially official.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/45519132\/nba-free-agency-2025-reaction-grades-biggest-signings\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/r1230782_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/45732806\/klay-thompson-relationship-megan-thee-stallion-dallas-mavericks\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/r1518605_525x525_1-1.png&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.png\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<p>The four-time NBA champion and Grammy Award-winning rapper &#8212; born Megan Pete &#8212; took the red carpet in New York City on Wednesday night. The two were attending the inaugural Pete &amp; Thomas Foundation Gala at Gotham Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson and Pete held hands as they exited their vehicle to reach the red carpet before posing together for photos.<\/p>\n<p>At the event, Pete made her first public comments about her relationship with Thompson, emphasizing that she has &#8220;never dated somebody so kind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is my first relationship where I&#8217;ve ever been with somebody who&#8217;s genuinely a nice person, and he makes me genuinely happy,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/16\/celebrity-news\/megan-thee-stallion-breaks-silence-on-klay-thompson-romance-at-inaugural-benefit-gala\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told PageSix<\/a> on the red carpet. &#8220;I just never dated somebody like him before and I&#8217;m just grateful that he&#8217;s here by my side and he feels the same way about me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The comments confirm speculation that rose over the weekend that the two were in a relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, fans were quick to spot what looked like the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"f00d1f4e-4ce6-d581-466c-5b52531cf7ad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/dal\/dallas-mavericks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL5JapwxZFx\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lying down in the back<\/a> of Pete&#8217;s own Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson posted a collage on his Instagram days later with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMBkrYiRzlU\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two photos that appeared to include Pete<\/a> &#8212; they held hands in one of them, while Pete stood faced away from the camera in front of Thompson in another.<\/p>\n<p>The posts fueled relationship rumors; however, neither Thompson nor Pete made any public comments about each other until Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peteandthomasfoundation.org\/mission\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">its website<\/a>, the Pete &amp; Thomas Foundation &#8220;provides resources to effect meaningful and positive change in the lives of women and children, senior citizens, and underserved communities in Houston, TX and across the globe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pete established the foundation to honor the memories of her father, Joseph Pete III, and her mother, Holly Thomas.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion are officially official. 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