Lady Gagaand her fiancé Christian Carino have ended their engagement, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
“It just didn’t work out. Relationships sometimes end,” a source tells PEOPLE, adding that the pair split “a bit ago.” “There’s no long dramatic story.”
Speculation began that the couple was taking time apart when eagle-eyed fans noticed that Gaga, 32, was not wearing her engagement ring at theGrammy Awardson Feb. 10. Gaga also did not thank Carino in her acceptance speech after her song “Shallow” won the best pop duo or group performance prize.
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Lady Gaga.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Carino did not attend the Grammys, even though Gaga has brought her former fiancé as her date to other events this awards season, including theScreen Actors Guild Awardsand theGolden Globes, as she’s made the rounds accepting trophies forA Star Is Born.
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Christian Carino and Lady Gaga.Kevin Mazur/Getty
On Valentine’s Day, instead of sharing photos with her fiancé, the star revealed that she’d had a permanent piece ofA Star Is Borninked on her body. Gaga debuted a large tattoo on her spine that pays tribute to her role in the acclaimed musical-drama.
She also got the musical notes “G” and “A” on sheet lines of sheet music tattooed onto the inside of her arm to spell out her famous moniker.
PEOPLE exclusively confirmed Gaga and the talent agent, 49,were datingin February 2017 after the couple were spotted getting affectionate at a Kings of Leon concert that year.
Lady Gaga and Christian Carino.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Turner
After ending her five-year relationship withTaylor Kinney, “she wasn’t expecting to find love with Christian so quickly,” a sourcetold PEOPLEin October, “but things just became serious very fast. Christian is a good, grounding force and understands her career.”
source: people.com
