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Madelyn Cline and Henry Smith have called it quits on their relationship, according to multiple outlets.

People and TMZ report that the Outer Banks actress, 28, and the TikTok star, 29, have split after a brief romance.

Us has reached out to Cline and Smith for comment.

A source exclusively told Us in April that Cline and Smith were “dating” after they sparked romance rumors at a live show for “Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast” earlier that month. In a photo posted by DeuxMoi from the event, the pair were seen holding hands while sitting by each other in the audience.

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Later that month, Cline appeared in Smith’s TikTok video as she celebrated Easter with his family. She laughed and joined Smith’s mother in a dance as she sang and Smith chuckled behind the camera.

“Here comes Peter Cottontail up and down the bunny trail,” Smith’s mom sang as she carried an Easter basket. “Hippity, hoppity!”

The trio then made an Easter-themed cocktail together.

“We are having a carrot mimosa because Madelyn had a special request that our cocktail not be too sweet and a little bit healthy,” Smith’s mom noted. “And everybody loves a carrot mimosa.”

They also attempted to dye eggs, but since Smith bought brown eggs instead of white, their crafting project was a bust.

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Madelyn Cline is no stranger to a high-profile romance following the 2020 premiere of Netflix’s Outer Banks. As fans shipped Cline and costar Chase Stokes on screen as Sarah Cameron and John B, respectively, they were getting cozy in real life. Cline and Stokes hard-launched their relationship in June 2020 with an Instagram post. “Cat’s […]

At the time, fans reacted to the video by speculating about Cline and Smith’s relationship status.

“Skipped the Easter eggs and went straight for the hard launch,” one person wrote, while another asked, “Something you’d like to share with the class sir?”

“I’m officially RSVP’ing to the wedding now thanks,” a third user replied. A fourth noted, “Mama loves Madelyn. Good job Henry Henry Henry.”

Later in April, Cline and Smith were spotted at Coachella. The duo also appeared in more TikTok videos together after Us confirmed they were dating, including a post where the two danced to Zara Larsson’s hit song “Lush Life” during their weekend at the music festival.

Cline’s love life has been in the headlines since she rose to fame in 2020 with her role as Sarah Cameron on Outer Banks. She and Chase Stokes, her costar on the Netflix show, dated from 2020 to 2021.

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Cline was subsequently linked to DJ Zack Bia from 2021 to 2022 before dating musician Jackson Guthy from 2022 to 2023 and Pete Davidson from 2023 to 2024. She later sparked romance rumors with Prince Constantine Alexios in 2025.

In August 2025, Cline shared the “best love advice” she’s ever received while reflecting on her own dating history.

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“Fall in love, don’t be afraid of it,” she told People at the time. “Look, historically, I haven’t been, like, the most successful [at love], so don’t take advice from me until I figure it out.”

She added, “But yeah, my advice is don’t be afraid to fall in love.”

Earlier that year, Cline opened up about the effects of dating Stokes, 33, in the public eye, revealing on a March 2025 episode of Jake Shane’s “Therapuss” podcast that she “didn’t realize what the repercussions [were] of inviting so many people into something, let’s be honest, something that’s intimate.”

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Meet Melat Kiros, the Ethiopian-born anti-Israel socialist crusader who is DSA’s rising star after stunning upset in Colorado

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Meet Melat Kiros, the Ethiopian-born anti-Israel socialist crusader who is DSA’s rising star after stunning upset in Colorado

By Ryan King Published July 1, 2026, 2:06 p.m. ET

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WASHINGTON — Democratic socialism is spreading West.

Political newcomer Melat Kiros, 29, who took down 15-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Col.) in a stunning primary upset Tuesday, is riding a wave of anti-Israel and anti-ICE sentiment sweeping her party.

The Ethiopian-born PhD student has pushed to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), suggested that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks were “inevitable,” downplayed suggestions that a firebombing of a Jewish rally was an act of antisemitism, and more.

Once in the House of Representatives, which is considered likely because she’s in a safe blue district, Kiros has vowed to push Democrats as far left as possible and to oppose Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) becoming speaker.

Political awakening

Kiros refined many of her far-left views in law school at Notre Dame in the early 2020s, a period she describes as her political awakening, as the country was roiled by the COVID-19 pandemic and peak wokeness.

“I literally watched the Federalist Society handpicking some of my classmates onto the judge track in their decades-long bid to pack the courts,” she complained, according to Vox. “…I just lost faith in the system; I think a lot of young people did.”

Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros smiles at her primary election night watch party. — The democratic socialist has been a staunch critic of capitalism, Israel, and ICE. AP Photo/Rebecca Slezak

After law school in 2022, she joined the law firm Sidley Austin in New York, where she worked as a regulatory and enforcement associate. The following year, she was fired for writing a viral open letter lambasting law firms for pushing to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses.

“By chilling future lawyers’ employment prospects for criticism of the Israeli government’s actions and its legitimacy, you are complicit in Israel’s weaponization of anti-Semitism against legitimate concerns for the right of self-determination and the livelihood of the Palestinian people,” she wrote in the missive.

Sidley Austin demanded she take the letter down, but Kiros claims she refused and was fired as a result.

“I didn’t flinch because I stood by every word and I always will,” she boasted during her victory speech Tuesday.

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That move drew headlines and boosted her name recognition in lefty circles.

After losing her law gig, Kiros moved back to Colorado, where her family had immigrated while she was just 11-months-old. Her father had been picked in America’s Diversity Visa Lottery, per her campaign website.

Back home, she enrolled in a PhD program in public policy and worked as a barista.

Then, in the middle of last year, she decided to launch a seemingly long-shot primary challenge against DeGette, who is widely considered to be a very progressive lawmaker and has served in Congress longer than Kiros has been alive.

DeGette had the backing of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Diana DeGette speaking into a pink microphone at a League of Women Voters forum. — Rep. Diana DeGette was one of the more progressive members of the House Democratic Caucus. Denver Post via Getty Images

But Kiros’ candidacy caught fire with the DSA and other lefty groups that were hunting for candidates to take on incumbent Democrats and push the party further leftwards.

One of the major differences between the two was Kiros’ tougher stance against Israel. DeGette faced grassroots pushback for supporting defensive aid to Israel.

Kiros, however, made tough talk against the Jewish state a feature of her campaign.

For example, she told notorious lefty streamer Hasan Piker that the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack was an “inevitable consequence of apartheid,” though she later clarified she wasn’t trying to say it was justified.

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Piker is a very controversial streamer, having declared that “America deserved 9/11″ and praised the “brave mujahideen” who injured Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas).

In a similar vein, she told 9News journalist Kyle Clark that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were an “inevitable consequence” of US foreign policy.

Kiros has stirred local controversy for downplaying the role of antisemitism in the June 1, 2025, firebombing attack at a weekly Jewish gathering aimed at bringing attention to the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas. One person was killed and a dozen were injured in that attack.

Melat Kiros speaking to supporters at an election-night watch party. — Melat Kiros has indicated she won’t support Hakeem Jeffries for speaker. Getty Images

The attacker, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, screamed “Free Palestine” before later stating that he “wanted to kill all Zionist people,” according to the FBI.

Kiros repeatedly declined to call it antisemitism and told NOTUS that it wasn’t “entirely obvious that it was just motivated by antisemitism.”

Many of her positions are similar to those of other DSA members, including support for Medicare for All, a modified Green New Deal, and mass amnesty. Kiros also wants a 10% slash in Pentagon spending.

“People are seeing that capitalism is responsible for a lot of the degradation that we’re seeing in our economy, that we’re seeing in our democracy, that we’re certainly seeing in our climate as well,” she claimed in a recent interview.

“They’re demanding a new way to organize our economy.”

Should she win in November, she will be the first Gen. Z woman to serve in Congress and the second Zoomer overall, after Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.)

She is riding a socialist revolt within the Democratic Party, as far-left candidates have won primaries across New York, Maine, Illinois, and elsewhere heading into the midterms.

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