John Mulaney & The Issue With Celebrity Perception

You know those days where you’re like, ‘this might as well happen?’

Photo by the author, confirming she’s indeed a big fan

If your social media experience is anything like mine, you’ve probably been recently flooded with a whirlwind of opinions about John Mulaney and the surprising direction his life has taken.

The tl;dr if you’ve been living under a rock is this:

• John Mulaney is a very successful and beloved comedian.
• This successful and beloved comedian’s public persona has, for years, hinged on how much he loves his wife.
• John Mulaney went into rehab for abusing alcohol and cocaine in December.
• It was announced that he had split with his wife, Annamarie Tendler, this past Monday, May 10th, the same day he returned for his first performance since rehab.
• Yesterday, May 13th, a source has reported that John Mulaney is in a relationship with actress Olivia Munn.

I’ve been a huge John Mulaney fan for years, so these past few months have been quite the whirlwind. It’s been shocking, mystifying, and — frankly — upsetting. This relationship announcement felt like a genuine attack to me personally, which I realize is an absolutely ridiculous statement.