Meryl Streep is reportedly worried about her romance with Martin Short as he is wracked with grief following the suicide of his daughter, Katherine Short.
For those who don’t know, Katherine passed away on February 23, 2026 at the age of 42 at her home in Hollywood Hills.
According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s database, her death was the result of a gunshot wound to the head.
Short’s daughter, whose legal name was Katherine Hartley, had a long history of mental health problems and depression.
In 2012, Katherine legally filed for a name change to avoid being called Short’s daughter due to his worldwide fame.
The Only murders in the building The star adopted his late daughter with his late wife, actress Nancy Dolman, who succumbed to ovarian cancer in 2010 after 30 years of marriage.
An insider said Radaronline that Short “beats himself up over what happened and wonders what he could have done to save Katherine, which is completely unfair to himself because everyone knows he was an incredibly loving and supportive father.”
“But Martin is so confused and feels like he has failed Nancy somehow since he took on the task of raising and caring for their little girl, and now she, like her mother, is gone,” the source said.
“It’s hell on earth for” Streep, who calls herself a “good” friend of the band Saturday evening live alum and all their friends “to see him like this. The poor man’s spirit is crushed to pieces.”
“Streep has stepped up and tried to help in any way he can, but it is a tough task,” they noted. “He clearly wants space to grieve, and that is of course something she will respect.”
“Her hope is that they can pick up the thread soon enough and spend time together, but he just wants to be alone. Meryl is just waiting for the signal, but romance is understandably the last thing on his mind,” the source concluded.
It is noteworthy to mention that Meryl Streep and Martin Short have been together for a long time; However, they have not made their relationship official and call themselves “very good friends.”
