The 'Uncut Gems' actress reportedly hooked up with the 'Hotline Bling' hitmaker a year before she started dating the Yeezy designer and before the two musicians squashed their beef.
- January 29, 2022
AceShowbiz - Julia Fox could have found herself being caught in a bitter feud between two of the biggest hip-hop artists. The actress, who is currently dating Kanye West, has just been revealed to have dated his former archnemesis Drake.
According to Page Six, Julia's hot-and-heavy secret romance with Drake happened one year before she started seeing Ye. The Canadian superstar reportedly reached out to the Gotham Award winner first via an Instagram DM to compliment her on her performance in the 2019 Adam Sandler-starring movie "Uncut Gems".
At the time, Julia was still in a relationship with Peter Artemiev. After her relationship with her longtime partner crumbled later that year, the 31-year-old allegedly got back in touch with Drake on Instagram.
So-called insiders tell the news outlet Julia and Drake met up soon after in New York in February 2020, during which they and a pal had drinks at the Bowery Hotel. Drizzy then showed up to Bloomingdale's, where Julia was doing a promotional gig, the next day to visit her at work. "They closed down the store so he could visit," says one of the sources.
Julia then reportedly flew to Los Angeles to be with Drake a few days after Valentine's Day. During the visit, the "In My Feelings" hitmaker gave her two Birkin bags that cost from $20,000 up to $500,000. "Then she went to [his hometown] Toronto to stay with him," the source dishes.
At the time, Julia stayed at Drake's mansion, but their hot romance was cut short by the COVID-19 outbreak. As the border between Canada and the U.S. was about to close, "she had to get back home," according to another source.
Julia later rekindled her relationship with Peter and gave birth to her first child with the private pilot on February 14, 2021. They have since split, before the brunette beauty started seeing Kanye.
According to the sources, Julia has told Kanye about her past fling with Drake and the Atlanta-born star is not thrilled about it. Kanye and Drake, however, have squashed their beef that began in 2011. They recently teamed up for Free Larry Hoover concert in Los Angeles.
As for Julia and Kanye, they have not been shy to show their affection to each other. In one of new photos shared by photographer Danielle Levitt, the pair licked each other's tongue during a steamy French kiss at a party in France during Paris Fashion Week.
