Busy Philipps Packs on PDA with New Man After Split from Husband Marc Silverstein

Philipps was spotted packing on the PDA with a new beau two years after announcing her separation from Silverstein

Busy Philipps was seen packing on the PDA with 12 year younger new beau
Busy Philipps is pictured with new man while having dinner with Michelle Williams. . Photo:

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Busy Philipps appears to have found a new man!

The actress, 44, was spotted packing on the PDA with a new beau two years after announcing her separation from her ex-husband, Marc Silverstein.

A photo obtained by PEOPLE showed Philipps and her new mystery man cozying up and walking with their arms wrapped around one another after having dinner with Michelle Williams. Philipps was dressed in a loose, plaid dress, and her mystery date wore black pants and a gray collared shirt.

At one point, the pair were also spotted kissing.

Philipps confirmed that she and Silverstein separated during a May 2022 episode of her podcast Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best, noting that "when we first separated, it was, like, February of last year."

The former couple tied the knot in 2007 and share 15-year-old Birdie Leigh and 10-year-old Cricket Pearl.

In February, the Girls5Eva star told Entertainment Tonight that the two have been able to successfully co-parent their children, expressing, "I think that we just both understood, fundamentally, that we made a promise to each other and to our kids."

"Being able to communicate is important and necessary. And we weren't going to let any hurt feelings on our side affect how we can show up for what is essentially still a family," she added.

 Marc Silverstein and Busy Philipps attend Create & Cultivate and Mastercard Intimate Dinner at Cafe no se
Marc Silverstein and Busy Philipps at the Create & Cultivate and Mastercard Intimate Dinner in March 2019.

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That same month, the Dawson’s Creek alum held a "divorce garage sale" over two days in New York City to get rid of some of their old storage unit items and donate the proceeds to charity.

She told PEOPLE in March that her fans helped make the experience "really fun and funny."

"So many people came and were fans from all kinds of things, but it was really nice to talk to the people that showed up and hear and see the things that they were picking out that they wanted," Philipps said. "Some people were just like, 'Oh, I just really wanted that bowl,' not that it even mattered that it was my bowl necessarily, but they were just excited about the bowl. The whole experience was really fun."

Busy Philipps attends Bridging the Distance: Celebrating Five Years of Abortion Access with The Brigid Alliance at The Times Center on May 01, 2024 in New York City.
Busy Philipps at the Bridging the Distance: Celebrating Five Years of Abortion Access with The Brigid Alliance on May 1, 2024.

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The mom of two explained that she "met so many amazing fans, and people traveled from all over, and it was really nice."

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"I had some really lovely interactions with people who were fans of all kinds of things — everything from Freaks and Geeks to the podcast [Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best]," she added.

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