Kristin Kehrberg might be a film producer, but the 57-year-old socialite has mostly avoided the spotlight. Just who is musician John Mellencamp's new girlfriend? We have the details.
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00:00Kristen Kerberg might be a film producer, but the 57-year-old socialite has mostly
00:05avoided the spotlight. Just who is musician John Mellencamp's new girlfriend? We have the details.
00:10John Mellencamp's dating history always attracts interest, and the singer's latest partner is no
00:15different. But what do we know about Kristen Kerberg and her previous relationships?
00:20Kerberg is a widower and was married to advertising executive Richard Dick Tarlow.
00:24Tarlow was successful, starting several companies throughout his career,
00:28including Kurtz & Tarlow with partner Dom Kurtz, Tarlow Advertising, and Carlson & Partners.
00:33Tarlow and Kerberg met at a restaurant, and two years later, in 2009, they were married.
00:38They were together until Tarlow died at the age of 81 on May 27, 2022. He reportedly died in his
00:44sleep at his home in Shelter Island, New York, and was survived by three children and two stepchildren.
00:50Kerberg's name is in the headlines now because of her relationship with megastar musician John
00:54Mellencamp. But this is certainly not her first brush with show business. Before she connected
00:58with her rock star beau, she worked as a movie producer. As of October 2023, she has won credit,
01:042017's The Wild Wedding. The rom-com has an impressive roster, including celebrated actors
01:10Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Patrick Stewart. Kerberg's late husband, Dick Tarlow,
01:14was also credited as an executive producer on the film.
01:17Despite the star-studded cast, the movie was met with mixed reviews.
01:21One of the more positive reviews comes from Vertical Entertainment's co-president,
01:25Rich Goldberg. Goldberg told The Hollywood Reporter,
01:27"[The chemistry and comedy between Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Patrick Stewart,
01:31and the incredible ensemble cast is a dream for us, and for audiences everywhere."
01:36"'To Eve and Harold.'"
01:38John Mellencamp and Kristen Kerberg's relationship is still relatively new.
01:42On an August 2023 episode of Club Random with Bill Maher,
01:46Mellencamp shared that the two had only been together since the beginning of the year.
01:50He said,
01:50"'She's a beautiful 57-year-old woman who just walked into my apartment in New York unexpectedly.
01:55She didn't know I was going to be there. I didn't know she was there. We met each other.'"
02:00"'And she has not left my side in seven months.'"
02:02There is certainly an age difference between Mellencamp, who is 72, and Kerberg. However,
02:07that's nothing new for the pair. One of Mellencamp's former girlfriends is 27 years his junior.
02:12Kerberg's late husband was 25 years older than her. In his interview with Club Random with Bill
02:17Maher, John Mellencamp said that he and Kristen Kerberg have yet to have any conflict.
02:22"'She's never even got angry at me.'"
02:25Although it is impossible to determine what the future holds for this couple,
02:28of course there's always the question of marriage. Kerberg is a widower,
02:32and Mellencamp has been married three times before. But is the fourth time the charm for
02:36this music star? Again, we can't know for certain, but there have been whispers about
02:40him having no interest in getting married again. Following Mellencamp's breakup with
02:44longtime fiancé Meg Ryan, an insider told People magazine,
02:47"'He loves her.' But marriage never seemed to be a part of it."
02:50It's unclear how important a marriage was to Meg, but they spent a lot of time together,
02:54and it's too bad they split. They really got along so well together.
02:58Marriage may not be in the cards for the couple,
03:00but that doesn't mean they haven't taken any major relationship steps.
03:04We don't know if Mellencamp has met Kerberg's nearest and dearest,
03:07but it looks like she has met at least some members of his family. In August 2023,
03:12Page Six shared some snaps of the couple kissing outside of a Los Angeles fashion show
03:16that Mellencamp's granddaughter, Slate Mellencamp Arroyave, was in.
03:20Slate is the daughter of Teddy Mellencamp Arroyave, who is one of Mellencamp's five kids.
03:24Mellencamp likely considers himself fortunate to have found love again.
03:28He told Esquire in a 2023 interview,
03:31"'Luck is thinking you're lucky. If you think you're lucky, you are.'"
03:34In the same interview, he admitted he was not always the best partner,
03:38and referenced his former relationship with Meg Ryan, saying,
03:41"'She's a great girl. I'm just a s----y boyfriend.'"