For an artist whose songs are full of men, Lana Del Rey has kept her real relationships unusually quiet. There have been two long partnerships, two engagements that ended without a wedding, a famous police officer, and then, in September 2024, a marriage that almost nobody saw coming: to Jeremy Dufrene, an alligator-tour guide she had met on his boat five years earlier. This is the full timeline, confirmed relationships first, rumors clearly marked.
Before fame: Jimmy Gnecco and Steven Mertens
In the mid-2000s, when she was still Lizzy Grant playing open mics in New York, Lana dated Jimmy Gnecco, frontman of the band Ours, and later producer Steven Mertens, who worked on her early recordings. Neither relationship was public at the time, and both are known mainly because she has mentioned them in interviews about that period.
2011 to 2014: Barrie-James O’Neill
Her first relationship in the spotlight was with Barrie-James O’Neill, singer of the Scottish band Kassidy. They met in 2011, just before “Video Games” made her famous, and were together for about three years, splitting their time between New York and Glasgow. They separated in 2014; Lana later said the distance and her own depression at the time had worn the relationship down. It remains her longest-running public relationship before her marriage.
2014 to 2015: Francesco Carrozzini
Later in 2014 she began dating Francesco Carrozzini, the Italian photographer and director who had shot her for magazines. They were photographed together through 2015 and separated quietly before 2016. Carrozzini went on to marry Bee Shaffer, Anna Wintour’s daughter, in 2018.
2017: G-Eazy
In spring 2017 Lana was seen with rapper G-Eazy, including at Coachella. The relationship lasted a few months. G-Eazy later recorded “Him & I” with Halsey; reports that it was originally intended as a track with Lana were never confirmed by either artist.
2019 to 2020: Sean “Sticks” Larkin
Sean Larkin, a Tulsa police officer and host of the show Live PD, was her most public boyfriend. They were together from September 2019 and walked the Grammys red carpet together in January 2020. In March 2020 Larkin confirmed the split, blaming schedules and saying they remained friends.
2020 to 2021: engaged to Clayton Johnson
During the pandemic Lana met Clayton Johnson, a musician from a family band, through a dating app. By December 2020 she was wearing an engagement ring. The engagement ended in 2021 without any public explanation, and by 2022 the photos were gone from both accounts.
2023: Evan Winiker
In early 2023 reports said Lana was engaged to Evan Winiker, a music manager and former member of the band Steel Train. She was seen wearing a ring, but neither of them confirmed an engagement, and by the end of 2023 they were no longer together.
2024: Jeremy Dufrene, and a wedding in the swamp
Lana first met Jeremy Dufrene in 2019, when she took one of the airboat tours he leads through the bayou near Des Allemands, Louisiana, and posted about her guide. Nothing more was heard about him for five years. In August 2024 the two were filmed holding hands at the Reading and Leeds festivals in England; when a fan asked online whether they were dating, Lana replied “No.” On September 7, 2024, she brought him as her date to model Karen Elson’s wedding in New York, and on September 26, 2024, they obtained a marriage license and married the same day in Des Allemands, in a ceremony on the water.
Two years on, they are still married, and in September 2026 both posted wedding footage to mark the anniversary. She has described him as a man who was not impressed by her and did not need to be. He still runs swamp tours.
The rumors that never were
Three names attach themselves to Lana’s history without any evidence of a relationship. Marilyn Manson was photographed with her in Berlin in 2012; neither ever commented. Axl Rose was reportedly seen with her the same year, once. James Franco spent time with her in 2014 and published a book of fan fiction about her, Flip-Side: Real and Imaginary Conversations with Lana Del Rey, and both have said the relationship was a friendship. None of these belong on a list of her partners.
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FAQ
Who is Lana Del Rey’s husband?
Jeremy Dufrene, a swamp-tour guide from Louisiana. They married on September 26, 2024.
Did Lana Del Rey date Marilyn Manson?
There is no evidence of it. One photo from 2012 is the whole basis of the rumor.
Who was Lana Del Rey engaged to?
Clayton Johnson, in December 2020, and reportedly Evan Winiker in 2023. Neither engagement led to a wedding.
How long were Lana and Jeremy together before marrying?
They met in 2019 but went public in September 2024, about three weeks before the wedding.
