Now that Joshua Jackson has finalized his typically contentious divorce from Jodie-Turner Smith, the “Dawson’s Creek” alum might be able to supply a shoulder to cry on for Priya Jain, the 27-year-old mannequin and TV actor who lately discovered in essentially the most public method doable that her boyfriend, Eric Dane, was seeing another person.
Jackson, 47, was noticed in New York Metropolis Sunday morning, having fun with a espresso date with Jain, the Each day Mail reported. Almost two months in the past, Jain was “blindsided” to be taught she was in “a love triangle” with Dane, the 52-year-old former “Grey’s Anatomy” heartthrob, and his on-off girlfriend Janell Shirtcliff, 41, as Us Weekly reported.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 18: (L-R) Eric Dane and Janell Shirtcliff attend the “Countdown” Premiere and After-Get together on June 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs for Prime Video)
Jain turned conscious that Dane, the person she had been relationship for greater than a yr, was apparently again “on” with Shirtcliff when the “Euphoria” star turned up with Shirtcliff on the June 18 premiere of his new Prime Video present, “Countdown.”
“Priya is devastated,” an insider advised Us Weekly about Jain studying that Dane and Shirtcliff, a photographer and filmmaker, held fingers on the pink carpet and bought “even cozier” on the premiere’s afterparty. She supposedly by no means knew he was relationship anybody else.
Through the yr that Jain and Dane have been collectively, they reportedly have been collectively “constantly” and frequently advised one another “I love you,” the supply advised Us Weekly. Jain additionally supported Dane as he discovered through the previous yr that he had been identified with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s illness, a deadly and progressive neurodegenerative situation.
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 23: Priya Jain attends the “The Mastermind” pink carpet on the 78th annual Cannes Movie Competition at Palais des Festivals on Could 23, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Picture by Andreas Rentz/Getty Photographs)
“She wanted to be there for him. There was no desire not to be there,” the Us Weekly supply stated.
“But he has saved her a lot of heartbreak,” the supply additionally stated. “She would have been there for all of it, and it would have been devastating. He saved her years, and as heartbreaking as it is, maybe it was a blessing with the relationship coming to an end.”
So now that Jain has reportedly stated she’s “done” with Dane and extricated herself from this triangle, she is spending time with Jackson, at the least in line with the Each day Mail. Nevertheless, the Each day Mail report didn’t point out whether or not the espresso date was something extra than simply an outing amongst pals.
After all, the inclusion of Jackson on this Jain-Dane-Shirtcliff dynamic provides to the sense that these real-life romantic couplings and breakups amongst a gaggle of engaging, profitable folks might be plot traces for episodes of both “Grey’s Anatomy” or a “Dawson’s Creek” reboot. Jackson performed teen heartthrob Pacey Witter on “Dawson’s Creek,” whereas the San Francisco-born Dane performed Dr. Mark Sloan, a.ok.a. Dr. McSteamy on “Grey’s Anatomy.”
The plot line would middle on the 20something feminine protagonist, who’s in love along with her good-looking, middle-age boyfriend. She needs to commit herself to him, even after he’s given a devastating medical analysis. However the boyfriend seemingly needs to do the selfless factor and provides this youthful girl the prospect to get on along with her life, whereas he returns to an ex-girlfriend, who’s nearer to his age and maybe a greater accomplice to share this well being burden. In the meantime, the heroine turns to a different man, who’s additionally older and comes with the bags of being a divorced father of a younger daughter, however he can relate to her state of affairs in that his breakup additionally was messy and public.
However in actual life, this situation seems to be much more difficult in that Dane is technically nonetheless married to yet one more girl: Actor Rebecca Gayheart, with whom he shares two teenage daughters. Dane and Gayheart filed for divorce in 2018 after greater than 20 years of marriage however have been noticed holding fingers in Mexico in 2023, sparking rumors of reconciliation.
“We have managed to become better friends and better parents,” Dane advised Diane Sawyer in an interview for Good Morning America in June, to debate his ALS analysis. Dane stated Gayheart is his “biggest champion” as he navigates his well being challenges. So, it seems to be like Dane is perhaps getting assist from each his still-official spouse and his new, on-again girlfriend. In the meantime, Jain has reportedly reconciled herself to the very fact she’s now not in Dane’s life, Us Weekly reported.
“Heartbreaks you move on from, but the public humiliation lingers on,” the Us Weekly supply stated. “She wants to move forward in her career and with her life in general. She just wants this all behind her.”
