Mika Abdalla, Jake Short Break Silence on “Disrespectful” Podcast Clip

Jun 06, 2026 - 19:15
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Mika Abdalla, Jake Short Break Silence on “Disrespectful” Podcast Clip

‘Off Campus’ Star Mika Abdalla & Fiancé Jake Short Break Up

Mika Abdalla and Jake Short are speaking out about an uncomfortable moment.

Days after the Off Campus star and Disney Channel alum announced that they called off their engagement, the pair addressed a resurfaced podcast appearance ruffling feathers on social media.

“We’ve seen a conversation around clips of us together when we were in a relationship,” Jake and Mika said in a joint statement to Us Weekly, “and people making harmful and inaccurate assumptions about our dynamic.”

The pair added that they “were in a loving, respectful relationship for five years” and “it’s hurtful to see playful moments dissected in a way that does not reflect the respect and love we had and still have for each other.”

In the viral clip from the former couple’s 2024 appearance on the Mighty Med actor and co-host Bradley Steven Perry’s The Sit and Chat podcast, Jake, 29, jokingly referred to his then-girlfriend as “some b--ch" when asked to describe her.

Visibly shocked by his words, Bradley and his wife Natasha Bure sat stunned as silence overtook the recording studio.

And it seemed Mika, 26, was also taken aback.

“So she’s the best person he knows, the best person he’s ever met," Mika said during the episode, referring to Bradley's description of his then-girlfriend, "and I’m ‘some b--ch.’”

After the clip sparked a discourse about the pair’s dynamic on social media, Jake took responsibility for the awkward moment.

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“I made a disrespectful, juvenile joke in a clip that recirculated this week,” he wrote on Instagram Stories June 5. “It’s imperative to me that I take accountability as I am aware that it was inappropriate.”

“It’s not representative of who I am or who I was in my relationship,” he added, “but I continue to learn from this situation and work to show people the respect they deserve.”

Mika’s rep confirmed the pair—who got engaged in 2025—broke up June 2.

“Due to recent interest in Mika’s personal life,” Mika’s rep told Us Weekly, “it would feel remiss to not address that her and Jake are no longer together.”

The statement continued, “They continue to support each other and remain on friendly terms, and kindly ask for privacy and respect.”

Keep reading for more on Mika’s Off Campus costars’ love lives…

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Ella Bright

The New York-born, London-bred actress, who plays studious songwriter Hannah in Off Campus, appears to be single right now. But as a star of one of the buzziest shows on TV, she's ready for whatever happens next.

"None of this was in my plan at all,” Bright told Vanity Fair of her series' viral success. “It flipped my life upside down in the best way I could have ever dreamed about. Things are coming true for me that…I never thought could happen.”

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Belmont Cameli

As BMOC hockey player Graham, Cameli has to prove to Hannah that he's all-star relationship material.

But in real life, the Illinois native has been teamed up with TV writer Raina Morris since at least March 2025, when Cameli subtly included her mid-photo carousel on Instagram.

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Mika Abdalla

Abdalla—who as Hannah's BFF Allie melted the heart of Stephen Kalyn's Dean—was previously engaged IRL to her Sex Appeal costar Jake Short, however their breakup was confirmed in June 2026.

“Due to recent interest in Mika’s personal life,” Abdalla’s rep told Us Weekly, “it would feel remiss to not address that her and Jake are no longer together. They continue to support each other and remain on friendly terms, and kindly ask for privacy and respect.”

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Stephen Kalyn

While Dean has had commitment issues, Kalyn's fiancée Victoria Lovatsis has been by his side since 2012.

In March 2024, Lovatsis flashed a diamond ring on her Instagram Stories—and it was on her finger at the Off Campus premiere in May, an event that Kalyn may have never even been at if not for her.

"My fiancée read the books a long time ago, and her favorite character was Dean,” the actor told Elite Daily. “So when they announced this show, she told me I had to audition. She said, ‘There’s no other option: You have to be Dean.’”

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Antonio Cipriano

Garrett's thoughtful best friend John Logan is not one of the many campus lotharios. Nor is the Broadway alum who plays him, Cipriano having been in a relationship with actress Justine Verheul since 2023.

She marked "one year loving my favorite person in the world" in August 2024, and for the Cipriano's 25th birthday in May 2025, she wrote, "Happiest of birthdays to my life partner, travel buddy, and best friend. Celebrating you is so easy. so amazed by you everyday."

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Jalen Thomas Brooks

This John Tucker is sweet and sensitive, and—not unlike Brooks' unaffectedly cool nurse Mateo on The Pitt—is ready for a romantic plotline down the road, when the Off Campus series gets to the Briar forward's love life.

And the same goes for Brooks, who appears to be romantically unattached IRL for now.

"I love a good slow burn," the L.A. native told The Hollywood Reporter "and the things that are set up for Tucker, of him becoming this gentle giant, I think fans are going to love."

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Josh Heuston

The Australian actor won't be in season two of Off Campus, as Hannah realized that her crush Justin was not the guy for her.

But maybe Justin is just taking a gap year, since, as series creator Louisa Levy told TV Guide, "We never got a chance to meet Stella, who is the person he ends up with in the book. So maybe we’ll find a way to fold him into a future season.”

Heuston doesn’t appear to be coupled up off-camera, either, though he's looking forward to that chapter.

“At some point, I definitely just want the kids and the white picket fence and that sort of lifestyle,” Heuston told Esquire Australia in 2025. “But that feels quite far off right now. Who knows, though? In this life, I’ve found that things can change quickly.”

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