Sabrina Carpenter and Joe Keery sparked dating rumors with a staged arrest during her Oct. 4, 2025, Austin City Limits performance, part of a scripted skit.

Sabrina Carpenter and Joe Keery sparked dating rumors after a playful, staged arrest during her Austin City Limits Festival performance on October 4, 2025, where she used pink handcuffs on Keery as part of her “cuffing season” skit. The moment, part of her tour’s scripted routine, went viral on social media, and both later began following each other on Instagram, fueling fan speculation. Though neither has confirmed a relationship, the interaction—amid Carpenter’s recent split from Barry Keoghan and Keery’s past relationships—has drawn widespread attention, despite being described as a pre-planned stage act.