Marcello Hernández shut down romance rumors linking him to Sabrina Carpenter, revealing on Dax Shepard's podcast that he's happily dating someone else.On Jan, 26, the Saturday Night Live comedian addressed the dating chatter circulating on social media and answered Shepard's suggestion to go out with the pop star:"If I'm you, and I'm 28, I'm going to try to date her with all my might. Are you not trying your hardest to marry her?"The SNL star set the record straight, explaining that he and the When Did You Get Hot? hitmaker are "pals" and nothing else."I'm in a relationship with a Dominican girl. She's an architect. She's unreal. She went to Yale. Sabrina's awesome, she's really funny and cool. She's great."How Marcello Hernández and Sabrina Carpenter's romance rumors startedThe romance speculations started in November 2024 during Sabrina Carpenter's Los Angeles tour stop. There, she "arrested" the comedian, who stepped into his SNL character as Domingo. The singer told him at the time:`"Well! You sure are gorgeous. I'm getting so flustered and overwhelmed. Is there anything you wanna say before I arrest you, Domingo?"Marcello Hernández, as Domingo, responded while singing to the melody of her song Espresso."Came all this way, had to explain, direct from Domingo. Sabrina's a friend; she's like my sis, but I would hook up, though."Also Read: How did Sabrina Carpenter feel wrapping up her Short n' Sweet Tour? Pop star reflects on 14-month global run in heartfelt Instagram postIn his conversation with Shepard, Marcello Hernández dished on that concert moment and praised the writers behind the Domingo skit."The Domingo thing was big. And [Carpenter] was all about it, and it was so cool. And the writers, of course, I'll shout out the writers too, because I love to shout out the writers. Ceara O'Sullivan, Jimmy Fowlie, Sudi Green, and Allie Levitan. And they all came with me from New York to L.A. to The Forum. Now, to 14, 15,000 people were thinking about what I'm going to say, what the bit's going to be. It's so fun."Marcello Hernández has been dating Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral since roughly January 2025. The couple made their red-carpet debut that July at the New York City premiere of Happy Gilmore 2, where he portrayed Esteban. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostA Yale alum and architect, Cabral is also the founder of the design company called BATLLE + sig.Before their first red carpet moment, the couple also made public appearances together, such as at a Met Gala afterparty and at the New York City premiere of Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme.In late October, Marcello Hernández and Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral participated in Heidi Klum's annual Halloween bash, dressed up as Gomez Addams and Morticia Addams.Also Read: Who is Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral? SNL's Marcello Hernandez makes red carpet debut with his girlfriend