{"id":223,"date":"2026-04-29T21:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-valley-star-michelle-sanieis-ex-jesse-lally-reacts-to-her-shocking-romance-with-dr-dre\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:55:59","slug":"the-valley-star-michelle-sanieis-ex-jesse-lally-reacts-to-her-shocking-romance-with-dr-dre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-valley-star-michelle-sanieis-ex-jesse-lally-reacts-to-her-shocking-romance-with-dr-dre\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2019The Valley\u2019 star Michelle Saniei\u2019s ex Jesse Lally reacts to her shocking romance with Dr. Dre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/126650824.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe Valley\u201d star Michelle Saniei\u2019s ex-husband, Jesse Lally, was just as shocked as fans when her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/27\/celebrity-news\/dr-dre-61-holds-hands-with-the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-37-during-unexpected-date-night\/\">romance with Dr. Dre<\/a> was revealed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not get a heads up,\u201d Lally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/29\/jesse-lally-never-thought-michelle-saniei-would-date-dr-dre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told TMZ<\/a> Wednesday, referring to his ex\u2019s romance with the iconic rapper. \u201cI saw it on social media the same way as everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lally also threw shade at the new couple\u2019s 24-year age gap, noting he \u201cdidn\u2019t see this one coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jesse Lally (seen above in 2022) was shocked by his ex-wife Michelle Saniei\u2019s romance with Dr. Dre. <span class=\"credit\">The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI did not get a heads up,\u201d Lally told TMZ Wednesday. \u201cI saw it on social media the same way as everyone else.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">STAR INFLUX LA \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think she ever listened to rap music. So dating Dr. Dre\u2026 good for her. But, hey, the N.W.A is the first cassette I ever bought in 1988 \u2014 the year Michelle was born \u2014 so good for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his and Saniei\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/03\/entertainment\/jesse-lally-in-amazing-new-romance-after-traumatic-split-from-estranged-wife-michelle\/\">\u201ctraumatic\u201d divorce<\/a> last year, Lally made it clear that he is happy for his ex-wife and that his main focus continues to be on their 6-year-old daughter, Isabella.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichelle\u2019s divorced and she\u2019s single and whatever makes her happy is cool. I just hope she\u2019s really focused on Isabella right now. Other than that, she can do whatever she wants.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Valley\u201d star also poked fun at the new couple\u2019s 24-year age gap.  <span class=\"credit\">AMNESTY FOR BRASIL. \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cHey, the N.W.A is the first cassette I ever bought in 1988 \u2014 the year Michelle was born \u2014 so good for her,\u201d Lally quipped. <span class=\"credit\">AMNESTY FOR BRASIL. \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The real estate agent, 37, and Dre, 61, were first spotted together on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The two left the restaurant in a black Mercedes SUV together and were surrounded by what appeared to be security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The unlikely pair reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/celebrity-news\/how-unlikely-couple-dr-dre-and-the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-met\/\">met through the reality star\u2019s close friend<\/a>, Ashley Palmer-Gilkey. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The real estate agent and Dre were reportedly introduced by Saniei\u2019s close friend Ashley Palmer-Gilkey (seen above) who works for the legendary rapper. <span class=\"credit\">organizedchaos\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A source told the US Sun that the women have been friends for a long time and Saniei has been around Dr. Dre \u201cfor months.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">michelle.saniei\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Palmer-Gilkey is the general manager of Dr. Dre\u2019s Aftermath Records,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/organizedchaos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to her Instagram bio<\/a>. Dr. Dre founded the label in 1996 after he left Death Row Records.<\/p>\n<p>A source told the US Sun that the women have been friends for a long time and Saniei has been around Dr. Dre \u201cfor months.\u201d However, it\u2019s unclear when things turned romantic between them.<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/celebrity-news\/how-unlikely-couple-dr-dre-and-the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-met\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Since separating from Lally in 2023, Saniei has only been in one other public relationship, with financial advisor Aaron Nosler.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lally and Saniei finalized their divorce in October 2025 after nearly seven years of marriage. <span class=\"credit\">Penske Media via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The exes continue to co-parent their 6-year-old daughter, Isabella. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Casamigos<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pair\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-daily-dish\/michelle-saniei-lally-aaron-nosler-breakup-details-july-2025\">split in July 2025<\/a>\u00a0after a year together. Lally, 44, also told TMZ that he hopes Saniei\u2019s new relationship with Dre works out better than her previous one for Isabella\u2019s sake. <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/27\/celebrity-news\/dr-dre-61-holds-hands-with-the-valley-star-michelle-saniei-37-during-unexpected-date-night\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s happy, she\u2019s single, she can do whatever she wants. I just want her to really focus on making sure that Isabella doesn\u2019t have to go through what she went through with the Aaron breakup. It was really difficult on all of us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood for her. Go get it,\u201d he jokingly concluded. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/29\/entertainment\/the-valley-star-michelle-sanieis-ex-jesse-lally-reacts-to-her-shocking-romance-with-dr-dre\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Valley\u201d star Michelle Saniei\u2019s ex-husband, Jesse Lally, was just as shocked as fans when<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/126650824.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}