After Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau sparked romance rumors, 'The Onion' shared a faux headline about a romance between her ex, Orlando Bloom, and Angela Merkel. Bloom then reacted to the joke headline on social media.

“Just weeks after announcing his split with fiancée Katy Perry, English actor Orlando Bloom was photographed Friday dining with former German Chancellor Angela Merkel,” it read, alongside an AI-generated photo of the two at a candlelit dinner, wine glasses in hand.

The Lord of the Rings star Orlando Bloom seems to be enjoying the public’s shock surrounding his ex-fiancée’s rumored new beau. Bloom has responded to the news that Katy Perry has been spotted socializing with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the form of a comment left on a satirical article.