Katie Holmes, 47, Holds Hands With Jason Bard Yarmosky, 38, on 2nd NYC Outing

Q: After her on-screen reunion with an ex, is Katie Holmes' new romance with an artist her real-life happy ending?

It is too early to call it Katie Holmes’ real-life happy ending, but the evidence points to a genuine new romance rather than a rekindling with Joshua Jackson. Holmes, 47, has now been seen twice in public with New York artist Jason Bard Yarmosky, 38, within a matter of weeks. On July 21 in New York City, they were photographed holding hands after a Soho Sessions performance by Sienna Spiro, and reports from inside the event said they were kissing and embracing. Earlier, on July 10, they were also seen holding hands at a screening in East Hampton. Multiple reports say they met at a Tribeca Festival dinner in June and have been spending time together since. That makes this relationship distinct from Holmes’ recent reunion with Jackson. Their connection was tied to *Happy Hours*, the romantic film Holmes wrote, directed and starred in with her former *Dawson’s Creek* co-star. The movie itself is about exes reconnecting, but people close to the actors have said their off-screen bond remains a close friendship, not a renewed romance. Jackson has also been linked separately to model Olivia Burgess. Yarmosky is not a celebrity placeholder but an established New York-based artist and filmmaker whose work has been shown internationally, including at the Brooklyn Museum, and who was selected for the 2026 Tribeca and CHANEL Artist Awards Program. So the clearest reading is that Holmes’ “happy ending” is not with an old flame, but with a new partner. Whether it lasts is still unknown.

3 articles · Updated · Us Weekly · Jul 22

Tuesday night in New York, Katie Holmes and Jason Bard Yarmosky were photographed holding hands after leaving Sienna Spiro’s private Soho Sessions performance.
Earlier at the concert, Holmes and the New York-based artist were reportedly seen kissing and embracing, signaling the relationship is becoming more public.
The appearance was their second in recent weeks after the pair were spotted holding hands at a July 10 screening of The Invite in East Hampton.
The outing came a little more than a month after Holmes premiered Happy Hours at Tribeca, reuniting on screen with ex-boyfriend Joshua Jackson for their first project together in 25 years.