TLDR
Machine Gun Kelly stepped out in Malibu with baby daughter Saga in his arms and teen daughter Casie by his side, putting his evolving dad image and co-parenting with Megan Fox in the spotlight.
The outing arrives as his love life with Fox remains uncertain, but his role as a father looks more defined than ever.
On a sunlit stretch of Malibu, Machine Gun Kelly was not the tattooed headliner or the tabloid fixture. He was simply Colson Baker, a 35-year-old dad balancing a one-year-old on his hip while a teenager walked a pace behind him.
Paparazzi cameras caught him in loose indigo jeans, a white tank, a red zip-up sweatshirt, and a white Lost Americana cap from his merch line. His black-and-white manicure wrapped around Saga’s tiny frame in one arm and her plush bunny in the other, a quietly domestic image for a man whose career has often leaned into chaos.
Saga wore a pale pink outfit that softened every shot, while 16-year-old Casie looked every inch the Los Angeles teenager in a yellow tank, baggy light-wash jeans, black-and-white Adidas sneakers, and dark sunglasses, a beige handbag resting on her shoulder. The three are rarely photographed together, and the images offered a rare look at the life that exists when the Megan Fox headlines fade to the background.
For more than a decade, Machine Gun Kelly’s public persona has been built on tattoos, genre-bending hits, and high-profile feuds. In recent years, his relationship with Fox and the dramatic ups and downs that followed began to eclipse the music. Fatherhood, especially since the arrival of Saga, is quietly rewriting that narrative.
Last August, during an appearance on NBC’s “Today,” when Saga was only four months old, he redirected the spotlight to his ex. Speaking to Jenna Bush Hager, he said he wanted the praise to go to Fox for the way she cares for their daughter.
“I want to detract all of the congrats to me and just move it to Megan because she really does all the work,” he said.
The choice of words landed as a public bow to Fox amid breakup rumors, a reminder that, whatever their romantic status, their co-parenting story would have to function in plain view.
Social media only added to the intrigue when he texted Fox, “Stoked I have your phone number,” after she reportedly changed it, a line that sent reunion theories racing through fan circles. A source later told TMZ that their status had not changed and that both were focused on raising Saga. The quiet Malibu stroll with their daughter fits that description, less star-crossed lovers and more two parents building parallel routines.
Casie, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Emma Cannon, represents the earlier chapter of his life. He has spoken in past interviews about becoming a father at a young age and how she grounded him. For her birthday in July, he marked another rite of passage, gifting her a black Acura TLX. In a video shared on X, the high schooler beamed over the surprise, a red bow on the hood.
The “Wild Boy” artist even poked fun at himself as a cool dad with everyday taste. Referring to the moderately priced sedan, he said, “I do not know why it is her dream car, but it is her dream car.” The moment reinforced an image that has been slowly building. Away from the festivals and film premieres, his life is measured in first cars, new phone numbers, and toddlers learning to grip a stuffed animal.
For fans who watched the rock and rap stars of the 1990s and 2000s grow into parents in real time, Machine Gun Kelly now appears to be entering that same chapter. The Malibu photos do more than confirm an afternoon outing. They hint at a soft reset for a man once defined almost entirely by spectacle.
Whether his romance with Megan Fox flickers back to life or quietly settles into friendship, the clearest storyline right now is simpler. It is a father walking along the coast with both of his daughters, his merch cap pulled low, his arms full of a toddler and a toy, letting the cameras capture not scandal but routine.
Do you see this Malibu moment as the start of a lasting image shift for Machine Gun Kelly, or simply a rare glimpse into a private routine that usually stays off-camera?
