‘Right Back Together’: Joe Budden and Cyn Santana Seemingly Reconcile After They Were Spotted ‘Booed Up’

After calling it quits earlier this year, it seems Joe Budden and Cyn Santana may be back together.

Just a few weeks ago, Santana, 27, confirmed she and the retired rapper had broken up for good, suggesting they’d never get back together. However, recent photographs of the pair proved otherwise.

Sunday evening, Budden took to Instagram and posted multiple photos of himself and his ex-fiancée attending Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels’ lavish baby shower together. One of the images showed the pair all smiles as the podcaster wrapped his arm around Santana, and another captured them taking a couple pic with Samuels and his wife.

A video taken by one of the “Love and Hip Hop: New York” star’s cast mates caught Budden and Santana holding hands as they exited Mena and Samuels’ baby shower together.

The “Pump It Up” rapper posted a cryptic message on his social media and wrote, “Sometimes you gotta come together to defeat Thanos.”

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Joe Budden and Cyn Santana. @joebudden/Instagram

Social media users instantly reacted to the former couple’s photos and assumed they were back together.

“Love always wins 💯 that’s why y’all gotta stay out of couples arguments they end up right back together”

“She done being the happiest she’s ever been ? They right back together’ It was all scripted anyways!! Fake reality. Mona know what she doin”

“I’m 50/50 because I was also rooting for him and Tahiry but I really want him and Cyn to work out! Joooooeeeeee act right dang!!”

“I’m happy for them 🙏🏾😍 Joe gotta get it together 🥰 I love it. A lot of forgiveness in this picture.”

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(From left) Safaree Samuels, Erica Mena, Cyn Santana, and Joe Budden. (Photo: @joebudden/Instagram)

Budden and Santana got engaged on Dec. 19 during Budden’s Christmas-themed event for his podcast series in New York. They reportedly called it quits in early May after cheating rumors surrounded them.

Although the pair seemingly are no longer together, they’ve apparently worked out an arrangement to co-parent their 1-year-old son Lexington Budden.

Santana was rumored to be dating Brooklyn Nets NBA star Kevin Durant. Budden was supposedly dating Instagram model Shadée Monique, but by the looks of things the father of two may have reconciled with his ex-fiancee.

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