Mika Abdalla, Jake Short Break Silence on “Disrespectful” Podcast Clip

‘Off Campus’ Star Mika Abdalla & Fiancé Jake Short Break Up

Mika Abdalla and Jake Short are speaking out about an uncomfortable moment.

Days after the Off Campus star and Disney Channel alum announced that they called off their engagement, the pair addressed a resurfaced podcast appearance ruffling feathers on social media.

“We’ve seen a conversation around clips of us together when we were in a relationship,” Jake and Mika said in a joint statement to Us Weekly, “and people making harmful and inaccurate assumptions about our dynamic.”

The pair added that they “were in a loving, respectful relationship for five years” and “it’s hurtful to see playful moments dissected in a way that does not reflect the respect and love we had and still have for each other.”

In the viral clip from the former couple’s 2024 appearance on the Mighty Med actor and co-host Bradley Steven Perry’s The Sit and Chat podcast, Jake, 29, jokingly referred to his then-girlfriend as “some b--ch" when asked to describe her.

Visibly shocked by his words, Bradley and his wife Natasha Bure sat stunned as silence overtook the recording studio.

And it seemed Mika, 26, was also taken aback.

“So she’s the best person he knows, the best person he’s ever met," Mika said during the episode, referring to Bradley's description of his then-girlfriend, "and I’m ‘some b--ch.’”

After the clip sparked a discourse about the pair’s dynamic on social media, Jake took responsibility for the awkward moment.

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“I made a disrespectful, juvenile joke in a clip that recirculated this week,” he wrote on Instagram Stories June 5. “It’s imperative to me that I take accountability as I am aware that it was inappropriate.”

“It’s not representative of who I am or who I was in my relationship,” he added, “but I continue to learn from this situation and work to show people the respect they deserve.”

Mika’s rep confirmed the pair—who got engaged in 2025—broke up June 2.

“Due to recent interest in Mika’s personal life,” Mika’s rep told Us Weekly, “it would feel remiss to not address that her and Jake are no longer together.”

The statement continued, “They continue to support each other and remain on friendly terms, and kindly ask for privacy and respect.”

Keep reading for more on Mika’s Off Campus costars’ love lives…

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