Selena Gomez Offers Support to Martin Short Following His Daughter’s Passing

Selena Gomez has expressed her condolences following the passing of her Only Murders in the Building co-star Martin Short.

“My favorite guys,” Gomez, 33, wrote in an Instagram Story on Wednesday, March 4. “I’ll always be there for them as they have been for me.”

Gomez posted a black-and-white image of herself with Short, 75, and Martin, 80, which seemed to have been taken on the set of Only Murders in the Building.

“Love you, Steve, and I love you, Marty,” she added.

Since the show’s premiere in August 2021, Gomez has shared the screen with Short and Martin. The trio frequently express their admiration for one another, with Gomez joking in an October 2025 interview that Short would serve as the ring bearer at her wedding to Benny Blanco.

Gomez’s emotional post follows news that Short’s daughter Katherine Hartley Short tragically died by suicide at the age of 42 on February 23.

“It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short. The Short family is heartbroken over this loss and requests privacy during this time,” Martin’s representative stated to Us Weekly. “Katherine was cherished by everyone and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.”

TMZ later reported that Katherine was discovered by a friend “behind a locked door and with a note nearby.” Katherine’s death certificate indicates that she was cremated on Friday, February 27.

Martin shared Katherine with his late wife, Nancy Dolman, who passed away in 2010 after battling ovarian cancer. The couple also had sons Oliver, 39, and Henry, 36.

Years before her passing, Katherine petitioned to change her name to “Katherine Elizabeth Hartley,” according to court documents obtained by Us from October 2012. The motion was reportedly approved in 2013.

“My father is a public figure. I am a psychiatric social worker,” Katherine wrote in the court documents. “I am concerned about potential harassment from future patients due to my association with my father.”

Katherine became a licensed clinical social worker in Los Angeles after earning her undergraduate degree from New York University in 2006 and her graduate degree from the University of Southern California in 2010.

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