Jason Ritter Reacts to Melanie Lynskey Fans Asking If He Can Fight

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Jason Ritter knows there’s a lot of buzz around his wife Melanie Lynskey.

Indeed, the couple’s date night at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars Party on March 2, quickly had the Yellowjackets star's fans’ gushing over her sparkling red Christian Siriano gown, which she accessorized with jewels and her dark locks falling in loose waves around her shoulders. This includes one person on X who after seeing Melanie’s look had just one question for Jason: "can you fight?"

And the Parenthood alum took the light-hearted challenge in stride, quickly responding with a simple, "Yes I can fight."

While the duo mingled at the post-Oscars party with other celebrities including Natasha Rothwell, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Lilly Singh, and Jessica Williams, they often keep their life out of the public eye.

Although the couple of more than a decade, who share a daughter, 7, have occasionally shared insight into their life together.

For instance, Jason previously admitted that he almost didn't work up the confidence to initiate a relationship with the Two and a Half Men alum after meeting on the set of the 2013 movie The Big Ask. While he always admired the actress, he wanted to work on his sobriety first. 

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"At a point, I knew how amazing she was and I thought she would be incredible for someone who deserved her, basically, and I didn't feel like I was that person. I felt a little bit too crazy," Jason, 43, said on The Drew Barrymore Show in 2023. "So it was only after like, maybe a year into not drinking where I started to go, oh, maybe I can promise some things to someone else. Maybe I can be this person."

In the same interview, Melanie also shared that the start to their relationship came after some bumps in the road.

But after they’d finally find their way together, Melanie admitted that there was one moment in particular where she realized he was the one.

"I had a very very old dog," she explained on Drew Barrymore’s talk show in 2023, "and Mouse was so so old at this point in getting up in the night multiple times, needing to pee, and it was kind of driving me crazy and Jason would get up with her every single time and just take her outside and go back to sleep and get up and take her outside. And I think that was when I was like, oh, I could have a child with this man, like, I could really do this.

For more stars who appeared on the red carpet at the Vanity Fair Oscars 2025 party, read on.

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Zoe Saldaña

In Saint Laurent.

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Timothée Chalamet

In Tom Ford.

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Lily-Rose Depp

In Chanel.

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Sydney Sweeney

In Miu Miu.

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Keke Palmer

In Versace.

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Miley Cyrus

In Maison Margiela.

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Lindsay Lohan

In Balenciaga.

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Selena Gomez

In Armani Privé.

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Halle Berry

In Georges Chakra and Jared Jewelers jewelry.

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Camila Cabello

In Alexis Mabile and Revlon makeup.

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Kendall Jenner

In Mugler.

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Cynthia Erivo

In Vivienne Westwood.

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Hunter Schafer

In 16Arlington.

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Ana de Armas

In Louis Vuitton.

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Mikey Madison

In Dior and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

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Demi Moore

In Gucci, Boucheron jewelry and Christian Louboutin shoes.

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Kim Kardashian

In Balenciaga and Aprés Nail.

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Sarah Paulson

In Marc Jacobs.

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Hailey Bieber

In Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

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Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade

Gabrielle in Carolina Herrera and Tiffany & Co. jewelry. Dwyane in Prada. Both with Aprés Nail manicures.

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Olivia Wilde

In Chloé.

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Megan Thee Stallion

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Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom

Katy in Miss Sohee. Orlando in Brioni and Porsche Design watch.

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Lizzo 

In Christian Siriano and Le Silla shoes.

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Olivia Rodrigo

In Roberto Cavalli.

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Kaia Gerber

In Valentino and Effy jewelry.

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Rita Ora

In Prada and Tous jewelry.

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Colman Domingo

In Dolce & Gabbana.

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Jessica Alba

In Dolce & Gabbana and Christian Louboutin shoes.

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Emma Chamberlain

In Jean Paul Gaultier and David Yurman jewelry.

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