In 2022, Del Rey shared a photo of her and Salem musician Jack Donoghue in front of Chicago's Cook County Jail, sparking relationship rumors. Later, Cain apparently once shared an image of herself with Donoghue, who had his arm around her waist while they were posing in front of what looks like a lake, per a fan account on X.

Lana Del Rey and Ethel Cain are publicly interacting for the first time, and it’s not going well. Del Rey released a diss track about Cain, Cain responded, and Del Rey made vague accusations in the comments of a Pop Base Instagram post,