Brenda Song Reveals the Pettiest Thing She and Macaulay Culkin Fight About

If you ever wondered what Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin squabble about in their downtime, brace yourself—it turns out these two famous faces get genuinely annoyed over Mario Kart. (Honestly, I get it. Anyone who says blue shells aren’t relationship-enders has never seen Rainbow Road at midnight.)

The Pettiest Battles: Mario Kart in Bed

On a recent episode of Cosmopolitan's Cosmo Goes Deep—specifically the one that dropped April 22—Brenda Song sat down with Jennifer Hudson, who also happens to be her co-star on Running Point. The setup? The two asked each other pretty much everything. When Hudson asked, 'What’s the pettiest thing you and your partner fight over?', Song was ready with a perfect answer.

Here’s what she said—set off for dramatic effect:

'One thing that we can argue about is we do play Mario Kart sometimes, like in bed. And then we get very, very competitive and we will like get like mildly mad at each other, for like cutting me off or like winning, beating me last minute. That’s probably the pettiest thing.'

So yes: forget Hollywood drama or A-lister egos, the Song/Culkin household’s biggest dustups are about who’s sabotaging who in Mario Kart. Real talk, that feels more relatable than most celebrity couple revelations.

The Relationship Timeline—Quick Recap

• 2017: Song and Culkin reportedly meet while filming Seth Green's movie Changeland in Thailand (not exactly an average first date scenario).
• The relationship goes public soon after, with both actors keeping it pretty low-key (by Hollywood standards, anyway).
• January 2022: They get engaged—according to 'sources,' so, you know, as official as these things ever are.
• Parenthood: The couple now has two sons, Dakota and Carson.

Still Mushy After All These Years

While they might get heated about Mario Kart, Song and Culkin are known for surprisingly sweet (and usually very public) shout-outs.

A quick highlight reel: Back in 2020, Song dropped a birthday note on Instagram calling Culkin her 'unicorn' and straight up said, 'I am luckiest person in the world because I am loved by you.'

Not to be outdone, Culkin thanked Song during his Hollywood Walk of Fame speech, calling her his 'champion.' He threw in, 'You’re the only person happier for me today than I am. You’re not only the best woman I’ve ever known; you’re the best person I’ve ever known.' All together now: aww.

And If You’re Wondering What Song Is Up to on TV…

Song and Jennifer Hudson’s sports comedy series Running Point just dropped its second season on Netflix, with the new batch of episodes hitting the platform on April 23, 2026. (So yes, if you want to hear more about Brenda Song's off-screen life, you can also watch her play a totally different kind of teammate on screen.)