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Abbi Jacobson and Wife Pretend to Be Sisters in Some States for Safety
Abbi Jacobson and her wife, Jodi Balfour, sometimes pretend to be sisters while driving through certain states.
Jacobson said they use the cover story to feel safer as a same-sex couple.
The couple are both actresses and married in June 2024.
Jacobson said she is grateful to be openly gay while working in Hollywood, but noted that some people still hide who they are.
Their precaution reflects ongoing safety concerns for LGBTQ+ people, despite wider acceptance in some areas.
Jacobson made the comments at a screening of the animated drama *Tangles*, which she voices.
The film is based on Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel about caring for a mother with Alzheimer’s disease and is scheduled to open nationwide on January 22, 2027.
Abbi Jacobson says she and her wife, Jodi Balfour, sometimes pretend to be sisters while driving through certain states to feel safer as a same-sex couple.
Jacobson described the precaution in an interview with Page Six at a screening of the animated film “Tangles.”
She said she is grateful to work in Hollywood without hiding her sexuality, while noting that many people cannot do the same.
The couple met virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, went public with their relationship in October 2021 and married in 2024.
Jacobson said making “Broad City,” which ran from 2014 to 2019, was one of the most enjoyable experiences of her career.
- Who
- Abbi Jacobson and her wife, Jodi Balfour.
- What
- They sometimes pretend to be sisters while driving through certain states to feel safer as a gay couple.
- When
- Jacobson discussed it at a “Tangles” screening earlier that week; Page Six said the screening was on November 9.
- Where
- Certain states in the United States, while driving across the country.
- Why
- To protect themselves and feel safe as a same-sex couple.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Jacobson and Balfour first met virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The couple went public with their relationship after keeping it private for a year.
Jacobson and Balfour married at Public Records in Brooklyn.
Jacobson spoke to Page Six at a screening of “Tangles.
- Couple
- Abbi Jacobson and Jodi Balfour
- Safety precaution
- Sometimes pose as sisters while driving through certain states
- Relationship public
- October 2021
- Wedding
- June 2024 at Public Records in Brooklyn, New York
- Broad City” run
- 2014–2019 on Comedy Central
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What people are saying
As my wife and I drive, if we drive across the country, there are states where we are sisters. In case.
It’s really wild how we’ve come so far in a lot of areas,
It was like the most fun I’ve had,
After so much distance, we wanted the wedding to feel like that first sweaty shoulder moment — total togetherness,