Adele and Rich Paul enjoy a romantic date in downtown LA

Neither Adele nor sports agent Rich Paul have confirmed their rumored relationship, but it is clear that the two have been spending a lot of time together lately; they were spotted leaving the Otium restaurant (open in new tab) in downtown Los Angeles on August 30 and had a nice date at the hot It looks like they enjoyed a nice date at the hot spot.

In photos obtained by Page Six (opens in new tab), Adele was wearing a 90s-style purple plaid skirt, black turtleneck, and high-heeled black boots, while Paul was dressed in a white T-shirt, black zip-up hoodie, jeans, and sneakers.

This was the first time that the two had ever been seen together.

This was after the two attended a birthday party in West Hollywood on August 27 for LeBron James' wife, Savannah James, whom Paul represents. On that occasion, Adele wore a beautiful tan wrap dress by Rick Owens, as reported by the Daily Mail (opens in new tab). Adele and Paul also went out to West Hollywood restaurant Olivetta last week.

Rumors of the singer and the sports agent dating (open in new tab) first broke in July, but it is possible that their alleged relationship began in May; the two were in attendance at Game 5 of the NBA Finals on July 17, and Adele pointed something out to Paul, saying, "I'm not sure what you're talking about, possibly seen laughing at something he said.

Page Six (open in new tab) seemed to confirm on July 20 that they were dating, with one source telling the magazine, "They are [definitely] together."

On July 24, The Sun (open in new tab) published a photo of the rumored couple at Cipriani in New York City. The Sun (opens in new tab) published a photo of the rumored couple on a double date at the Cipriani in New York City. At the time, a source said, "They are often seen with other people, but they are clearly acting like a couple." on august 4, Us Weekly (opens in new tab) seemed to confirm the news. A source told Us, "They have been traveling together in Los Angeles and New York. He is very shy and keeps a low profile when they go out. The source added that Adele "seems really happy" around Paul.

I'm going to wait for confirmation of a relationship from the horse's mouth, but I'd say that's a lot of fine dining to go to with someone who is just "hanging out (open in new tab)," but that might just be me.