Megan Fox and ex Machine Gun Kelly 'never fully lived together' during their relationship, Us Weekly's insider reported.
The actress' new $8 million home is nearby ex-husband Brian Austin Green, whom she was wed to from 2010 until 2021. he has three kids with Brian: Noah, 11, Bodhi, nine, and Journey, seven.
Being closer to Brian 'makes it easier for them to co-parent,' the insider noted.
Megan purchased the home because she 'has always liked her own space,' the source said.
Megan pulled the plug on their relationship over Thanksgiving- after reportedly discovering he was speaking to other women behind her back.


'The split had nothing to do with her purchasing a new house,' they added.
Megan 'wanted a new chapter' and purchased the home on her own.
Megan pulled the plug on their relationship over Thanksgiving- after reportedly discovering he was speaking to other women behind her back.
Megan is currently pregnant with her and Machine Gun Kelly's first baby together - which she had announced in November.
The couple have been on and off since they first starting dating 2020, getting engaged in 2022 and splitting briefly in 2023 before reconciling.
The couple split end of November - just two weeks after she revealed she was expecting their baby together.
Their five-year romance came to an end over Thanksgiving weekend while they were on holiday in Vail, Colorado, according to TMZ.
She is reportedly about six months pregnant, with her due in March.

She posted a picture of her with her pregnant belly and a snap of her positive pregnancy test - to one of Machine Gun Kelly's songs in the pregnancy reveal, which she shared on November 11.
The song of his that she chose was Last November, which refers to the miscarriage she had suffered with the musician previously.
Megan captioned the post: 'Nothing is ever really lost. Welcome back,' adding a heart emoji.
They split after Megan 'found material on MGK's phone that was upsetting, and it made her want him to leave the trip early,' the source said.
Machine Gun Kelly, born Colson Baker, left the trip earlier and they have not seen each other since.
Megan and MGK started dating in 2020 after she split from Brian following 10 years of marriage.
They got engaged in January 2022 with the couple briefly splitting in February 2023 but working things through and getting back together - but not getting engaged again.
Megan previously revealed she believes she manifested the rapper turned rocker into the person he is, adding that she manifested him when she was four years old.
'He's literally my exact type that I've been manifesting since I was four. I'm also four years older than him. So, I think I made him.'
Adding: 'My thoughts and intentions grew him into the person that he is, who knows what he would've looked like or been like if it wasn't for me.'

The couple met on the film project Midnight In The Switchgrass in March 2020.
She continued: 'And I asked, "Who was playing that character?" And they were like, "Oh, it's Machine Gun Kelly." And I kind of knew the name, but didn't, so I'm looking it up and I was like, "Oh, I'm going to be in so much trouble...'
Machine Gun Kelly maintained that he wanted to quit the film but decided not to because he wanted to meet Megan.
Megan explained to the magazine: 'He says that. And I do believe even the day before, he was trying to basically quit the movie and his best friend, Rook, his drummer, and then also his manager, Ashleigh, were both like, "But your scenes are with Megan Fox." And he was like, "F**k it! I'll get on the plane."'