Dakota Johnson and Coldplay lead Chris Martin have called it quits after 8 years of dating.
Chris Martin’s last high-profile breakup was with Goop-owner Gwyneth Paltrow, and together they famously coined the term “conscious uncoupling.” Johnson, though, comes off as someone who loves her privacy and would never just release a public statement about her private life. People, however, were still able to find a source who could confirm that the two are actually through.
The two have had an on-and-off relationship, but according to sources at People, this is not another off phase — rather, this is an actual definitive ending. In Aug. 2024, there were rumors that the two were done, and even earlier that very year, there were rumblings that the two’s relationship was rocky. But nothing was ever as conclusive as this latest report.
Dakota Johnson is currently on the press run promoting what looks like could be her biggest mainstream role yet: The Materialist. From all the trailers, and all the people involved — Chris Evans and our new Reed Richards, Pedro Pascal — it looks like a fun date night movie. Dakota Johnson seemingly could just focus on her career and things might pick up from there, but even that assumption is a little complicated.
Sources report that a mere two weeks ago, Johnson and Martin were spotted together. And even went on tour together this January. And also there was an earlier report that the two had been engaged. So it’s all complex, and it all suggests that maybe the two might actually not be completely over it for now.
The influx of sources surrounding their relationship didn’t stop fans from spinning their own stories, though. Some made a play on Coldplay’s hit to suggest that Johnson was the one who left Martin, saying, “Viva La Exit.” Others were hawk-eyed, reminding people that Johnson had just recently had dinner with the brand-new owner of all her masters, Taylor Swift — suggesting she really is the friend they all run to during a break-up.
she said viva la exit
— huh. (@EveryPostHits) June 4, 2025
the way this explains why taylor and dakota have been spotted several days together im shfjdhfjBDJFBJDDJB she really is the friend you run to when you need break-up help https://t.co/bZfJixiD79
— sarah (@folkloresfox) June 4, 2025
Which probably is in reference to Zoë Kravitz having had a similar dinner with Swift just a few days into her break-up with Channing Tatum. Johnson and Martin cannot be having an easy break-up — Johnson has been on record stating how close she is to Martin’s kids and how she considers them one big blended family. So she needs all the support she can get.
Dakota Johnson has been pretty furtive in her promotion of The Materialists. When you watch the trailer of the movie, by all means it plays out like a run-of-the-mill romantic comedy that invites audiences to expect a happy ending — but on the promotion run, Johnson has repeatedly been questioning why people think love has to last forever. And trying to rationalize the concept of divorces to… the audience? Herself perhaps? Yikes.
All-in-all, the Fifty Shades of Grey actor seems like she’s entering a second peak in her career. The movie looks like it’s gonna be great, she might even cement herself as a bankable star who can greenlight whichever project she wants. Even if she will no longer get to do it beside Chris Martin. You win some, you lose some.
