Dakota Johnson is officially over the relentless gossip surrounding her personal life. The Fifty Shades of Grey star recently opened up about the exhaustion of seeing inaccurate headlines every time she steps out in public. Whether it’s a business meeting with her lawyer or a casual stroll with a friend, the internet is quick to label any male companion as a new mystery man. For Dakota, the constant speculation has become background noise that she simply refuses to engage with anymore. She admitted that trying to correct these false narratives is entirely futile, noting that people are going to believe what they want regardless of the truth.
The actor’s frustration comes on the heels of being spotted in New York City with Machine Gun Kelly, which sparked a fresh wave of headlines just weeks after reports surfaced about her split from musician Tucker Pillsbury, known as Role Model. When asked about her recurring pattern of dating musicians, Dakota didn’t shy away from the topic. While she joked that there is a mutual attraction, she didn’t hold back on the reality of the situation, jokingly calling them “tricky motherf—ers.” Her history with musicians also includes her high-profile relationship with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
Beyond her dating life, Dakota is distancing herself from the digital world altogether. She revealed that she has no interest in social media anymore, citing discomfort with the constant scrutiny and the modern obsession with documenting every aspect of human existence. While she enjoyed the platform for laughs in her early twenties, she now prefers to keep her life private and focus her energy on her professional endeavors. Fans can catch her next on the big screen alongside Anne Hathaway in the highly anticipated film Verity, based on the Colleen Hoover bestseller, which hits Indian theatres on October 2.