Dakota Johnson and Machine Gun Kelly couldn’t have picked a better time to get that rumor mill turning. After all, the looks from their latest outing would make for the perfect last-minute couples Halloween costume.
In case you missed it, Johnson is in the midst of new dating rumors after a near year-long romance with singer-songwriter Role Model (born Tucker Pillsbury). Though Johnson voice was featured on the 29-year-old’s recently-released track “Love I You,” the former couple has allegedly been over for “a while.”
Now, the 37-year-old Verity star is being photographed around town with 36-year-old musician and actor Colson Baker, better known as Machine Gun Kelly or simply MGK. Here’s a complete timeline of their rumored romance, which allegedly kicked off at Taylor Swift’s wedding.
March 27, 2025: MGK welcomes his first child with ex Megan Fox. After nearly five years together, the pair officially ended their on-and-off relationship in November 2024. Kelly also shares a teenaged daughter with a previous ex.
June 4, 2025: People reports that Johnson and her ex Chris Martin split after nearly eight years of their own on-and-off relationship. A source says: “It feels final this time.” The report comes two days after Johnson was spotted without her engagement ring amid conflicting breakup rumors.
December 29, 2025: TMZ publishes photos of Dakota Johnson and musician Role Model at dinner with friends, sparking dating rumors and sightings for nearly a year.
July 3, 2026: Dakota and MGK allegedly “hit it off” at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, according to a source that spoke with People in September.
August 4, 2026: Role Model confirms Johnson provided the flirty banter on his track, “Love I You.” He also confirms there was a “relationship” to worry about mixing with work…
“I had a lot of names to pick from for that and then Dakota came to the studio one day, and Mason [Stoops, guitarist and producer] was like, ‘Why don’t you do it?’ I was like, ‘Stop! We’re not mixing work and relationships,’” he told Nylon. “She was like, ‘I’ll do it,’ and stood right up and got in the booth and knocked it out better than we could have imagined. So I was like, okay, if she’s down—I mean, that’s an amazing cameo.”
