Dakota Johnson, Role Model End 7-Month Romance After July Song Cameo

Q: Was Dakota Johnson's brief relationship with Role Model just a fleeting rebound following her eight-year romance with Chris Martin?

There is not enough evidence to say Dakota Johnson’s relationship with Role Model was merely a rebound. The timing naturally invites that interpretation: Johnson’s nearly eight-year, on-and-off relationship with Chris Martin ended in June 2025, and she was linked to Tucker Pillsbury by December 2025. A relationship beginning about six months after a major breakup can look transitional from the outside. But the available reporting points to something more substantial than a brief distraction. Multiple outlets reported that Johnson had been “slowly dating again” and seemed “lighter and more at peace” after the Martin split. Her relationship with Role Model then appeared to develop over several months, from repeated dates and hand-holding to a kiss in April 2026 and her participation in his song “Love I You.” Role Model later confirmed she recorded the cameo in the studio, suggesting a level of comfort and involvement beyond a casual fling. At the same time, the relationship lasted only about seven to eight months and was never publicly confirmed by the pair themselves. People now reports they split “a while ago,” which does make it fair to describe the romance as relatively short-lived. So the fairest reading is that it may have followed closely after Johnson’s breakup with Martin, but the public evidence does not support reducing it to a simple rebound. It appears to have been a real, if short, relationship that began after a long-term split and then ran its course.

3 articles · Updated · Us Weekly · Aug 19

People and TMZ reported Wednesday that Dakota Johnson, 36, and Role Model, 29, split after seven months of dating and had ended the relationship "a while ago."
December 2025 sightings first sparked romance rumors, followed by another night out in Beverly Hills in January, but neither publicly confirmed the relationship.
July brought their clearest hint when Johnson’s recognizable voice appeared on Role Model’s “Love I You,” trading flirtatious lines with the singer during the track.
The breakup follows Johnson’s June 2025 split from Chris Martin after nearly eight years, while Role Model previously dated Emma Chamberlain from 2020 to 2023.