Dakota Johnson and Machine Gun Kelly Romance Reports Grow After Months of Quiet Meetings

Key points

• People reports Dakota Johnson and Machine Gun Kelly have been spending time together for months.
• Sources say they reconnected after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s July wedding.
• The pair were photographed together in New York earlier this month.
• Neither Johnson nor Kelly has publicly confirmed a romantic relationship.
• The latest reports describe the relationship as new and currently without an official label.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17, 2026 — Dakota Johnson and Machine Gun Kelly have reportedly been spending time together for months, adding new weight to speculation that the Hollywood stars may be developing a romantic relationship. People reported Wednesday that the pair reconnected after attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding in July and have since been seeing each other privately.

The report, citing sources close to Kelly, says Johnson and Kelly initially connected as friends and began communicating more frequently after the wedding. Their relationship has reportedly become more romantic, although the two have not put an official label on it.

The latest report follows photographs of Johnson and Kelly together in New York earlier this month. On Sept. 11, they were seen arriving at the Tribeca building where Swift owns an apartment before later going to dinner at Estela. The sighting triggered widespread dating speculation, but the photographs themselves did not establish that the outing was romantic.

That distinction is important because neither Johnson nor Kelly has publicly confirmed that they are dating. Representatives for both have not publicly commented on the latest reports.

Johnson was most recently linked to musician Role Model, with reports of their split emerging in August. Before that, she was in a long-running relationship with Coldplay singer Chris Martin.

Kelly, whose real name is Colson Baker, was previously in an on-and-off relationship with Megan Fox. The former couple share a daughter.

The latest reporting therefore adds a new layer to what initially appeared to be a single celebrity sighting: sources now claim Johnson and Kelly have been quietly getting to know each other for months. But until either star confirms the relationship, the nature of their connection remains unconfirmed.