Dakota Johnson and Machine Gun Kelly Spotted in LA: What to Know

A source says Megan Fox is “relieved he’s moving on” as the pair keep stepping out together.

NEED TO KNOW

• Dakota Johnson, 37, and Machine Gun Kelly, 36, were photographed together in Los Angeles on 23 October; neither has confirmed a relationship.
• Kelly, real name Colson Baker, shares a daughter with ex-fiancée Megan Fox. Johnson split from Chris Martin in 2025.
• Hello magazine reported Kelly appeared to stay overnight at Johnson’s home about a week earlier; neither star has commented.

It was close to 11:30pm on Friday, 23 October, when Dakota Johnson and Machine Gun Kelly left Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, according to photographs published by Page Six.

Earlier that day, the pair were reportedly seen leaving a recording studio together. It was their second studio sighting in about a week.

Johnson, 37, is the Fifty Shades of Grey star. Kelly, 36, is the rapper whose real name is Colson Baker.

Speculation about the two began in September. Reports say they met at Taylor Swift’s July wedding.

Both have well-known exes. Kelly shares a daughter with Megan Fox, and Johnson was previously with Chris Martin.

Here’s everything to know about Johnson and Kelly’s rumoured romance, and what has been confirmed so far.

They reportedly met at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s July wedding

E! News reports that Johnson and Kelly crossed paths at the wedding of Swift and Travis Kelce in July. Both are described as friends of Swift.

Neither star has publicly described that first meeting.

They were photographed leaving a black SUV in New York in September

Dating rumours began last month, according to Page Six, as relayed by Newsy Today. Photographers saw the pair exit a black SUV together in New York City.

They then reportedly visited Swift’s Tribeca apartment. The report says Swift was not home at the time.

Kelly reportedly stayed overnight at Johnson’s Los Angeles home

The pair’s next sighting came in Los Angeles. Hello magazine reported that Kelly appeared to spend the night at Johnson’s home after a studio session.

Photographers also caught them leaving a recording studio on 15 October. In a 17 October TMZ report, Johnson waited while Kelly, in a hoodie, finished a phone call.

Page Six reported that they drove away in his Maserati.

They left a recording studio, then Chateau Marmont, on 23 October

The latest sightings came on Friday, 23 October. Page Six reported that the pair left a recording studio in the morning and Chateau Marmont late that night.

The sightings land three weeks after Verity, Johnson’s latest film, opened in UK and Irish cinemas on 2 October. Sony Pictures Releasing handled the release.

Kelly and Johnson both came from long, high-profile relationships

Kelly and Fox began dating in 2020 and announced their engagement in January 2022. They share a daughter and continue to co-parent, Page Six reported.

Johnson ended her on-and-off relationship with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin in June 2025, according to earlier reports. The two had been together since 2017.

Megan Fox was reportedly relieved as Kelly moved on

A source told Page Six that Fox has no interest in reuniting with Kelly. The source said she is “relieved he’s moving on.” The claim comes from an unnamed insider and is unconfirmed.

Neither Johnson nor Kelly has publicly confirmed they are dating.