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Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin End Nearly Eight-Year Relationship

Reports indicate conflicting views on parenthood prompted the split after years of on-off dating.

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Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin (Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The actors have ended their on-again, off-again romance of almost eight years, with insiders saying this separation feels definitive.
  • They were last seen together publicly in Malibu on May 16 and earlier this year holding hands in India during Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour.
  • Sources attribute the breakup to Johnson’s desire for children clashing with Martin’s reluctance given their age difference.
  • Johnson has been promoting her new film Materialists in New York and challenging traditional expectations around marriage in recent interviews.
  • Throughout their relationship, Johnson formed a close bond with Martin’s children, Apple and Moses, whom she has described as family.