Overview

• TMZ reported the off-screen pairing was a coordinated marketing plan devised by publicists and Paramount during production, alleging the actors had no contact between June 2024 and the July 2025 press tour.
• TMZ’s account also claimed staged narratives, including Anderson baking bread and muffins for Neeson, and said any dinners were group settings without one‑on‑one dates.
• People quoted sources insisting “everything between them has been genuine,” rejecting the stunt claim and calling the no‑dates allegation “ridiculous.”
• Page Six reported the two were friends with chemistry that did not become an intimate relationship, while outlets like the Daily Mail, Us Weekly, BuzzFeed, the Mirror and Fox News highlighted denials of a manufactured romance.
• Multiple publications echoed the TMZ report (including Hindustan Times, New York Daily News, JoBlo, Daily Caller and News18), and coverage frequently noted The Naked Gun’s box office of about $89 million worldwide on a $42 million budget.