Overview

• TMZ reported the off-screen pairing was conceived by publicists and Paramount during spring 2024 filming to boost The Naked Gun’s profile.
• The outlet also said Anderson and Neeson did not see each other between June 2024 wrap and the July 2025 press tour, and that the baking-muffins anecdote was planned role-play.
• People countered with sources who insist the connection was real, rejecting claims they never had private time together and calling stunt allegations “ridiculous.”
• Page Six described the bond as genuine friendship with chemistry that did not become an intimate relationship, even as other outlets echoed TMZ’s stunt narrative.
• Coverage repeatedly cited box office figures of about $89 million worldwide on a $42 million budget, while neither star has issued a definitive public statement.