Overview
- Role Model told NYLON that he and Dakota Johnson are in a romantic relationship and that he made the confirmation public in a recent cover interview.
- Johnson appears as an impromptu guest vocalist on the track "Love I You," a contribution the singer says happened after producer and guitarist Mason Stoops suggested she try the part.
- The singer’s album Chuck Timely & The Hourglass is scheduled for release on August 7, and the Johnson duet figures on the record.
- Months of paparazzi sightings, Los Angeles outings and intimate concert clips from Chicago fueled speculation about the pair and prompted a strong social media reaction to their onstage chemistry.
- Role Model said he wants to keep personal matters tied to his music and revealed he has begun therapy, a stance that may shape how the couple and the album are presented publicly and how fans respond.