Overview

• TMZ reports, citing sources, that PR teams and Paramount plotted the off‑screen romance narrative during spring 2024 production of The Naked Gun.
• According to TMZ, Anderson and Neeson did not meet privately from the June 2024 wrap until the July 2025 press tour and never had one‑on‑one dinners.
• TMZ’s sources claim the muffins and sourdough baking story was scripted role‑play for publicity rather than a real gesture.
• People quotes insiders who call the bond authentic and not a stunt, while Page Six reports they were genuine friends with chemistry but not an intimate couple.
• Neither star has commented on the stunt allegation, and box‑office reports show The Naked Gun earned about $89 million worldwide on a $42 million budget.