Friends Fear Dakota Johnson’s Romance with Chris Martin Is Derailing Her Stardom

Dakota Johnson is back together with Chris Martin, but her friends aren’t fans of the relationship – they blame the Coldplay frontman, 48, for isolating her and being too controlling.

“When Chris isn’t on the road, he insists on Dakota being around him all the time,” says an insider. “For much of their relationship, they’ve been sequestered from the rest of the world, which is OK for rock star who’s been in the game for 25-plus years – but he’s not doing Dakota and her career any favors. Things would definitely be different for her if she weren’t in the relationship.”

The source believes that after her disastrous 2024 movie Madame Web, Dakota, 35, should be out and about, networking with Hollywood power players, not “cooped up” in Chris’ Malibu house.

“She wants to be the biggest female star in Hollywood, and her relationship with Chris is narrowing her horizons, not broadening them,” the source says.

The Fifty Shades of Grey alum “needs to be out there circulating socially and meeting new filmmakers and collaborators – especially when she’s just coming off one of the biggest flops of the century,” the source says. “It takes her out of the game; it takes her off people’s minds.”

The couple was first linked in 2017 and reportedly got engaged in 2020. Breakup rumors began circulating last summer, but Dakota’s rep insisted the two were “happily together.” Another source confirmed they’ve taken breaks in the past, but that “things are great now.”

“Chris is handsome and has hundred of millions of dollars. But that’s not exactly winning Dakota much sympathy when she really needs the entire town rooting for her and helping her to make another hit,” the first source says.