Taylor Swift and Dakota Johnson enjoy night out with rarely-seen brothers Austin and Jesse in NYC
TAYLOR Swift and Dakota Johnson enjoyed a night out in New York City with their rarely seen brothers.
Music megastar Taylor, 35, stepped out for dinner with actress Dakota, 35, earlier this week.
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Taylor Swift joined famous faces for dinner in NYC
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Dakota Johnson was in attendance
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The pair's respective brothers were also present for the occasion
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The pair were joined for the evening by their respective brothers, Austin Swift, 33 and Jesse Johnson, 42.
This group of four were spotted at the city's upscale eatery Via Carota.
Diners at the establishment were shocked to see pop icon Taylor walk in while they were eating.
Looking elegant and classy in a floral dress with high heels, she was seen arriving with a member of her security team.
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As for Dakota, she wore a black dress accompanied with a leather jacket.
According to
It comes as the singer recently enjoyed a romantic dinner date with boyfriend Travis Kelce
in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The
Kansas City Chiefs
star and his girlfriend were thought to have arrived at Harry's Bar and Restaurant at around 10pm
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Their bill - said to have included Wagyu beef, lobster risotto and cacio e pepe pasta - reportedly came out at
more than $400,
.
Meanwhile, Taylor's summer plans with beau Travis were recently revealed.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in 'vacation mode' as NFL star makes major decision over his Kansas City Chiefs future
T
ravis
,
35,
has spent much of the last few months at a $20 million mansion in Boca Raton, around 45 miles north of Miami.
And according to
, he has been joined there by Taylor.
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They claim that the hitmaker is there to support her man as he trains.
Following the Chiefs' Super Bowl defeat in February, there were rumors that Travis would retire.
However, he subsequently squashed such claims and has been hard at work.
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Taylor was joined by her brother Austin Swift
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Dakota's half-brother, actor Jesse Johnson
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Relationship Timeline
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce went public with their relationship in September 2023. However, they had been dating a few months before that. Find out more about their relationship below.
July 8, 2023 - Travis Kelce attends the Eras Tour and make a friendship bracelet for Taylor with his phone number on it
July 26, 2023 - Travis tells his brother, Jason, on their New Heights podcast that he tried to give her the bracelet, but wasn't allowed backstage
September 24, 2023 - Taylor Swift shows up to a Kansas City Chiefs game and sits with Travis' family as she cheers him on. The two were seen leaving in Travis's car together after the game.
She attended many Chiefs game during the season.
October 15, 2023 - the couple was photographed together at a post-show bash at Catch Steak in New York City after their appearances on Saturday Night Live.
November 11, 2023 - Taylor changes the lyrics in her song Karma to "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me" for the first time.
December 6, 2023- Taylor Swift spoke to
"This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell … We started hanging out right after that," she said, after Travis' July 26 podcast.
'So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I'm grateful for, because we got to get to know each other. By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date."
December 31, 2023 - Taylor and Travis were at a New Year's Eve party together, where they were caught kissing on
January 26, 2024 - During an NFL press conference, Travis spoke out about their relationship.
'As long as we're happy, we can't listen to anything that's outside noise. That's all that matters," he said.
January 28, 2024 - Travis was heard saying "I love you" to Taylor after the Chiefs won the AFC Championship game.
February 11, 2024- Taylor was there to support Travis when he and his team won the Super Bowl
February - Travis attends more of Taylor's shows
April 27, 2024 - When auctioning off tickets to Taylor's tour at the The Mahomies Foundation charity gala in Las Vegas, Travis referred to Taylor as his "significant other."
June 21, 2024- Taylor posts Travis on her Instagram for the first time
June 23, 2024- Travis joins Taylor on stage at The Eras tour during the Tortured Poets Department set
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