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Khaleej Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Sydney Sweeney breaks silence on breakup with Jonathan Davino
Sydney Sweeney spoke out for the first time about her split from ex-fiance Jonathan Davino, two months after the pair broke up after seven years together. The Euphoria star confirmed her breakup with Davino two months after multiple outlets reported the two had called off their engagement and ended their relationship. And in addition to speaking out about the split for the first time, Sweeney noted that "yes," she is single, according to E! News. "I'm learning a lot about myself, spending more time with my friends," the Echo Valley star added in her interview, adding, "And I'm loving it." The White Lotus actor and Davino started their relationship in 2018 and have also worked together. He co-produced the 2023 film Anyone But You with the actress, who starred in the romcom with Glen Powell. After the actors' onscreen chemistry raised eyebrows, the two sparked romance rumours, which they and the actor's mom repeatedly dismissed. "It's always beautiful to see people fall in love with characters and be supportive of what they see on screen," Sweeney said. And the bond between the 27-year-old and the Top Gun: Maverick actor, who recently reunited in Texas for his sister's wedding, remains strong. "When you spend so much time with someone, you become close and you talk to each other about anything," Sweeney said. "So work, life, family, friends, he's just there for me. I'm there for him."
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Sydney Sweeney and the business of being hot
Sydney Sweeney is a Hollywood supernova, making a dizzying amount of moves professionally, yet social media is consumed with the superficial. She's using it to her advantage. Look no further than the announcement that the Anyone but You star's brand partnership with men's bath product Dr. Squatch will now include a limited edition line of soap bars infused with her bathwater. Sweeney said the idea was born from 'dirty little boys' who 'wouldn't stop asking' for it after she first partnered with the company last year for a sultry campaign shot in a bubble bathtub. She's not exaggerating: A comment from the original Instagram ad from October 2024 asking, 'how much for the water,' has nearly 40,000 likes. Dr. Squatch called Sweeney 'a legend' for agreeing to create the bathwater soap, which the brand says smells like 'morning wood.' Sweeney's either a genius or desperate, according to social media. While we won't make that call, we'll observe that there is such digital discourse around her — her beauty, her body and especially her love life. So who could blame the actress, who's been praised as 'business-minded' and 'ambitious' by her Anyone but You costar Glen Powell for orchestrating their fauxmance to market their hit rom-com, for taking it to the bank? Sweeney is a studio moneymaker. The films she acted in, as of press time, have earned $244,399,399 worldwide, according to the Numbers. She's also a storytelling mover and shaker through her production company, Fifty-Fifty Films, which she cofounded in 2020 with her producing partner and former fiancé Jonathan Davino. The films she's produced have made $243,952,681 worldwide. Yet her love life drives much of the conversation around her. Sweeney chose not to even confirm her reported broken engagement from Davino in 2025 — and yet that consumed the Q1 gossip cycle. The fact that they still hang out and work together has only fueled the web talk. The bigger story has become who she'll date next. Social media went cray-cray when, after her Davino split, she attended Powell's sister's wedding. Had the costars coupled up? Apparently no. But the idea that this smoldering movie scene could be reality just wound up the masses. There was yet another fervor when Sweeney was close-talking with her costar in The Housemaid, Brandon Sklenar, at Stagecoach in April. Just talking to her former Downfalls High costar Machine Gun Kelly and White Lotus actor Patrick Schwarzenegger at a Las Vegas party in May led to a 'flirty threesome' headline — among other suggestive gossip. She can't even stand next to a man without a flurry of innuendo. Social media isn't just obsessed with Sweeney's love life; there's plenty more trivial chatter to go around. Almost as soon as she broke through in Hollywood, discourse about her looks and body began. In December, trolls posted cruel comments after she muscled up to play boxer Christy Martin. It's not just the random keyboard warriors having their say. Veteran film producer Carol Baum said that Sweeney is 'not pretty' and 'can't act' and called Anyone but You 'unwatchable.' In response, Sweeney called Hollywood's 'women empowering other women' movement a facade. She also let her style make a statement, mock apologizing for having 'great tits.' Why are people so shallow when it comes to Sweeney? Turns out, it's an age-old formula of stardom plus gender. 'When the concept of Hollywood stardom first emerged in the 1910s, much of the original discourse focused on actors as picture personalities, which meant that fan culture focused on the various onscreen roles actors had played,' Claire Sisco King, Vanderbilt University's associate professor and chair of Cinema and Media Arts, tells Yahoo Entertainment. 'Pretty quickly, however, this discourse began to focus as much on the private lives of stars as it did on their work,' as fan magazine coverage began to extend to the love lives of stars in the 1920s. Now, 100 years later, that coverage has not only persisted but also intensified due to the rise of reality TV coupled with the boom of social media, which has 'created heightened audience expectations of access to and intimacy with famous people,' King says. There is a more critical lens on females than males, 'which is in keeping with traditional gender norms in our culture,' King says. 'While it has been historically acceptable for men to have professional lives and to be associated with the public sphere, U.S. culture still tends to expect that women be tied to concepts of home, family and love. Discourse about Hollywood often insists that women be attached to men in adherence with these traditional gender norms.' It's common for internet culture 'to fixate on the romantic lives of famous women,' King says, 'and the treatment of Sydney Sweeney is in keeping with these patterns. Such emphasis especially applies to women who are constructed as 'bombshells' because so much of their persona becomes attached to their perceived attractiveness and appeal as objects of desire for heterosexual men.' When it comes to Sweeney being connected to her romantic leads, that's also typical because it 'helps to preserve the fantasy that audiences enjoy when they watch fictional love stories that feel as if they could be real.' Sweeney wisely leaned in on that fantasy with Anyone but You when she and Powell pretended there could be something going on to help market the movie. That was part of the film's success. But female actresses walk a fine line. Anytime women take roles that are outside the box we see them in, people view it 'as a kind of betrayal,' says King. For Sweeney, 'An example of this inverse perspective [is] when many fans — especially men — expressed dislike at the change in her appearance while shooting the Martin biopic.' While the social media noise blasts, Sweeney is methodically plotting her career — and building up her bank account. Just a handful of film projects she has slated are starring roles: the Martin biopic, a screen adaptation of the video game Split Fiction, the psychological thriller The Housemaid and a long-awaited Barbarella remake. As she did with Anyone but You, she will again double-dip and produce all four. Sweeney has talked about being hands-on when it comes to producing projects, saying she kept Sony's marketing team 'awake at night because I couldn't stop with ideas' around Anyone but You. She said she was on every call and in text group chats. With the confidence of a seasoned Hollywood player, Sweeney said she accepts roles — like in 2024's disappointing-and-she-knew-it Madame Web — as a 'building block' in getting her own projects made. 'Everything in my career I do not just for that story, but strategic business decisions,' she said. 'Because I did that, I was able to sell Anyone but You [and] get Barbarella.' Sweeney's business sense extends to money management. She's called herself a 'huge saver,' explaining, 'I don't just go and spend money. I like to invest. I like real estate. I like making, hopefully, smart choices with the money I'm making.' There's a personal reason behind that: Sweeney's parents went through bankruptcy when she was young. Despite her stardom, she worries about how much money she has going in and out. She's said that if she didn't take brand partnerships — like Dr. Squatch but also beauty (Laneige) and fashion brands (Miu Miu) — on the side, she couldn't pay her bills. Sweeney's business acumen has been praised by not just her costars but also by executives and collaborators. Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group head Tom Rothman called her a 'force of nature' and said the studio is lucky to be in business with her. Jessica Goodman, whose YA novel They Wish They Were Us is being adapted into a series by Sweeney, called her 'very savvy' with an ability 'to get things done in a way that might surprise people.' Jennifer Millar, Sweeney's talent agent for over a decade, has said, 'From the beginning she knew what she wanted. She knew how she was going to get there, and she's been doing it.' Sweeney is, after all, the same girl who, at 12, made a PowerPoint presentation to convince her parents to allow her to pursue acting. Her pitch worked and has paid off. It's paying off again as she turns leering comments into a money-making brand campaign for soap, which has resulted in her very own product. And people are lapping it up.
Express Tribune
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Sydney Sweeney breaks silence on split from fiancé, Glen Powell rumors swirl
Sydney Sweeney has officially confirmed her breakup with longtime fiancé Jonathan Davino, while rumors about her and co-star Glen Powell continue to swirl. In a candid interview with The Times published on May 31, the Euphoria actress revealed she's single and enjoying her independence after ending the engagement. When asked if she was still planning her wedding to Davino, Sweeney simply replied, 'No.' She then confirmed the split, marking the end of their relationship that began in 2018. Davino had proposed in 2022, but their engagement quietly ended earlier this year. While Sweeney didn't address speculation about her possible romance with Anyone But You co-star Glen Powell, she did say she's thriving in her new single era. 'I'm learning a lot about myself, spending more time with my friends. And I'm loving it,' she said. Sources close to the star suggested that her busy career played a major role in the breakup. With multiple projects in the pipeline, including Euphoria and a biopic about boxer Christy Martin, Sweeney is focused on work. 'She's exactly where she wants to be,' a source told People, adding, 'They didn't split because there's no love, but because she's prioritizing her career.' Sweeney has also been sharing glimpses of her new lifestyle on Instagram—spending time with her new puppy, Tank, and enjoying downtime in bikinis between shoots—as fans continue to follow her next moves both on and off screen.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Sydney Sweeney gives blunt comment after calling off engagement to fiance Jonathan Davino
kept things short and sweet as shone a light on her split with fiance Jonathan Davino in a new interview published on Saturday. The Times while talking about her upcoming series Echo Valley, and when asked if she was planning a wedding, she simply replied: 'No'. When asked if she was single, Sydney replied 'yes', adding, 'I'm learning a lot about myself, spending more time with my friends. And I'm loving it.' Sydney continued to shut down rumors of a romance with former co-star Glen Powell, after getting tongues wagging while promoting their movie Anyone But You. She told The Times 'Glenn and I adore each other, so I think we were so happy for the reception of the film.' 'When you spend so much time with someone, you become close and you talk to each other about anything. So work, life, family, friends, he's just there for me. I'm there for him.' For now, Syndey is happy to share snuggles and go on outdoor activities with her dogs Sully Bear and Tank, work on restoring vintage cars, and create a real estate empire. She already owns multi-million dollar homes in LA, South Florida, and the Pacific Northwest. She said: 'I'm obsessed with Zillow.' 'Right now I'm looking at New York, looking at Montana. Maine. Rhode Island. Texas, Italy, London - everywhere.' As she promotes Echo Valley, a mother-daughter drama co-starring Julianne Moore, the actress recognized a need to step away from working so much. She told The Times: 'I have to prove myself as a young woman, as an actor, as a businessperson - all of it.' Regarding slowing down, she said, 'I hear it more from my family than myself. "Sydney, you're going to burn out. Sydney, you need to slow down. Sydney, you need to take a break."' Echo Valley debuts on Apple TV+ on June 13.
Fox News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Sydney Sweeney breaks silence on split from fiancé after 3-year engagement
After months of speculation, Sydney Sweeney is finally setting the record straight. The 26-year-old actress confirmed she has called off her engagement to longtime partner Jonathan Davino, 41. When asked if she was still planning a wedding, she simply replied "No" during an interview with The Times UK. Sweeney said "yes" when asked if she's single. "I'm learning a lot about myself, spending more time with my friends. And I'm loving it," she said. Representatives for Sweeney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. The split marked the end of a relationship that began in 2018. Sweeney stopped wearing her engagement ring in February after the couple got engaged in 2022. Davino worked alongside Sweeney and co-produced the film "Anyone But You." Rumors swirled that Sweeney and her co-star Glen Powell were dating around the time they filmed their rom-com. In March, the "Euphoria" star seemingly deleted a once "favorite" memory from her social media with Davino. While rumors of their breakup continued to circulate online at the time, fans noticed a small detail missing from Sweeney's Instagram account. In a celebratory New Year's post shared Jan. 2, Sweeney included a photo of her and Davino kissing, with friends laughing and smiling in the background. However, the photo was no longer part of the carousel, which included a caption that said, "The last few days of 2024 will forever be some of my favorite." Last year, Sweeney opened up about her decision to be with a man 14 years older. "I'm a very successful, independent woman who's worked really hard," Sweeney told Glamour magazine in October. "I've accomplished and bought everything myself, and I provide for myself and my family." "I would love to set the record straight," she added. "You can be in a healthy relationship with someone and also be very successful without needing the man. We're teammates. We're in it together. And we want to see each other succeed." The news of Sweeney's split comes after she announced she is selling her used bathwater to her fans. "You kept asking about my bathwater after the Dr. Squatch ad… so we kept it," she wrote in an Instagram post. "Introducing Sydney's Bathwater Bliss! A very real, very limited-edition soap made with my actual bathwater." In 2024, the "Euphoria" star teamed up with Dr. Squatch Natural Body Wash, and her advertisement caption on social media said, "For my dirty little boys out there."Sweeney was taking a bubble bath in the ad, and comments poured in about her bathwater. "How much for the water?" one fan wrote. Other comments sparked interest in even wanting to taste her bathwater. "The White Lotus" star told GQ she "definitely was not aware" of the erotic implications of bathtub water "until I started seeing it in my own comments." When asked if she was surprised about the particular request for her bathwater, she replied it was a "really fun, full-circle moment.""Fans always joke about wanting my bath water. … I was like, 'This is just such a cool way to have a conversation with the audience and give them what they want.' But then also hopefully encourage them to take care of themselves in a healthy way."
