CHRIS Martin and Dakota Johnson are still together according to pals who slammed reports they’d split.
The Coldplay singer, 47, and Hollywood actress, 34, got engaged earlier this year.
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Dakota was seen hiking in Malibu without her engagement ring as sources claimed they’d called it quits.
A source told The Sun: “It’s rubbish, Chris and Dakota are still together.
“They can’t be with each other all the time because they have busy work schedules.
“But she flew out to be with him a couple of weeks ago in Helsinki. They’re all good.”
A source had earlier claimed to MailOnline: “They’re both busy people, Chris has been in Europe with Coldplay and they both have personal priorities, passions and work commitments which don’t naturally intertwine with each other.
“They wanted it to work but it just hasn’t, and they’ve now accepted it is best to move on.”
Chris has been on tour with Coldplay in Europe after headlining Glastonbury in June, where Dakota joined his kids in the crowd.
The actress, who is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, has been filming new romance movie Materialist with co-stars Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal in New York.
She was last spotted in London watching Stevie Nicks perform at BST Hyde Park with Pedro.
Chris famously split from actress wife Gwyneth in March 2014 after ten years of marriage.
He reportedly got engaged to Dakota earlier this year and she called his kids with Gwyneth Paltrow her “step children”.
Chris, shares daughter Apple, 19, and son Moses, 17, with his ex Gwyneth, 51.
Years later Dakota became a close part of their family, and gushed about being a step-mum to his kids.
The Fifty Shades of Grey star declared that she loves Chris’ kids “like her life depends on it.”
She said: “I love those kids like my life depends on it. With all my heart.
“How do I feel about motherhood? I’m so open to that.
“I’ve gotten to this place where I really want to experience everything life has to offer.
A complete timeline of Chris and Dakota’s relationship
The pair spark dating rumours in 2017 after meeting through friends.
In January 2018 they step out in public together for the first time in Soho House and for walks on the beach in Malibu
Later that month Dakota’s dad Don confirms the rumours are true, saying, “she’s a big girl; she can handle herself”.
In September 2018 their whirlwind romance steps up when they get matching tatoos.
Weeks later TMZ falsely report they are expecting a baby and Dakota says, “the only thing I’m pregnant with is a lot of really good ideas.”
In 2019 they split for the first time – but reunite two months later.
The following year he gave her the honour of directing his music video for Coldplay’s hit Cry Cry Cry.
In December 2021 she says about life with Martin in an interview with Elle, “We go out sometimes, but we both work so much that it’s nice to be at home and be cozy and private”.
“And especially being a woman, I’m like: ‘What a magical f***ing thing to do. What a crazy, magical, wild experience.
“If that’s meant to happen for me, I’m totally down for it.
“We’re not here for very long, so if I’m meant to be a mother, bring it on.”
Dakota also has the seal of approval from Gwyneth, who attended her 30th birthday party.
She said about Chris and Dakota: “I love her.
“I can see how it would seem weird because it’s sort of unconventional.
“But I think, in this case, just having passed through it iteratively, I just adore her.
“I always start to think of the —what else can you bring in, instead of being resistant to or being made insecure by?
Chris and Gwyneth’s 2014 split statement
On March 25, 2014, Gwyneth announced via her lifestyle blog, Goop, that she and Martin were splitting.
She used the term “conscious uncoupling,” which then went viral.
The Avengers actress said: “It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate.
“We have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate.
“We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways, we are closer than we have ever been.
“We have always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner.”
“There’s so much juice in leaning in to something like that.
“It’s not like there’s a finish line: ‘Oh, we consciously uncoupled; we’re done.’
“It’s a lifelong commitment to constantly reinvent your relationship with your ex, which you do presumably because you have children together.
“I don’t see a reason to do it if you don’t have children together. Some people do.
“But I think we put all the hard work in at the beginning. I would say very rarely is it difficult now.
“We’ve learned how to communicate with each other. We love each other. We laugh.
“We have the best of each other. It’s really nice. It makes you feel like you don’t have to lose.”
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