THE RUNDOWN
- Zoë Kravitz and Austin Butler first sparked dating rumours in October 2024 after they were spotted kissing on the set of their upcoming film, Caught Stealing.
- In July 2025, Kravitz and Butler attended a show in New York City with the director of Caught Stealing, Darren Aronofsky. The outing added more fuel to romance speculation.
- Now, multiple sources have clarified that Kravitz and Butler are “just friends”.
Zoë Kravitz and Austin Butler recently sparked dating rumours, but there’s not much truth to the speculation. Multiple sources recently told TMZ that the actors are “just friends” and “not dating like some are implying.”
Last weekend, the pair drew attention when they attended the immersive show Viola’s Room at the Shed in New York City’s Hudson Yards. But sources say that Darren Aronofsky, the director of their upcoming crime thriller Caught Stealing, arrived and left with them, so it was “definitely not a date.”
In Caught Stealing, which comes out on August 29, Kravitz and Butler play love interests, which might explain why they were photographed kissing on set back in October 2024.
Kravitz was previously engaged to Channing Tatum, the star of her directorial debut, Blink Twice. The couple ended their engagement in October 2024. When asked in her ELLE March 2025 cover story if their breakup affects how she feels about their film, Kravitz said, “Not at all.” She continued, “I love this thing that we made together, and I care for him very much… I’m so happy that all of it happened. I just feel so grateful that we got to go on that journey together.”
And she still has a lot of love for Tatum. “He has so much more coming, and I think he’s in a place as an actor where he’s feeling really confident and people are seeing different sides of him,” she said. “He’s got a lot to offer, so I’m excited for people to keep witnessing that.”
Butler previously dated Kaia Gerber, but they broke up in January 2025 after three years of dating. Sources told TMZ that “the relationship just simply ran its course.”
This article was written by Juliana Ukiomogbe and originally appeared on elle.com. It was re-published here with permission.
