{"id":2164894,"date":"2025-11-18T19:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2164894"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:26:24","slug":"austin-butler-addresses-emily-ratajkowski-dating-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/austin-butler-addresses-emily-ratajkowski-dating-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Butler Addresses Emily Ratajkowski Dating Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Yes, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/austin-butler\/\"><strong>Austin Butler<\/strong><\/a> has seen rumors linking him to <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/emily-ratajkowski\/\">Emily Ratajkowski<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 and he\u2019s not afraid to address them<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe true answer is that I have a lot of friends, and we\u2019re friends and we had dinner, and that we\u2019re friends,\u201d Butler, 34, said of his relationship with Ratajkowski, also 34, during an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/austin-butler-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Vanity Fair<\/em><\/a> published on Tuesday, November 18.<\/p>\n<p>Rumors swirled that Butler and Ratajkowski were dating when the pair were <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/austin-butler-and-emily-ratajkowski-spotted-out-to-dinner-at-new-york-citys-waverly-inn\/\">spotted in September<\/a> having dinner together in New York City. In photos shared by DeuxMoi at the time, the twosome sat side-by-side while at a booth inside the restaurant Waverly Inn.<\/p>\n<p>For Butler, eyes on his private life felt like too much \u2014 \u201cI just wanted to hide,\u201d he said \u2014 but he has since changed his outlook.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/austin-butler-and-kaia-gerber-hold-hands-on-lunch-date\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/austin-butler-and-kaia-gerber-hold-hands-on-lunch-date\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Austin Butler Holds Hands With Kaia Gerber on His 32nd Birthday: Photo<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAustin Butler turned 32 with Kaia Gerber by his side. The duo were seen holding hands on the streets of Los Angeles on Thursday, August 17 \u2014 the same day as Butler\u2019s 32nd birthday. The couple kept the lunch date casual in matching paint splattered pants and blue baseball hats. Gerber, 21, accessorized with a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to live a constricted small life because I\u2019m afraid of what other people are going to say or what they\u2019re going to think?\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s unclear how the duo know each other, the pair have shared an acting credit \u2014 Butler appeared on a 2007 episode of <em>iCarly<\/em>, while Ratajkowski made a cameo two years later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was on, like, three episodes,\u201d Ratajkowski recalled of her role during an <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/HWB45ddpBH4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elle UK<\/a><\/em> interview published in August. \u201cThey are, kind of, fun. It was crazy [being on] Nickelodeon. It was my breakout role, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cIt was just a crazy experience being with a bunch of child actors, like, famously. \u2026 I was in public high school, so it was a real experience to all of sudden meet people my age who had grown up on set.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/austin-butler-and-kaia-gerbers-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Austin-Butler-and-Kaia-Gerbers-Relationship-Timeline-01-2025.jpg?crop=0px%2C6px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber\u2019s Relationship Timeline\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Austin-Butler-and-Kaia-Gerbers-Relationship-Timeline-01-2025.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/austin-butler-and-kaia-gerbers-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber\u2019s Relationship Timeline: The Way They Were<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAustin Butler and Kaia Gerber\u2018s relationship became a topic of conversation in late 2021 \u2014 and continued to draw fans in until their split in late 2024. Butler and Gerber first sparked romance rumors in December 2021 after they were spotted attending a yoga class together. At the time, a source exclusively revealed to Us [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Butler was last publicly linked to girlfriend <strong>Kaia Gerber,<\/strong> but the pair <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/austin-butler-and-kaia-gerber-split-after-3-years-of-dating\/\">called it quits<\/a> in January after three years of dating.<\/p>\n<p>The exes were first linked in December 2021 when Butler and Gerber, now 24, were spotted attending a yoga class together. <em>Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed at the time that the twosome were \u201clow-key dating\u201d after Butler and Gerber split from <strong>Vanessa Hudgens<\/strong> and <strong>Jacob Elordi<\/strong>, respectively. (Butler <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/vanessa-hudgens-austin-butler-relationship-timeline\/\">dated Hudgens for nine years<\/a> before the pair split in 2020.)<\/p>\n<p>Ratajkowski, meanwhile, has been in several high-profile relationships including <strong>Brad Pitt, Pete Davidson<\/strong> and more after her 2022 split from husband <strong>Sebastian Bear-McClard<\/strong>. (Ratajkowski and Bear-McClard had been married for four years before their divorce.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you that I have never been single before,\u201d she told <em>Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/em> at the time. \u201cI feel all the emotions. I feel anger, sadness. I feel excitement. I feel joy. I feel levity. Every day is different. The only good thing I know is that I\u2019m feeling all those things, which is nice because it makes me believe that I\u2019ll be OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/austin-butler-kaia-gerber-have-low-key-date-night-details\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Austin-Butler-and-Girlfriend-Kaia-Gerber-Dazzle-at-2023-Vanity-Fair-Oscar-Party-Oscars-2023.jpg?crop=0px%2C43px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Austin Butler and Girlfriend Kaia Gerber Dazzle at 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Oscars 2023\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Austin-Butler-and-Girlfriend-Kaia-Gerber-Dazzle-at-2023-Vanity-Fair-Oscar-Party-Oscars-2023.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/austin-butler-kaia-gerber-have-low-key-date-night-details\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Keeping it Low-Key! Austin Butler, Kaia Gerber Enjoy Cozy Date Night<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA low-key love! Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber\u00a0were spotted out and about while enjoying a romantic date night in Hollywood.\u00a0 The Elvis star, 31, and model, 21, were spotted getting cozy while holding hands in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 5, per\u00a0photos obtained by E! News. The twosome\u00a0dressed casually\u00a0in matching all-black ensembles, with Butler sporting [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While reflecting on her private life, Ratajkowski shared that she has a new approach to finding The One.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo use the TikTok phrase, I was a bit of a \u2018pick-me girl\u2019 in the sense that I wasn\u2019t very good at deciding what I liked,\u201d she said. \u201cI really wanted to be chosen. It was hard for me to go on a date with someone and think about how much I did or didn\u2019t like them. I would have been thinking about how they were perceiving me, what it meant, what they wanted from me, what it meant about my self-worth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cI don\u2019t have that anymore. So now it\u2019s really fun to go to dinner with someone and be like, \u2018Cool. I really enjoyed these parts of them. I really didn\u2019t like these other parts.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, Austin Butler has seen rumors linking him to Emily Ratajkowski \u2014 and he\u2019s not afraid to address them \u201cThe true answer is that I have a lot of friends, and we\u2019re friends and we had dinner, and that we\u2019re friends,\u201d Butler, 34, said of his relationship with Ratajkowski, also 34, during an interview with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2164895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,21738],"class_list":["post-2164894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Austin-Butler-Addresses-Emily-Ratajkowski-Dating-Rumors.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2164894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2164894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2164894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2164896,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2164894\/revisions\/2164896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2164895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2164894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2164894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2164894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}