Gigi Paris, model and former girlfriend of actor Glen Powell, has finally spoken out about their breakup, shedding light on the painful and public end of their three-year relationship. The split, which occurred in early 2023, was overshadowed by swirling rumors linking Powell romantically with his co-star Sydney Sweeney during the filming of the rom-com Anyone But You.
Speculation about a romance between Powell and Sweeney began while they were filming the movie, coinciding with Powell’s breakup from Paris. According to a source who spoke to People, the couple had been "on the rocks since Top Gun came out," with Paris reportedly unhappy about the long-distance nature of their relationship. When Paris traveled to Australia, where Powell was filming, they mutually decided to end things. The insider clarified, "It wasn’t about infidelity. She’s on different coasts modeling; he’s on different coasts filming. When she left, they were on great terms." Despite this, the rumors only intensified.
On the June 10, 2025 episode of Emma Klipstein’s Too Much podcast, Paris broke her silence, addressing the emotional toll of the breakup and the public narrative that followed. Without explicitly naming Powell or Sweeney, she described feeling forced to choose between pretending everything was fine or standing up for herself. "I had two options. I could either pretend like I was going along with everything and have everyone wonder, like, 'Are they hooking up? Are they not hooking up? Is she okay with this? What the f**k?' Or stand up for myself and say, 'No, I’m actually not okay with this, and I’m walking away.' So that’s what I decided to do....I was shattered," she said.
Paris expressed her desire for respect, especially given the public nature of the rumors. "Like, don’t make an ass out of me. Like, just don’t make a fool out of someone you’ve been with for over three years talking about forever with. Just have some decency, you know? And at the end of the day, it was like, well, work comes first. And if that’s the case, power to you, that’s your priority. I gotta walk away. What sucked was how it was handled. I felt like I was just fed to the dogs," she lamented.
Her frustration was particularly aimed at Powell’s silence during the height of the rumors. Paris criticized him for never outright denying the accusations, stating, "Where are you when you just need to stand up and say, ‘No, I would never cheat on my girlfriend. I wouldn’t do that.' That’s all that needed to be said. And that wasn’t said....Never once." She went on to accuse the actors of using the rumors as a publicity tool, describing it as "serving them for their PR." Later, when they admitted the rumors were a PR scheme to promote their film, Paris felt the damage was done at the expense of her relationship. "It was just crazy. Just to sell a movie or not, who knows? And I honestly hoped that they’d end up together, because I was, like, at least it would make it worth it for me, you know? I hope they are in love or whatnot," she added.
Powell has publicly acknowledged the challenge of navigating the rumors amidst his breakup. In an interview with Insider, he said, "Well, look, the only reason it made things harder for me to lean into that stuff was that I was going through a very real breakup amidst a promotional tour." He and Sweeney have since been seen together socially, including at a family wedding, though they have denied any romantic involvement.
Indeed, both Powell and Sweeney, who was engaged to movie producer Jonathan Davino at the time of filming but has since confirmed she is single, have admitted to leaning into the romance rumors to boost the movie’s publicity. Powell told The New York Times, "The two things that you have to sell a rom-com are fun and chemistry. Sydney and I have a ton of fun together, and we have a ton of effortless chemistry. That’s people wanting what’s on the screen off the screen, and sometimes you just have to lean into it a bit — and it worked wonderfully. Sydney is very smart." However, an Us Weekly source noted that the dynamic between Powell and Sweeney created tension with her fiancé, saying, "Things are also always tense between them when she is promoting a movie because she has to give her full attention to the project, and people always speculate about their relationship and Sydney being close to her costars. It’s a tough dynamic for Jonathan."
Paris’s candid remarks reveal the emotional strain behind the headlines, highlighting the personal cost of a relationship entangled in public speculation and Hollywood’s promotional machinery. Her decision to speak out after more than two years underscores the lasting impact of the breakup and the complexities of navigating love and career in the spotlight.
As the story continues to unfold, both Powell and Sweeney’s representatives have yet to comment on Paris’s statements. Meanwhile, fans and observers are left to reflect on the blurred lines between personal lives and public personas in the entertainment industry.
