ROCKER Chris Martin has split from his “Fifty Shades of Grey” lover Dakota Johnson, The Sun reported. The Coldplay frontman, 42, has told friends he is single again after the relationship ended last month. The high-profile duo dated for 20 months and had previously discussed tying the knot. Earlier this year Martin splashed out on a US$5.3 million Malibu beach house to share with actress Johnson, 29. Sources close to the singer said they were shocked at news the romance was over. A friend said, “Martin and Johnson were very easygoing and always seemed really happy together. There was talk of engagement but now he says they have gone their separate ways, which has come as a real surprise to everyone.” The duo were last seen in public at Los Angeles restaurant Sushi Park in November. At the time a source said, “They will probably get married. It’s serious. Martin (likes that) she doesn’t thrive on the spotlight and is very understated.” In March Johnson was named in a restraining order taken out by the singer against a stalker who kept turning up at their mansion. Martin said he was fearful for the safety of himself, Johnson and his two children Apple, 15, and Moses, 13, from his 13-year marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow. They “consciously uncoupled” in 2014. Martin later dated Jennifer Lawrence, 28, and Annabelle Wallis, 34. In January Martin and Johnson were invited to join Paltrow, 46, and her new husband, film producer Brad Falchuk, 48, on their honeymoon in the Maldives.(SD-Agencies) |