Highlights

• Glen Powell admitted to letting fans believe he was dating Sydney Sweeney for the success of their rom-com.
• Sydney Sweeney played a key role in promoting "Anyone But You" and fueling dating rumors with Powell.
• Sweeney found it hard that the dating rumors affected Powell, despite their successful on-screen chemistry.

Thanks to the show Euphoria's success, millions of fans became obsessed with Sydney Sweeney. Things even got so out of control that some people fact-checked the claims Sweeney made during interviews. Around the same time, Glen Powell became famous thanks to starring in Top Gun: Maverick after he almost passed on the movie.

Since Sweeney and Powell were taking Hollywood by storm, they were hired to star in a rom-com together. Powell and Sweeney had so much chemistry in that movie that fans grew to believe they fell for each other. Months later, Powell admitted that he and Sweeney intentionally made fans think they may have a secret relationship.

This article will reveal what Glen Powell said about making fans think he was dating Sydney Sweeney. Then, the article will look at what Sweeny said about the dating rumors being hard on Powell.

Glenn Powell Admitted That He And Sydney Sweeney Let Fans Think They Were Secretly Dating

Throughout much of Hollywood history, new hit rom-coms came out pretty much every year. During the 2020s, however, rom-coms mostly disappeared from the box office as fans turned to Netflix and Hallmark to fulfill their needs.

In 2023, all that seemed to change since Anyone But You became one of the most successful movies of the year. Part of the reason for Anyone But You's success was that fans were fascinated by reports of how much chemistry the movie's two lead actors had. At the time, Sweeney and Powell were linked to other people.

In April 2024, the movie's stars, Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, spoke to The New York Times about Anyone But You's success. During that conversation, Powell admitted that he and Sweeney intentionally let fans think they may be secretly dating.

"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.”

In addition to admitting that he and Sweeney let fans think they had an off-screen affair, Powell spoke about what made fans believe they could be a couple. According to Powell, the energy he and Sweeney shared is exactly what rom-com fans desire most.

“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.”

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Since Powell stated that Sweeney was "very smart" while talking about the decision to feed into the rumors, he implied it was her idea to play up the gossip. With that in mind, it begs an obvious question. Was Sweeney happy to take responsibility for the rumor?

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While speaking to The New York Times, Sweeney spoke about her role as one of Anyone But You's executive producers. As Sweeney explained, she was involved in every phone call about how Anyone But You would be produced.

“I was on every call. I was in text group chats. I was probably keeping everybody over at Sony marketing and distribution awake at night because I couldn’t stop with ideas.”

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More importantly, Sweeney went on to discuss her role in how Anyone But You was promoted to audiences. As Sweeney explained to The New York Times, she fought to make sure that the movie was promoted in a way that appealed to its potential audience.

As a part of that section of the conversation, Sweeney acknowledged that rom-com fans manufactured the rumor about her and Powell.

“I wanted to make sure that we were actively having a conversation with the audience as we were promoting this film, because at the end of the day, they’re the ones who created the entire narrative.”

While Sweeney didn't directly address Powell's claim she pushed for them to embrace the dating rumors, her comments seemed to imply that. After all, Sweeney made those comments right after Powell acknowledged they played up the rumors and that was Sweeney's idea.

According to The Numbers, Anyone But You was a huge financial success. The outlet reports that Anyone But You was produced for $25,000,000 and brought in $216,019,685 at the worldwide box office. The efforts to promote Anyone But You clearly were a complete success.

If Sweeney didn't believe that Powell's comments were accurate, it certainly seems like she would have disputed his statement. More than that, she almost certainly wouldn't have talked about embracing fans as they, "created the entire narrative".

Sydney Sweeney Said The Affair Rumors Were Really Hard On Glen Powell

Since Glen Powell acknowledged that he and Sydney Sweeney played up rumors about them falling for each other, that placed several old news stories in a new light. Most notably, comments that Sydney Sweeney made about how difficult the situation was on Powell strike differently.

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In December 2023, Sweeney was interviewed by Glamour for a profile. As a part of the resulting discussion, Sweeney spoke about how sad she was that the affair rumors were so hard on Powell.

“It was really hard on Glen, which made me sad… because [otherwise] it was such a beautiful experience for the both of us. I care for him so much.”

According to what Powell told the New York Times, that means that Sweeney helped play up the rumor she went on to say was so hard on him. That makes the whole situation even more remarkable.

That said, it is important to note that when Powell spoke to the New York Times, he didn't seem upset with how things played out at all. Instead, Powell's comments made it seem pretty clear that he thought playing up the rumor was brilliant.

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