Dakota Johnson nails her one non-negotiable for dating—“not an a**hole”—on TODAY with Chris Evans, sparking viral laughter

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Dakota Johnson cracks up on the ‘Today’ show after answering her non-negotiable dating question.Credit : NBC

NEED TO KNOW

  • After her split from Chris Martin, Dakota Johnson opened up about her “non-negotiable” when it comes to dating
  • Multiple sources confirmed earlier this month that Johnson and Martin ended their engagement and their eight-year relationship
  • Johnson plays a matchmaker in her new romance film, Materialists, out June 13

Dakota Johnson knows what she’s looking for in a romantic partner.

The 35-year-old actress, who recently split from fiancé Chris Martin, is starring in the new romance Materialists alongside Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal. In the film, she plays a matchmaker, who gets caught in her own love triangle.

On Monday, June 9, Johnson and Evans appeared on the Today show where co-anchor Craig Melvin asked them, “If either of you were to engage with a real-life matchmaker, what would be the one non-negotiable for you?”

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Craig Melvin interviews Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans on the ‘Today’ show on June 9.NBC

While Evans, who is married to wife Alba Baptista, replied, “Must love dogs. Gotta love dogs. If you’re not a dog person, what are we doing?” Johnson had an arguably more blunt response.

“Like, not an a–h—?” she said as Melvin gasped slightly.

“That’s concise,” Evans teased his costar. “There it is. Nail on the head.”

Melvin joked that NBC would have to “clean that up for the West Code feed,” as Savannah Guthrie later noted it was proof the show didn’t have a seven-second delay.

Dakota Johnson attends the "Materialists" screening at DGA Theater in Midtown on June 07, 2025 in New York City.
Dakota Johnson attends the ‘Materialists’ screening at DGA Theater in Midtown on June 07, 2025 in New York City. Aeon/GC Images

“It feels final this time,” a source said of the split.

The couple were first romantically linked in 2017, and in 2024 an insider told PEOPLE that Johnson and Martin had actually been engaged for “years.”

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Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson ended their eight-year romance.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images; Amanda Edwards/Getty Images

While the pair have split, things between the two seem to be cordial. The Coldplay singer promoted Johnson’s new film during his June 6 concert in Las Vegas. “Thank you, everybody! Be kind to each other!” Martin said into the mic, before adding, “Don’t forget to go see Materialists!”

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