He famously “consciously uncoupled” from wife Gwyneth Paltrow. And now Coldplay singer Chris Martin is dating Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence after his band was hired to write a song for her hit movie franchise.
Martin, 37, split with Oscar winner Paltrow in March and is said to have started dating Lawrence in June. “Chris worked on a song for the last Hunger Games movie and that’s how they first met each other,” a source said.
Martin wrote the track Atlas for the Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack. “That’s how they met but both were in other relationships at the time so nothing happened,” the source added. “It was only when they met up again this summer and were both single that they were able to take it to the next level. They are taking it slowly but are very happy together.”
Lawrence, who won an Oscar for her role in Silver Linings Playbook, was seen with Martin at a Coldplay party after the band played at the Royal Albert Hall in London last month, and the couple were spotted together in New York last week.
Lawrence, 24, split up from her British actor boyfriend Nicholas Hoult earlier this summer after two years together. She has previously spoken of her admiration for British men, saying: “They have these wonderful manners and everything they say is funnier just because of the accent.”
Meanwhile, Martin and Paltrow are enjoying one of the most amicable splits in Hollywood history. The pair, who have two children, still share a £10.2 million (Dh62.5 million) home in Los Angeles and are regularly photographed at dinner and even on holiday together. Martin has rented a home in New York’s upmarket Hamptons area, opposite the mansion where Paltrow is staying for the summer.
A family friend told Daily Mail: “Gwyneth has been spending time in the Hamptons with Chris and the kids. Their relationship has never been better. I don’t know if she knew he was seeing Jennifer but I wouldn’t be surprised. They have the happiest separation ever — both of them just want the best for each other.”
Lawrence, who has just finished filming the third Hunger Games film — Mockingjay: Part 1 — is said to command £8 million a movie.
According to the New York Post, Martin and Lawrence were together last week. “Jennifer was at the Mandarin Oriental and that’s when things really heated up. They spent a lot of time together,” a source told the newspaper.
Paltrow is reportedly dating Brad Falchuk, co-creator of the hit TV series Glee. Martin’s spokesman had no comment. Representatives of Lawrence did not respond to requests for comment.