Actress Scarlett Johansson Says Selena Gomez and Fiancé Benny Blanco Were in ‘Honeymoon Phase’ at Oscars: ‘Very Cute’

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Scarlett Johansson Says Selena Gomez and Fiancé Benny Blanco Were in ‘Honeymoon Phase’ at Oscars: ‘Very Cute’
Johansson, who presented at the Dolby Theater, was seated next to the pair

Scarlett Johansson at the 97th Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California; Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco attend the 97th annual Oscars at Ovation Hollywood on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California

Scarlett Johansson is sharing some first-hand insight into Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s “cuteness” at the Academy Awards!

The Jurassic World Rebirth star, who presented at the 2025 Oscars alongside June Squibb, caught up with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos backstage at the Dolby Theatre when Ripa asked the pair if they heard “any gossip” from their seats.

While Squibb, 95, didn’t “hear anything” herself, her co-presenter opened up about sitting next to Gomez, 32, and Blanco, 36.

“Well, I’m sitting next to Selena and Benny and I have to say… I’m seeing a lot of very cute, honeymoon-phase cuteness happening,” Johansson, 40, said, before making a face of approval.

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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco attend the 97th Annual Oscars on March 2, 2025. John Shearer/97th Oscars/The Academy via Getty
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Of course, Gomez and Blanco — who got engaged back in December — were in attendance at the Oscars since Gomez’s Emilia Pérez earned a nod for Best Picture among its 13 total nominations, ultimately taking home two (Zoe Saldaña for best supporting actress and best original song winner “El Mal”).

The musicians started dating in June 2023 and, beyond their latest date night at the Academy Awards, have spent their time together at the 2025 Golden Globes, during the holidays with a Thanksgiving feast and serving food together to first responders amid the Los Angeles wildfires.

As for Johansson, she previously talked about the pair’s engagement during an episode of TODAY with Jenna & Friends in January, when the actress said she was “happy for” Gomez following her big news.

“I don’t know her personally, but I feel like now I’m invested in this,” she said, calling the couple “so cute.”

Gomez and Blanco are now preparing for the release of their new album, I Said I Love You First, which arrives on March 21 and is set to mark their first collaborative effort as a couple. The project celebrates their love story and gives “fans a unique window into their relationship,” per a press release.

Before dating, Gomez and Blanco teamed up several other times — specifically for “Kill Em with Kindness” and “Same Old Love” off Gomez’s 2015 album Revival, track “I Can’t Get Enough” with Tainy and J Balvin in 2019 and Gomez’s August 2023 release “Single Soon.”

Speaking with Interview Magazine last month, the duo also shared some insight into what Gomez called her fiancé’s “really sweet” marriage proposal, which involved a Taco Bell picnic on Dec. 11. Blanco called it the “sickest surprise that [Gomez] had no idea about.”

“It couldn’t have come at a better time because I was starting to f— up. The thing that makes me so crazy is, you’re getting engaged, and right before, they’re like, ‘Show me how good of a liar you are. Sneak around and try to do this perfect thing without me knowing,’ ” Blanco joked.

“At the end, she was starting to get upset because she was like, ‘Why aren’t you coming home tonight?’ And I was like, ‘Oh, I’m just at my friends.’ I almost did it early. But I nailed it, I think.”

“You did,” Gomez confirmed.

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