A direct question about off-screen romance got an equally direct answer on June 2, 2026, when Savannah Guthrie refused to accept anything less than a clear yes or no from Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein during their “TODAY” show appearance.
The two stars appeared on the NBC morning program to discuss their upcoming Netflix film “Office Romance,” in which Lopez plays Jackie Cruz, an airline CEO who falls for Daniel Blanchflower — a lawyer and new employee played by Goldstein. Speculation about whether their on-screen chemistry had spilled into real life dominated the conversation. Guthrie, 54, pushed through the playful deflections to get a definitive response: They are not dating.
Savannah Refuses to Let It Slide
When Guthrie brought up the rumors that had been circulating since mid-May, Lopez, 56, initially responded with a familiar refrain about how this pattern repeats itself constantly. “There’s never a time where I’m seen with somebody or working with somebody where they don’t try to put me with the person,” she replied.
Goldstein, 45, the “Ted Lasso” star, joked that people assume he and Lopez are an item whenever he simply stands near her — and confessed he’d been positioning himself as close as possible during their promotional tour. Guthrie quipped that was probably what he wished would happen, and Goldstein cheerfully agreed.
But the co-host wasn’t satisfied with banter. “Okay, but I’ll just say, because I’m me and you know me. That was not an answer,” she told the duo.
Lopez insisted it absolutely was an answer, then rattled off a list of past rumored relationships to illustrate her point. “There’s all these people that they put me with, and it happens all the time. Doesn’t make it true,” she said.
Guthrie softened her approach with a compliment, noting that this is simply what happens when you happen to be a hot, eligible single person. Then she asked one more time, point-blank, if they were dating.
“Not dating,” Lopez said firmly. Goldstein chimed in with a single word: “Correct.”
The Question Everyone Wanted Answered
The dating speculation has been fueled partly by the origin story of “Office Romance” itself. Goldstein co-wrote the rom-com specifically for Lopez. Their visible chemistry during the press tour had fans reading into every glance and giggle.
Guthrie brought up the swirling chatter, noting, “You know what everyone’s saying: That it might be real.”
A Playful Turnabout on Set
Later in the segment, the tables turned when Guthrie fumbled her cue cards while trying to introduce a trivia game. Lopez seized the opportunity, joking that the host had clearly gotten flustered. Guthrie owned it, saying she had gotten flustered and blaming Lopez.
Lopez couldn’t resist a victory lap. “You tried to fluster us, and we flustered you!” she laughed.
Lopez Says She’s in Her ‘Happy Era’
Lopez has been single since her divorce from Ben Affleck was finalized in January 2026. She shut down the idea of joining “The Bachelorette” in April 2026 when the question was floated her way.
In an earlier conversation on “Good Morning America,” Lopez opened up about how good solo life is feeling at the moment. “I’m in my happy era. I feel like, for the first time in my life, I’m free. I’m on my own. And it feels really good. I didn’t really know what that felt like since I was in my early 20s and even before that, I’ve always had a boyfriend. There was always someone in my life and so many other things that I felt were out of my control,” she shared.
That perspective adds context to her firm pushback on the Goldstein chatter. Some of the speculation has been fueled by Goldstein’s obvious adoration for Lopez and the fact that he co-wrote “Office Romance” specifically for her. It’s a sweet origin story for a film — just not, apparently, a romance.
“Office Romance” begins streaming on Netflix on June 5, 2026, giving viewers a chance to judge the Lopez–Goldstein spark for themselves — strictly on screen, of course.
As for the off-camera version, Lopez and Goldstein have made their answer clear. Whether the internet chooses to believe them is, as always, another story.
