As we mourn the iconic relationship between Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin ending, it seems both of them are keeping busy. Johnson has been everywhere promoting her new movie The Materialists, and as for Martin, he just made an appearance.

On June 16, Martin made his first public appearance since the news of his and Johnson’s reported breakup went public. He was out and about in NYC with his and Gwyneth Paltrow’s son, Moses Martin, in photos obtained by E! Online. The Coldplay frontman wore an all-black outfit composed of a black T-shirt, matching blazer, pants, and aviator sunglasses. However, he was also wearing a certain accessory that may confirm the news.

He’s wearing a Farsi calligraphy charm necklace, specifically with the charm being a “Baaraye” or “Azadi” necklace, which is Farsi for “freedom.”

Now, wearing a necklace that symbolizes freedom after a breakup is quite telling on its own, but there’s one more detail we gotta talk about. It seems as though he started wearing this necklace in the summer of 2024, which is when the breakup rumors were first running rampant with the pair.

So, overall, this necklace is the center of a lot of questions right now.

For those who don’t know, Johnson and Martin started dating in 2017 after being set up by mutual friends. They didn’t confirm their relationship until a year later, and they moved in together in 2021. There was a rumor that they briefly broke up in the summer of 2019, but quickly reconciled.

While we don’t know the exact time they got engaged, many sources claim it was years ago, but the two weren’t too eager to set a date. They were plagued with breakup rumors again inthe summer of 2024, as we said previously.

Sadly, Martin and Johnson have seemingly called it quits for good in June 2025. A source spoke to The Sun about what led to their recent breakup, saying, “They really tried to work through their issues but the age gap was often a problem and she’d expressed that she may want children in the future, whereas Chris is kind of done with that part of his life but they discussed it.”

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