Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet are still dating, insiders have confirmed to DailyMail.com, despite recent fears that the couple may have called it quits.
The pair have not been seen together in public since January, leading some fans to believe they had quietly split.
Now insiders have claimed the smitten duo have deliberately taken a step back from the limelight to ‘protect’ their relationship – and because Timothee, 28, was uncomfortable with the coverage of their kiss at the Golden Globes and feared it could distract from his new. movie, Dune 2.
“Timothee didn’t like all the attention he was getting with Kylie at the Golden Globes and their kiss took away from the reason he was there,” a source told DailyMail.com.
Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet are still dating, insiders have told DailyMail.com
Fans feared they had quietly parted ways – despite Kylie wearing a bracelet to an Oscar party that bore a striking resemblance to a design Timothee has previously worn.
“His career is taking off and he wants to protect it and let it thrive based on his talent – not who he is or doesn’t date. He also wants to protect his relationship with Kylie.’
Timothee appears to be following the lead of his Dune costar Zendaya, who has also hit the red carpet without her partner, Spider-Man actor Tom Holland, as she promotes their blockbuster sequel worldwide.
The insider continued: ‘They are still dating. But Timothee has decided to keep a low profile with Kylie, mainly because he wants Dune 2 to get all the attention and for the film to speak for itself.
‘Zendaya and others from the film have also refrained from bragging about their relationship during the press tour because they want the film to be its own thing and not have any outside drama or distractions ruining it.’
They added that Kylie, 26, has been completely understanding.
“She knows he thinks the world of her, and she gets to be the person he is personally and the person he wants to be professionally,” they said.
“Maybe a year from now, when Dune 2 starts getting nominated for things, he’ll be more relaxed about being out with her and attending more red carpets together.
“But right now he’s keeping the relationship close to his chest and Kylie is fine with that.”
Kylie and Timothee’s very public makeout session at the Golden Globes caused a frenzy on social media at the beginning of the year
Timothee – wearing a necklace similar to Kylie’s bracelet – reportedly struggled with the ‘attention he got with Kylie’ after their Golden Globes kiss
Another source added that the mother-of-two is enjoying her privacy and claimed the reality star sees a real future with Timothee.
“The Kylie family feels like she’s a much more humble and genuine person when she’s around Timothee,” the insider said. “She loves him so much and she’s said she thinks he’s the one.”
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Timothee and Kylie for comment.
The update comes after Kylie inadvertently fueled break-up rumors when she posted a TikTok video earlier this month showing her going through her daily routine with her daughter Stormi Webster, six, and big sister Kendall Jenner, 28.
Fans and commentators were convinced the post was an attempt to ‘soft-launch’ a breakup by highlighting how well she is doing on her own as a single mother raising two children and taking care of her ever-growing business empire.
She was also accused of deflecting when asked by the New York Times how she feels about fans claiming she ‘changed her style’ for Timothee.
“I don’t know how I feel about it, I just don’t want to talk about personal stuff,” she said.
However, TikTok user @giferreiro went viral after she claimed to have seen the pair together at an ice cream shop in Santa Monica on March 9.
Timothée and Kylie reportedly first met after meeting at Paris Fashion Week in January 2023, but made their public debut in September of that year
The pair proved they weren’t shy about showing their affection for each other when they kissed at Beyonce’s concert in LA and then the US Open men’s final (pictured)
“Me and my mom decided to get ice cream at a place called McConnell’s,” she began.
‘Kylie was in the middle of ordering and I recognized her immediately, like immediately. So I started freaking out in silence. They were both wearing a hood and a mask.
‘I look up at Timothee and he’s staring at me like, “Here we go, she knows who we are”… After I got my ice cream and went outside, they were still there. I asked for the picture and they said no. Kylie was very sweet about it.’
A few days later, Kylie appeared at the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party wearing a Cartier Love Necklace that both she and Timothee had been spotted wearing months earlier.
Timothee wore the item, which costs close to $5,000, in October 2023 to a dinner celebrating the fragrance Bleu de Chanel.
Kylie has been seen wearing the necklace as a bracelet in several Instagram snaps – and most recently flashed the piece on her wrist at the Oscars’ Vanity Fair party.
Fans previously theorized that the Wonka star had either gifted her the piece or that the two had matching versions.
Timothée and Kylie reportedly first met after meeting at Paris Fashion Week in January 2023, around the time she split from Travis Scott.
But it wasn’t until April of that year that rumors of a relationship began to fly, when Kylie’s recognizable black SUV was spotted at Timothée’s home in Beverly Hills.
The source claimed: ‘Timothee is keeping the relationship close to her chest and Kylie is fine with that’
An eyewitness told DailyMail.com later that month that Timothée had gotten into Kylie’s SUV after they left an art show in Santa Monica.
They were reported to be officially dating by the end of the month, though they tried to keep the details of their relationship under the radar.
DailyMail.com obtained photos of the two arriving separately in their own cars at the actor’s home on June 1, suggesting things were heating up between the two.
They were the subject of breakup rumors back in August before making their public debut a month later at Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour in Los Angeles. They followed that up with a trip to the US Open later that month.
When Timothée went on to host Saturday Night Live in November, Kylie reposted a promo for the episode, which is as close as she’s come to speaking publicly about the relationship.
Things seemed to turn serious in December 2023, when People reported that Kylie now called Timothée her ‘boyfriend’.
The two showed more affection in January when they put on a loved-up display at the Golden Globes.
Although they sat together at the same table, they chose not to walk the red carpet together.
The two have not made any major public appearances or comments in the past two months, fueling speculation that the budding relationship was already over.