Taylor Swift praises Dakota Johnson after the actress was named as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2026
Pop megastar Taylor Swift has praised her pal Dakota Johnson as "one of the most empathetic people" she has "ever known", and gushed over her "realness", after the Fifty Shades of Grey star was named as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2026.
Taylor Swift has praised Dakota Johnson as "one of the most empathetic people" she has "ever known" after the actress was named as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2026.
The Love Story hitmaker wrote a piece about the Fifty Shades of Grey star for the publication to mark her inclusion into the prestigious and coveted list, and she gushed over Dakota's "realness" and "unfailing truthfulness".
Taylor wrote in Time: "As her friend, I can vouch for her realness, but add that she’s also one of the most empathetic people I’ve ever known. And maybe it’s true that she can’t lie.
"But I’ll tell you a few more things she can’t do. She can’t stop asking people questions about their lives, endlessly curious about everyone else’s human experience.
"She can’t stop challenging herself, taking newer and
bolder risks like building her production company TeaTime Pictures.
"She can’t stop exploring the most intricate relationship complexities like in last year’s Splitsville and Materialists.
"Captivating in front of the screen and inquisitive behind it, her unfailing truthfulness helps to shape her ever evolving storytelling into art that feels as real and timeless as she is."
