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Scooter Braun and Sydney Sweeney's romance heats up amid backlash and age gap

By Olivia Spencer Apr 26, 2026

and were first linked romantically in 2025 after meeting in June, and a source said three months later that the pair were already all in. The anonymous tipster told the relationship was not casual and said, “They are full on.”

The same source said, “It’s not a casual relationship. It’s game on, it’s full throttle. They are together.” Braun is 17 years older than Sweeney, a detail that has fueled online chatter about the pair’s speed and dynamic.

The attention has landed on Braun with extra force because several celebrities have distanced themselves from him since his 2019 feud with , when he purchased her album masters and became a target of public criticism. For Sweeney, the romance comes after an anonymous source told that she and ended their engagement because they were in different life stages, with Sweeney not ready to settle down.

That combination has turned the relationship into a kind of online referendum. One Reddit user wrote, “They definitely bond over being ‘wrongfully attacked’ by the general public,” while another joked, “Let a girl have a type (older men).” Clinical psychologist warned on Today that rapid romances can create a false sense of trust: “They’re using that quickness and intensity to get you on board, gain your trust and then, you know, those things just don’t end very well,” she said.

What matters next is whether the pair keep moving at the same pace or decide to keep the relationship quieter as the scrutiny builds. For now, the public story is less about a confirmed milestone than about how quickly scooter braun and Sweeney’s connection moved from rumor to something described as full on.

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