Highlights

• Scarlett Johansson and Jack Antonoff dated in high school and attended prom together in 2002.
• Jack Antonoff's ex-girlfriend, Lena Dunham discovered an old prom photo of Antonoff and Johansson on a celebrity blog and thought it was surreal.
• Scarlett Johansson believes that finding a compassionate partner is crucial for a successful relationship. She learned from past experiences and is now happily married to Colin Jost.

Before both became superstars in their respective fields, Scarlett Johansson and Jack Antonoff dated in their teens. The Oscar-nominated actress went to her 2002 prom with the singer/producer.

Jack Antonoff dated Scarlett Johansson for a year when they were both 17, while attending the Professional Children’s School in New York City. Little is known about the pair's relationship, but it is believed they dated between 2001 and 2002.

According to reports, the couple called it quits after graduation because she “got swept up in the Hollywood scene." Antonoff wrote a song in 2005 for his then-band Steel Train, called "Better Love" which appears to about Scarlett Johansson. "Scars are in her name / And she scars me with blame / Hey Scarlett, you're not the same."

After Jack Antonoff, Scarlett Johansson went on to marry and divorce Ryan Reynolds and then marry Colin Jost. Jack Antonoff dated Lena Dunham before marrying Margaret Qualley in the summer of 2023.

In the following, we'll take a look at how Jack Antonoff's then-girlfriend Lena Dunham discovered his history with Scarlett Johansson. We'll also explore Jack Antonoff's bond with Taylor Swift and what Scarlett Johansson has learned about relationships since her high school prom date with Jack Antonoff.

How Lena Dunham Learned About Jack Antonoff And Scarlett Johansson's Prom Date

A decade after Jack Antonoff's prom date with Scarlett Johansson, his then-girlfriend Lena Dunham discovered Antonoff and Johansson's prom picture online. Writer, director, and actress, Dunham admitted she thought she was "hallucinating" when she found the photo of her then-boyfriend, Jack Antonoff, with Scarlett Johansson.

Girls creator Dunham was a fan of the Tumblr blog Old Loves, which posts pictures of celebrity couples that are no longer together.

“The craziest thing that ever happen[ed] to me, was like, Old Loves is my passion, I check it, like, once a week,” Dunham said. “It’s how I kick back on a Friday night is to see what Old Loves has done. And I was going through it and I saw my boyfriend and his girlfriend from high school. Scarlett Johansson.”

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The actress also said she had no issue with them dating and thought the image was "sweet."

"She’s beautiful, he’s beautiful, but it was just so surreal to be looking through this blog that gives me so much pleasure, and then there’s my boyfriend. And I was like, 'My mind is going to explode.'"

Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff became involved in 2012 and were together for five years. "I look back and we had a great ride, we cared for each other, but you know what? We were both starting our careers and that was our true passion," she reminisced after the pair's split in 2017.

"The love you have for someone doesn't disappear because you don't have them," the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood star added. "It's just logistically, it doesn't work anymore. I love him so much. He is a dear, dear friend of mine. Has it been easy every second? No, it's not easy to divide life with someone."

Dunham admitted that becoming friends after their breakup wasn't easy. "There are definitely moments where I was catty, rude or sassy," she told Cosmopolitan UK. "But he has been beautifully accepting of those, and I've been able to be accepting of his anger too. What's really nice is we don't try to pretend that we don't have this history together, but we're also willing to move forward."

What Is Jack Antonoff's Relationship With Taylor Swift?

Although he was in the successful band fun. and currently fronts Bleachers, Jack Antonoff is synonymous with another famous blonde, Taylor Swift. Since meeting in 2012, the musicians have become close friends, collaborators, and supporters. Their work together includes Taylor Swift's Grammy-winning albums such as 1989 and Folklore.

At the MTV VMAs, Taylor Swift praised Jack Antonoff as she took home Song of the Year for her track "Anti-Hero," calling him "one of my best friends in the world."

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In a New York Times feature about Jack Antonoff, Swift opened up about her friendship with the musician. "Sometimes he sits at the piano and we both just start ad-libbing and the song seems to create itself," she said of the songwriter and producer.

"His excitement and exuberance about writing songs is contagious. He's an absolute joy. That's why everyone loves him. I personally wouldn't trust someone who didn't."

Scarlett Johansson's Relationship Advice

Scarlett Johansson and Jack Antonoff dated in high school, but Johansson learned a lot about relationships, leading to her marriage with Colin Jost.

Scarlett Johansson opened up on an episode of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Podcast about her view on relationships. “Obviously, it’s hard to be in a relationship anyway because you have to compromise all the time,” the JoJo Rabbit actress revealed. “But I never realized, ‘Oh, it’s really important for me; I need to be with a compassionate person. That’s a fundamental characteristic that has to be there.’”

Johansson spoke of the importance of marrying a compassionate person because: “Understanding what those fundamental things are, that you need in a partner is a must, I think, for longevity, anyway… I think identifying those things was a game-changer for me.”

Understanding these needs helps Scarlett Johansson with her marriage to Saturday Night Live writer, Colin Jost. “I was finally able to step back and actually respect myself enough to know what those things were and be okay with it, you know?” she added. “I think it was a life lesson.”

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In regard to what went wrong with her first marriage to Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds, Johansson admits she was too young. "The first time I got married I was 23 years old,” Johansson said. “I didn’t really have an understanding of marriage.” She added, “Maybe I kind of romanticized it, I think, in a way."

The Marriage Story star has no ill feelings about her exes and chooses to look on her short-lived marriage to the actor. "It’s a different part of my life now," she explained. "I feel like I’m in a place in my life, I feel I’m able to make more active choices. I’m more present, I think, than I’ve been before.”

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