At the 2025 Oscars, Selena Gomez appeared to keep her distance from Taylor Swift’s ex, Joe Alwyn. Both attended the event as presenters and later showed up at the Vanity Fair after-party, yet they were never seen interacting. As a close friend of Swift, Gomez’s lack of interaction with Alwyn didn’t go unnoticed.
Selena Gomez avoids Joe Alwyn at Oscars
Gomez and Joe Alwyn made headlines at the 2025 Oscars for pointedly avoiding each other, despite attending the same events. As one of Taylor Swift’s closest friends, Selena Gomez kept her distance from Alwyn. Both were presenters at the ceremony and later attended the Vanity Fair after-party, but they never interacted. Swift and Alwyn dated for six years before their 2023 breakup.
Gomez and Alwyn both took the stage as presenters at the event, but separately. Gomez presented the award for Best Documentary alongside Samuel L. Jackson, while Alwyn joined a group to present Best Cinematography. Even at the after-party, there were no indications that Gomez and Alwyn acknowledged each other.
Alwyn, who has kept a low profile since his split from Swift, gained attention not just for his appearance but for his choice of accessories. He wore a brooch strikingly similar to the one Swift’s current boyfriend, Travis Kelce, sported at the Super Bowl, leading to online speculation about whether it was intentional or just coincidence.
Since his breakup with Swift, Alwyn has largely stayed out of the public eye. However, in a January interview with The Guardian, he addressed the public’s interest in his past relationship, saying he has moved on and chooses to focus on his career and personal life. Alwyn said, “I have tried just to focus on controlling what I can control. Right from the beginning, tried to focus on the things that are meaningful for me: friends, family, work, of course.”
Originally reported by Disheeta Maheshwari on ComingSoon.net.
