**October 26, 2025 | Published 8:00 a.m. ET**
Sultry Sydney Sweeney is heating things up with Scooter Braun after reportedly turning down dates with a galaxy of Hollywood stars—including Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, and Orlando Bloom. However, friends of the It Girl are worried she’s taken serious leave of her senses by hitching her wagon to music’s most controversial figure, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The *White Lotus* star, 28, and the wheeler-dealer music businessman, 44, were first spotted together in Venice this past June. Since then, rumors have been swirling about multiple dates and a “casual” relationship that’s quickly gaining attention.
### Pals Concerned Over Scooter’s Reputation
An insider shared, “Sydney’s saying it’s nobody’s concern, she’s having fun and people have got it wrong because Scooter’s a cool, chilled-out guy. But friends say he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing and you only have to look at his past to see that.”
As RadarOnline.com readers know, Braun sparked the ire of Taylor Swift back in 2019 when he bought out her former label, Big Machine Records, including the masters of her first six albums—without her approval. Swift called Braun an “incessant, manipulative” bully. After re-recording her albums to regain control, Swift recently revealed she finally bought back all her masters earlier this year, calling it the “greatest dream come true.”
### Scooter’s History of Fallouts With Major Singers
Scooter Braun has also had a public falling-out with longtime client Justin Bieber, reportedly over an unpaid $8 million loan the manager made to the singer. The pair parted ways in August 2023.
An insider added, “Taylor and Justin and many more would swear he’s a scumbag, and anyone interested in dating him should seriously rethink that because he’s not to be trusted. They say he should be avoided with a ten-foot pole.”
### Pals Think Sydney Is Making “A Huge Mistake” Dating Scooter
“Sydney has every right to see who she wants, and no one wants to deprive her of that, but this has all the earmarks of a disaster in the making. People think she’s making a huge mistake even associating with him,” the insider continued.
They concluded, “Scooter has such a bad reputation, and the feeling is that Sydney could do much better.”
https://radaronline.com/p/sydney-sweeney-romance-scooter-braun/
