Dakota Johnson has had quite the busy life lately with Fifty Shades of Grey, attending endless premieres and talk shows to promote the film. And given the film's massive success and already confirmed sequels, it's no surprise the sheer force of it has killed Johnson's love life for the time being. Us Weekly reports Johnson and her boyfriend, Matthew Hitt, a Welsh model/musician, broke up during the holidays because of the film. "Her life was getting too crazy and it wasn't something that he wanted to be a part of," a source told the outlet. His loss.

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Johnson and Hitt in October.
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 But "it wasn't a bad break," the source noted. Oh well, looks like Johnson has the perfect real-life inspiration for her other new role in How to Be Single... 

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