Take a Journey Through ‘Ransom Canyon’ Star Minka Kelly’s Complete Dating History

Watching Ransom Canyon and feeling increasingly nosy about the real-life romances of the cast? Same. We have a deep dive on Josh Duhamel’s relationship over this way (and his thoughts on their age gap), but if you’re wondering who Minka Kelly is dating, that’d be Imagine Dragons’ lead singer Dan Reynolds. But he’s not her first A-list romance! Take a look at Minka’s dating history below.Donald Faison: 2004 to 2005Minka and Scrubs star Donald Faison dated for about a year and even attended several events together, but neither of them spoke out about their brief romance. Here they are looking cute at the Emmys:Mathew Imaging//Getty ImagesAt the Chicken Little premiere (amazing):Jon Kopaloff//Getty ImagesAnd holding hands on a date night:Steve Kondiles/Bauer-Griffin//Getty ImagesTaylor Kitsch: 2007 (on and off)Jim Spellman//Getty ImagesMinka and her Friday Night Lights costar Taylor Kitsch dated on and off throughout the show, which she opened up about in her memoir, Tell Me Everything. She described their relationship as “toxic” and wrote (via Today) that they “ended up getting back together and breaking up more times than [she] can count” and that “I loved being with him. It’s just that the good only lasted so long before our incompatibility reared its ugly head.” She also noted that “the chemistry between us was intense” on set—leading them to get together despite executive producer Peter Berg warning them it was a bad idea to date.Just leaving this pic from the show here:NBC//Getty ImagesChris Evans: 2007 (and again in 2012)Chris and Minka briefly dated in 2007, and then got back together after her breakup with Derek Jeter (we’ll get to him in a moment). After their second split, a source told Us Weekly, “it didn’t make sense for them to be together right now” and cited distance as the reason. No pics, but this is Minka arriving to Chris’s birthday party in 2007:Christopher Polk//Getty ImagesJohn Mayer: 2007 to 2008Minka and John were spotted on several dates in fall 2007, but broke up after a few months in January 2008. A source told People at the time, “Minka told a couple friends that she and John had broken up but she really didn’t want to tell anyone.”Here they are at a Knicks game (name a more 2007-coded image):Add Cosmopolitan as a preferred source in your Google search results.Use your Google account to add this to your settings.James Devaney//Getty ImagesAnd here they are on a date in Los Angeles. The bootcut jeans. The Uggs. The peacoat hoodie. It’s all happening.Bauer-Griffin//Getty ImagesDerek Jeter: 2008 to 2011Minka and Derek dated for three years and were very private—though she did join him at a Yankees parade!Kevin Kane//Getty ImagesMinka’s rep told People amid their split, “They care about each other and it was amicable. They’re still friends.”Jesse Williams: 2017 to 2018Francois Durand//Getty ImagesPeople confirmed that Jesse and Minka were dating in summer 2017, speaking to a source who said “They’re having a good time together.” Another insider told E! News that “Jesse is really private with everything, especially his relationships, but feels open with Minka and she has been supportive and that’s what he needs now. They were extra careful after all the media attention they got to be out together but now feel more comfortable to go out in public.”Oh, and Minka also denied rumors that their relationship had something to do with the end of Jesse’s marriage:Instagram/E!NewsTrevor Noah: 2020 to 2022InstagramMinka and Trevor were first linked in August 2020, when a source told People that they were “very happy” and that it was “a very serious relationship.” But another insider told Us Weekly that “They’ve been dating for a while, well before [coronavirus] quarantine started.”They briefly parted ways in 2021, but were then spotted having lunch in St. Barts. The pair broke things off for good a year later, and a source told Us Weekly that “there is no ill will and everything is amicable between them.”Dan Reynolds: 2022 to Now!Minka and Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds have been going strong for four years. Dan told People that they bonded while he was reading a draft of her book—before they even met.“It was a really strange and awesome way to meet someone because I was hearing all her life stories from youth to now, and she had a really hard, colorful, beautiful life,” he said. “Getting to read it all before you even meet somebody… I’ve never had that kind of introduction to someone.”