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- Dakota Johnson prides herself on being a good friend, even if that means getting messy
- The 50 Shades of Grey alum confessed to sending gorilla poop to a friend’s ex following a breakup
- The actress, who recently split from Chris Martin, did not share who was involved in the smelly situation
If you do Dakota Johnson’s friends dirty, she’ll do you dirtier.
On Thursday, June 5, the Materialists actress, 35, took another lie detector test with Vanity Fair after previously taking one six years ago.
In her most recent sit-down with the outlet’s polygrapher, Johnson admitted to an unusual way of getting back at a person who caused a close friend heartache.
After being questioned about her loyalty, which included lying to cops about “lifelong” friend Riley Keough’s alibi if need be, she was asked to confirm whether or not she “once sent a man who broke your friend’s heart a gallon of gorilla s—.”
“I mean, there’s no way that he would watch this, so, yes, I did do that,” Johnson said.
Seemingly realizing how bizarre the act seemed, she added, “And it’s been quite a while. It’s been some years.”
“How would one order something like that? Asking for a friend,” the interrogator asked, off-camera.
For Johnson, her go-to website for finding fecal matter is S—Senders.com.
“You can order any kind, any size,” the Madame Web star said of the site. The person administering the polygraph said her answer was “truthful.”
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The actress also giggled when asked about knowing how to “order public crabs online,” but denied that she had ever made that type of purchase. “No! Good Lord, I’m not a monster,” she said.
The 50 Shades of Grey star, who recently split from Chris Martin after a nearly eight-year on-again, off-again relationship, didn’t disclose which of her friends she fiercely defended by mailing their ex gorilla poop.
Johnson and the Coldplay frontman, 48, were first romantically linked in 2017.
“It feels final this time,” an insider told PEOPLE of the breakup. Reps for the stars did not respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
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The now-former longtime couple were photographed together two weeks ago as they stepped out in Malibu together on May 16. Before that, in January, the pair held hands in India, while the singer was there touring with his band.
A source previously told PEOPLE in March that Johnson and Martin had actually been engaged for “years” after first sparking engagement rumors in 2020, though they were “in no rush to get married” at the time.
After news broke about their latest split, the Daddio star was seen in New York City without her engagement ring on two occasions — Monday, June 2 and Wednesday, June 4.
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Throughout the years, Johnson has been known to keep quiet about her love life.
In May 2018 during the Global Gift Foundation USA Women’s Empowerment Luncheon, her mother, Melanie Griffith spoke highly of the musician, saying “I adore him!”
But when asked about her daughter’s relationship, the Working Girl star, 67, replied, “She is very private about her life and I respect that.”
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Later that year, Johnson seemingly acknowledged her relationship with Martin during a September 2018 interview with Tatler, while also remaining tight-lipped.
“I’m not going to talk about it, but I am very happy,” Johnson said, per E! News.