Alix Earle spotted on cozy date with mystery musician just days after Tom Brady romance rumors exploded

Alix Earle appears to be moving on from the NFL rumour mill. The social media influencer was photographed leaving Craig's restaurant in Los Angeles with singer Benson Boone on 18 June, with both seen walking down the street all smiles.

Boone even opened the car door for her, a detail that sent fans into a spiral online. While Boone told TMZ they were "just hanging out," this wasn't their first appearance together, and given Earle's own words from earlier this year, the timing is hard to ignore.

Are Alix Earle and Benson Boone actually dating?

The dinner itself was casual enough. Boone was dressed in all black, a T-shirt and matching jeans, while Earle kept it relaxed in wide-leg light wash denim and a lacy black tank.

No red carpets, no PR-polished appearances. Just two people leaving a restaurant, looking comfortable together.

ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.Boone's "just hanging out" comment to TMZ lines up with what he's said before. Earle had already appeared in several of his TikToks last month, which got people talking well before this latest dinner. There's also the detail that he asked her to appear in the music video for his song "The Time of My Life," a move that blurs the line between professional and personal rather neatly.

For now, neither side has confirmed anything. But the optics are doing the work regardless.

What did Alix Earle say about Tom Brady and dating NFL players?

Earlier this year, Earle was at the centre of a different set of rumours. After being spotted alongside Tom Brady at a New Year's Eve party in St. Barth's and later during Super Bowl weekend, reports described the pair as getting "cosy." Neither confirmed anything, and the speculation eventually faded.Then came Coachella. In a YouTube recap posted on 16 April, Earle said something that now looks rather pointed in hindsight.

"I wanna date a rock star so bad," she told viewers. "It's my dream. That's literally my dream." She even asked her audience, which she calls The Groupies, to help her make connections. "We wanna be rockstar groupies. So far we've only made it to the DJs."And then, unprompted, she drew a clear line: "No more football players."That last line, combined with these new photos, makes the Boone situation feel like more than coincidence. Whether it turns into something real or stays in "just hanging out" territory remains to be seen. But Earle has been clear about the direction she's heading, and Benson Boone fits that picture pretty well.