Glen Powell responds to Gigi Paris, defends Anyone But You promo

Glen Powell has publicly responded to criticism from his ex girlfriend Gigi Paris, saying he still respects her while defending the choices he and his Anyone But You costar Sydney Sweeney made while promoting the 2023 romcom. In a GQ cover story published Sept. 9, Powell addressed Paris's June comments on the Too Much podcast, reiterated that each person gets to tell their own version of events and said advice from friend and mentor Tom Cruise has helped him cope with heightened scrutiny.

"I will always have nothing but love for her and respect for her," Powell said of Paris in the GQ interview. "Everybody's always going to have their own narrative on things and all that. And she's welcome to it." He added that relationships are difficult and, after a split, "they each go to their own brunch and they will each tell their own narrative."

Powell also said Cruise told him, "Hey, it's going to get really, really loud. It's your job to just turn the volume down. Just remember you have your hand on that switch. You have your hand on the ability to turn up that noise or turn it down." Powell said following that counsel and trusting his instincts has been "a real godsend."