Entertainment · Celebrity · 2 hrs ago
Sophia Bush denies her relationship with Ashlyn Harris began as an affair
Sophia Bush says her relationship with Ashlyn Harris did not begin as an affair.
She told Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast that they started dating after both had filed for divorce and moved out from their former spouses.
Bush filed for divorce from Grant Hughes in August 2023, while Harris had announced her split from Ali Krieger the previous month.
The timing drew allegations that Bush and Harris had been unfaithful, which Bush has repeatedly denied.
Bush says they met through a support group for women going through divorce.
She has said they first knew each other in 2019 but did not become a couple until after their marriages had ended.
Bush said she regrets that their first date happened when it did, but cannot change the past.
Bush and Harris married in 2025, and Bush has now spoken publicly about their marriage and how their relationship began.
Sophia Bush denied that her relationship with Ashlyn Harris began as an affair.
Bush said they connected through a support group for women going through divorce and started dating after both had separated from their spouses.
She said their first date took place after they had filed for divorce and were living separately from their former spouses.
Bush said she regrets some aspects of the public timeline, including taking Harris on a date when she stopped in New York.
Bush and Harris married in 2025, according to the articles.
- Who
- Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris.
- What
- Bush denied that their relationship began as an affair. She said they began dating after both had separated from their spouses.
- When
- Bush said they started dating in October 2023. They married in 2025.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Bush said the affair claims were untrue because they were separated and living apart from their former spouses when they began dating.
Those alleging an affair
Sophia Bush
Relationship timeline
Those alleging an affair
Allegations said Bush and Harris cheated on their former spouses.
Sophia Bush
Bush said both had filed for divorce and lived separately from their exes before their first date.
Bush filed for divorce from Grant Hughes after a 13-month marriage.
Harris announced her split from Ali Krieger, according to the Daily Mail.
Bush said she and Harris started dating.
Bush and Harris married in a private ceremony in upstate New York, according to the Daily Mail.
- Dating began
- October 2023
- Bush divorce filing
- August 2023
- Harris former spouse
- Ali Krieger
- Bush former spouse
- Grant Hughes
- Marriage
- Bush and Harris married in 2025
4 sources
Sophia Bush confirms ‘One Tree Hill’ co-star who warned her about Chad Michael Murray: ‘Don’t date him’
Sophia Bush Denies Her Marriage Started As an Affair
Sophia Bush hits back at claims she and Ashlyn Harris cheated on their spouses... and reveals how their unlikely romance began
What people are saying
Two people who had filed for divorce and lived in separate residences from their exes went to dinner
Anyone who thinks that was a casual leap for me doesn’t know me.
Everybody wishes they could have done a million things differently at the time.