Inside Elizabeth Olsen’s Messy Split From Boyd Holbrook

Elizabeth Olsen and Boyd Holbrook started dating after meeting on the set of their movie “Very Good Girls.” The director, Naomi Foner said, “It was a lovely extra little thing that came out of making such a nice collaboration,” per Page Six. The couple ended up getting engaged in March 2014. At the time, Olsen talked about her romance to Marie Claire (via Us Weekly). She said, “I’m relaxed about it, but I am excited and planning ideas because it’s fun—it’s just like throwing a party to celebrate life. I love being in a relationship a lot.”

After a three year relationship, the couple called off their engagement in January 2015. But the timing wasn’t spectacular. Holbrook revealed some sad details surrounding his split to Man of the World (via another Us Weekly report). He said, “On the same day that my best friend died, I got a call from my girl to tell me it was over.” Though Holbrook didn’t say Olsen’s name, he was engaged to Olsen when his best friend, David Armstrong died from cancer in 2014. “I was consumed with my own personal depression, my own personal scenario at the time.”