It Wasn’t Just a Breakup: Inside the Toxic Set Drama Behind Sophia Bush and Jesse Lee Soffer’s Split

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It Wasn’t Just a Breakup: Inside the Toxic Set Drama Behind Sophia Bush and Jesse Lee Soffer’s Split

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Sophia Bush and Jesse Lee Soffer’s breakup sits right at the crossroads of TV drama and real life – but the truth is a lot more complicated (and less gossipy) than fans sometimes imagine.

Sophia and Jesse met on the set of Chicago P.D., where they played fan-favorite couple Erin Lindsay and Jay Halstead.

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Their on-screen chemistry quickly became a talking point, and by 2014, outlets were reporting that the two were dating off-screen as well. They kept things low-key, and by mid-2015 the relationship had quietly ended, with reports simply noting that they had split but remained professional colleagues.

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