Scarlett Johansson Teases Son Cosmo’s Chappell Roan Anthem & On-Set Rules
If a toddler’s taste in music can redefine your identity, welcome to Scarlett Johansson’s world, where Cosmo Jost operates the aux cable like a seasoned DJ on a sugar rush. The Oscar-nominated actress revealed at MTV UK’s London premiere of Jurassic World Rebirth on June 17 that her three-year-old son’s favorite Chappell Roan anthem is “H-O-T T-O G-O,” which—thanks to his enthusiastic karaoke renditions—has ascended to her personal top spot. She confessed with mock solemnity, “I listen to it like 20 times a day,” which sounds as fun as a root canal but with better beats. Meanwhile, her older daughter Rose, 10, from ex-husband Romain Dauriac, has mercifully abstained from choreographing family dance battles—proving that negotiating peace treaties with minors remains Scarlett’s toughest role yet.
On the subject of sampling domestic bliss on movie sets, Johansson told E! News at the New York screening of Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch that she sometimes imports her family for location scouting, but during her shoot for The Phoenician Scheme, she drew the line. Summer vacations let her tour water parks with husband Colin Jost and Cosmo during Jurassic World, but the more austere Phoenician set demanded “a troop of actors” focus, not toddler sound effects or impromptu vocals. As she deadpanned, “Kids can be distracting,” all while parents on set nodded in solidarity—because nothing says “Hollywood maven” like managing tantrums alongside special effects. If only Cosmo’s album drop came with a mute button.
In May, Scarlett galloped back to the SNL stage for the show’s 50th-season finale—her seventh hosting gig, an achievement resembling a unicorn sighting in late-night sketch comedy. She recounted to E! News the episode felt “like a runaway train,” where “the wheels and bottom were all falling off” in true live-TV fashion. Backstage, Colin proved his devotion by immortalizing the moment he slimed Scarlett with MTV’s green goo at the 2021 Movie & TV Awards—romance sealed in slime. It was the kind of gesture that says, “I love you,” followed by, “Let’s both rinse this off.”
Before baby Cosmo’s mixtape takeover, Scarlett and Colin set the red carpet abuzz with appearances ranging from the 2017 American Museum of Natural History Gala to the Avengers: Infinity War premiere, where their smiles seemed choreographed by Marvel’s finest effects team. At the 2018 Met Gala, Scarlett dazzled in red while Colin mastered tuxedo diplomacy, proving that tea-length gowns and black ties can coexist in perfect harmony. By the 2020 SAG and Golden Globes afterparties, their synchronized kisses and photo-snatching antics made them Hollywood’s MVPs of low-key PDA—at least until the next blockbuster couple materializes.
At this point, Cosmo’s karaoke franchise is gearing up to rival Baby Shark, so keep your playlists locked and your sanity on standby. Let’s pretend we learned something today.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and MTV UK, E! News, E! Online
Attribution: Lionel Hahn (Creative Commons)
