I’m so meh on this hookup. I just don’t see it, even though Us Weekly seems to have gone to a lot of trouble tracking the movements, locales and time frames. According to their sources, Justin Timberlake has been on a few dates with… Ashley Olsen? Eh. Over the past few weeks, they’ve been seen together in NYC, at the Greenwich Hotel, backstage at Saturday Night Live, the SNL after party, the Broadway show The Book of Mormon, a polo match and dinner at JT’s restaurant. That’s a lot of sightings!

“SexyBack” meets Full House!

The new Us Weekly, out Wednesday, reports that Justin Timberlake and Ashley Olsen — both newly single, former child stars with their own fashion labels — have been inseparable (and flirty!) in and around NYC of late.

One insider close to the pair (spotted together at the Greenwich Hotel, an SNL afterparty, two Broadway shows and a polo match outside the city) tells Us: “They are hooking up.”

Adds another source of the unexpected twosome, who both ended high-profile relationships in March (he with Jessica Biel after 4 years together, she with actor Justin Bartha after two years): “They’re really trying to keep it on the down-low.”

(A rep for Timberlake denies anything non-platonic, telling Us: “They are friends. They are not romantically involved.”)

Still, an Olsen source says that the former sitcom kid turned fashion mogul is “aware of Justin’s reputation with women, but…They’re in the same head space.”

[From Us Weekly]

The print edition goes into more detail. Apparently, Ashley just wants some no-strings-attached hookups: “Ashley was forthright with him about not wanting anything serious.” As for the “WTF?” nature of this alleged coupling, sources say that JT like Ashley because she’s “very low-key,” private and “Justin appreciates how smart she is.” Oh, and rich: “She doesn’t need him for anything. He’s wary of girls who use him.” HINT: OLIVIA MUNN. Oh, and they also talk about fashion a lot, you know, because of William Rast and The Row, etc. So, basically, Ashley is rich and quiet and she wants to keep JT as her little dong-on-demand, and he’s fine with that. I thought he usually goes for “athletic” (some would say butch) women? Meh. Some men don’t have a concrete type. Some do. I don’t what JT is.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Yesterday website RumorFix had a photo of Hayden Panettiere out with yet another hulking dark-haired sports star, just three weeks after she announced her breakup with heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko after two years. It looks like a rebound and like Hayden is trying to replace Klitschko. Hayden, 21, was seen out with NY Giants quarterback Mark Sanchez, 24. At least they’re closer in age than Hayden was with 35 year-old Klitschko. I would say that she has a type, but prior to Klitschko she was dating her Heroes costar, Milo Ventimiglia. Milo is hot enough but is a relative pipsqueak compared to these guys and is all of 5’10″ tall, tops.

As first posted at RumorFix.com, the Scream 4 actress, 21, was snapped outside an In-N-Out Burger in Laguna Hills, Calif. on Monday smiling and gabbing with Sanchez, 24. One insider tells the site the duo are “just friends.”

Still, Sanchez was spotted hitting on the Heroes alum at a star-studded pre-Oscars bash Feb. 25 at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont. Clad in a red dress, Panettiere chatted up the footballer for a private half-hour chat; “the flirting was mutual,” one witness told Us Weekly.

Citing difficulties with their long-distance love, Panettiere and Ukrainian heavyweight champion Klitschko, 35, confirmed the end of their two-year relationship May 12.

[From US Weekly]

Good for Hayden I guess, and good for her for going for a guy closer in age. My initial impression from the photo of the two of them out together is that Sanchez is kind of a downgrade, but as you know I have a soft spot for Klitschko. I’ve reviewed some more photos of the guy though and I definitely see his appeal. Hayden is a lucky bitch. So did she meet Sanchez before or after she called it quits with Klitschko?

Also, I wouldn’t put it past Hayden to leak this photo to RumorFix herself. This is the woman who said that the paparazzi and public “destroy relationships” and yet she was rumored to regularly call the paparazzi when she first started out. She certainly hit enough hot spots. Now a website dedicated to “rumor busting” has a photo of her with a new boyfriend at a time when she probably wants her ex to see that she’s moved on.

According to OK!, Rihanna and Usher went home together after meeting up at a party at Coachella. The two left together and were holding hands, so if this is true it’s safe to assume that they were doing more than just flirting. The last we heard about Rihanna she was casually hooking up with Ryan Phillippe but he’s since coupled up with Amanda Seyfried. Usher has a girlfriend that has been trying to take over his career and get him to fire all his people. She was with him at Coachella, I found photos of her with Usher on 4/15, the day before this supposed hookup with Rihanna. Usher is known to cheat, though, and I have the sense that Rihanna would be up for it. Here’s more:

On April 16, the music was pumping, the Ciroc vodka was flowing, and Rihanna and Usher were making beautiful music together – and we’re not talking about singing!

“They were so flirty,” an insider tells OK! Of Rihanna and Usher at Coachella. “They left holding hands.”

Rihanna and Usher had a table near the DJ booth – DJ Jesse Marco was spinning with Djs Caitlin Moe and Mia Moretti – where they whispered in each other’s ears and laughed as stars like Paris Hilton and Kanye West watched.

According to witnesses, Leonardo DiCaprio was also chatting up RiRi, but at the end of the night, she went home with Usher.

“They’re having fun and hooking up,” an insider tells OK!.

“They have a lot of mutual friends; we’re surprised it didn’t happen sooner!” adds a source.

[From OK! Magazine, print edition, May 2, 2011]

Kaiser and I were e-mailing about this, and we get the impression that Usher and Rihanna are not each other’s type. Rihanna just told Rolling Stone she loves to be dominated and tied up and Usher usually dates older domineering women. He then cheats on them in a misguided attempt to lash out at his momma for controlling him. This is just his passive aggressive way of getting back at his girlfriend for trying to take over his life.

Rihanna photos are from 2/18/11. Credit: WENN.com

I really like Liv Tyler. She seems like a genuine person, like a sweetheart and like she’s fragile. We don’t hear much from her as she’s kept a low profile and she doesn’t have many big ticket movies coming out recently. The one time we’ve seen her at an event recently she looked much thinner and a bit Botoxy, but she’s still gorgeous as usual.

When Tyler split up with her husband, Royston Langdon, in 2008 she called it heartbreaking, said she was lovesick and still mourning, and claimed that she can’t date and “wouldn’t be capable of having a casual fling… I’m far too sensitive, and I just wouldn’t have any pleasure from it.” So it’s nice to see Liv moving on after all that.

Liv, 33, has been spotted out with a 24 year-old photographer named Theo Wenner, who is the son of the founder of Rolling Stone. She’s been seen with the guy a couple of times so it looks like he’s more than just a friend.

Liv Tyler has sparked rumours she has found love again following her painful divorce by stepping out with her new photographer boyfriend.

The Hollywood actress, 33, split from British rocker Royston Langdon, the father of her six-year-old son Milo, in 2008 after five years of marriage.

She recently revealed the “painful” divorce left her devastated and struggling to rebuild her life again.

Tyler has now proved she is finally moving on after she was spotted enjoying a date with celebrity snapper Theo Wenner, the 24-year-old son of Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner.

They were pictured having lunch together in New York and strolling around Manhattan this week.

A source tells Life & Style magazine, “He’s really young, but they’ve been dating for a while now.”

[From The Toronto Sun]

Good for Liv if she’s moving on and it’s serious. It sounds kind of sad that she’s not able to casually date, but as Kaiser pointed out in another story on Liv it’s not like she’s parading around her flavor of the month in front of her little kid like some other divorced celebrity moms we know.

Liv’s latest movie, Super, costars Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page and is currently out in limited release. She has another film, a thriller calledThe Ledge, coming out next year with Patrick Wilson, Terrence Howard and Charlie Hunnam.

You can see photos of Liv and Theo on Popsugar. He’s really cute!

Update: And Lainey has more on Liv’s new boyfriend and his work. He’s shot a lot of celebrities and seems to have talent.

Liv is shown with her mom, Bebe Buell, on 3/30/11 and at another event on 3/11/11. Credit: Diane Cohen/Fame Pictures

Gerard Butler is down with Indian girls. I’ve known this for a while, ever since he made an international booty call to get into Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra’s pants (sari). He’s also taken a few vacations in India, for what I presume are all-you-can-eat Bollywood Biscuit-fests. So… I’m just saying, Gerard is making his way to me. It’s going to happen at some point. Yes, it will likely be a one night stand, and chances are that Gerard won’t actually propose to me (sob!), but it will happen. But for now, he’s still trying to find me. And by “find me” I mean “nail another Indian chick.”

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut [sic] and Hollywood actor Gerard Butler had a meeting in the US recently but the actress managed to keep it under the wraps. Until now, that is. The story behind the meeting goes like this: Kangna Ranaut, who had previously crossed eyes with the sexy Gerard at a Bollywood party in India a couple of years back, texted Gerard when she was in the US recently for the shooting of a film.

Gerard, in spite of all his commitments, decided to drop in on Kangna’s shoot. Not surprisingly, the duo had a nice chat. Of course, the whole event was missed by the Hollywood paparazzi as they had no clue that Gerard would change his schedule! And now, all the memories of the secret meeting Kangna’s to cherish. We can only imagine…

[From KoiMoi]

Now, it could totally be that this Kangana chick is just trying to get some attention by leaking her (real or imagined) hookup with Gerard. This story is now being widely reported on Indian entertainment sites, but American media isn’t picking up on it yet. Perhaps because the members of the American media can’t even keep up with Gerard Butler’s one night stands?

Here’s another theory that I’ve been working out too – whenever Gerard is working with a reportedly “clingy” actress (Jessica Biel, Jennifer Aniston), there are always more reports about his brief affairs or one night stands. It’s like Gerard doesn’t even want to play along with the reports that he and [Random Clingy Actress] are a couple, so he goes out of his way to make sure that everybody knows that he’s screwing everything that moves. Just a theory.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

We’ve already sort-of heard this story as it was in News of the World last week. NOTW now charges for article access since they’re trying to make enough money to pay settlements to all those celebrities whose phones they tapped in a desperate bid to get stories. Anyway I thought it was worth visiting Star Magazine’s take on it, as they add some fake “insider” quotes. The verifiable details of this story are damning enough. Gwyneth Paltrow and her Glee co-star Matthew Morrison were seen sneaking out of a hotel together in London at 2:00 am, with each of them looking embarrassed to see the paparazzi and taking pains to hide. (Photos are here.) They enjoyed a “romantic” dinner, drinks and dancing up that night. What’s more is that Morrison sung Goopy’s praises prior to working with her and admitted having a crush. Star claims that Morrison is trying to get Goop on Glee full time.

Savoring a late-night dinner at London’s Locana Locatelli restaurant and tossing back glasses of wine with her sexy companion at the Grosvenor House hotel until 2 a.m. on March 29, Gwyneth Paltrow looked to be enjoying a romantic night out without her kids [or husband]…

Matthew, 32, and Gwyneth, 38, “had a great time laughing, dancing and getting cozy at their table until well into the early-morning hours,” a source says of their London date night. “It’s clear from how touchy-feely they were that they’re really hot for each other.” And the attraction has been bubbling for months.

When Gwyneth joined the hit show for a cameo role last fall, notorious ladies’ man Matthew was smitted. “Dare I say I have a crush on Gwyneth Paltrow?” he admitted, calling her “the most joyous professional,” “a light,” “a blessing,” “the most lovely” and more.

Gwyneth was into him too, sources say, and the cast and crew couldn’t help but notice. On the day they filmed their famed “Singing in the Rain/Umbrella” number, a set insider reveals, “The sexual tension was palpable. They were chasing each other around on the set all through the shoot, splashing water on each other and acting like a couple of teenagers in lust. It got pretty hot and steamy.”

Gwyneth slipped him her number before leaving, the source says, and the couple have stayed in touch since. “When she heard he was in London doing publicity,” an insider says, “she was staying at her London home, so she called him to meet up.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition, April 18, 2011]

This is what Star always does – they write fan fiction about scenes that actors share together. Still, this could be true. I doubt that Gwyneth is still with her husband, Chris Martin, at this point. They haven’t been seen together in ages and while he hates the paparazzi and has been too good to show up to any of her events to support her in years, it still bodes poorly for their marriage. If she is still with Chris I can imagine he wouldn’t look too kindly on her staying out with a male co-worker until 2:00 am. That’s probably not the case, though, and these two seem perfect for each other. Morrison strikes me as self obsessed and a little dim. He just claimed that he eats sweet potatoes for three days to prepare for shirtless scenes because “the potato acts as a sponge and your body literally shrinks and gets ripped and tight.” He probably finds Gwyneth so pretty and smart. She knows so much about the things in life that are important to him, and she eats it up when people adore her.

Gwyneth will record a duet with Morrison on his upcoming solo album. Morrison is still talking about that onscreen kiss with Goopy but she’s letting it leak that she thinks of him as a “little brother.”

Photos are from 12/13/10 when Goop got a star on the walk of fame. Note how Morrison was there but her husband wasn’t. Credit: WENN.com

Remember how we saw bikini photos of Courteney Cox on vacation in the Caribbean with her Cougar Town costar, Josh Hopkins? Hopkins was previously linked to Jennifer Aniston, and the last we heard about Courteney’s love life she was dating a different guy from her job, Brian Van Holt, who plays her ex husband on the show. Well Courtney’s rep swore high and low that Courteney and Josh were just “platonic” friends on vacation with a group of people. Only US Weekly is calling Courtney’s bluff and reports in their upcoming issue that these two stayed in the same villa, were seen cuddling on the beach and enjoyed a couple’s massage together, among other implied activities.

Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston share everything … even men! Courteney, still married to her husband of 11 years David Arquette, had a romantic rendezvous in St. Barts with her Cougar Town co-star Josh Hopkins. Courteney introduced Josh to Jen less than a year ago — and they reportedly dated for more than three months!

The reason things didn’t heat up between Jen and Josh? Us Weekly reports Jen wanted a relationship with Josh but he turned her down: “He was like ‘no thank you.’”

Courteney, 46, and Josh, 40, appeared to have no problem with the tangled past. They had a great time on their beach getaway, reportedly sharing Courteney’s three-bedroom villa and romantic champagne breakfasts and cocktails by their pool.

Onlookers tell Us Weekly that when Courteney, Josh and her 6-year-old daughter Coco were spotted on the beach they were mistaken for a family!

“If you didn’t know any better you’d assume they were a family,” a source says. “Coco seemed like she absolutely loves Josh, holding his hand, having a lot of fun with him.”

Uh oh! We’re sure David won’t be too thrilled. Remember when he lost it on the Howard Stern Show when he thought Courteney was hooking up with her other co-star Brian Van Holt?

Josh’s father, Larry Hopkins, a congressman from Kentucky, even commented on the budding romance revealing, “They are having a great time, a lot of fun … they have fun with each other. She has a great sense of humor.”

After laying on the beach, indulging in couples’ massages, and a private yoga session, it seems things are going great between this two. There’s only one little problem — Courteney is still spending family with David and Coco.

After her romantic trip with Josh, she showed up at Disney World in Orlando with her husband, 39, and daughter.

“Disney World really is the most Magical Place on Earth,” David tweeted under a picture of the three of them.

[From Hollywood Life]

I doubt this guy is going to get between Courteney and Jennifer Aniston, particularly since it’s not like he’s going to stick around with Courteney. Aniston supposedly wanted a relationship where he is rumored to have called her a “sport f*ck” though, so she could get hurt by it.

What I don’t get, is if Courteney wanted to have a fling with this guy and it wasn’t just a bunch of work friends on vacation, why she invited the paps. Did she think people weren’t going to call her on this? And don’t tell me that paparazzi from multiple agencies just happened to be there on the beach in St. Bars at the same time to get these posed bikini pics. No, Courteney thought she looked hot (her body does) and she wanted to show off. So she took a trip with her new lover, invited some other people for cover and then made sure she was photographed in her bikini right when Josh happened to be there. Maybe she even hoped people would whisper that she’s seeing yet another co-star post separation with David Arquette so we’d still be talking about her. It seems to have worked.

Then right after Courteney went on vacation with Josh, she went to Disney World with her ex David Arquette and their daughter. Does anyone else get the impression that the guy is holding out for a reconciliation and she’s stringing him along?

Photos are from 3/31/11. Credit: Fame

This news has made me strangely happy. According to People Magazine, Justin Timberlake and Olivia Wilde were hanging out over the weekend, looking coupley. Now, both Olivia and JT have had big breakups in the past few months – Olivia split from her husband, the Italian PRINCE (because SHE WAS A PRINCESS), and JT split from Jessica Biel. Both were rumored to have much better jumpoffs too – Olivia was spotted on dates with Ryan Gosling, and JT was allegedly trying to make this Mila Kunis thing happen. So… maybe they gave up on reaching for the stars, jumpoff-wise, and decided to settle. All I know is that I don’t mind them together:

Less than a month after announcing his split with girlfriend of four years Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake stepped out with another young Hollywood beauty, Olivia Wilde.

The Now costars hit The Roxbury in Hollywood Saturday night, and snuggled together in the VIP section until 1 a.m., when Timberlake, 30, requested they move to the patio so he could listen to hip hop.

Wilde, 27, who in early March filed for divorce from her husband of eight years, Italian Prince Tao Ruspoli, has recently been spotted with Ryan Gosling. But on Saturday, she seemed perfectly in sync with Timberlake.

The duo arrived at the club together, both were wearing white T-shirts and jeans, and both drank vodka. They also left together at 3 a.m.

Sources say they looked like they were on a date.

[From People]

Could this all have been relatively innocent? Sure. Maybe they were just hanging out together – they did work together on that movie, Now. Maybe Olivia is just one of the guys, a bud you can just hang out with. Maybe JT was trying to hit that and Olivia is still in a Gosdong Haze. I don’t know. But I do think it’s interesting that it’s People Magazine reporting it – almost as if a new couple is being “officially” rolled out. We’ll see.

Here are some low-quality photos of Olivia and JT on the set of Now last year:

Photos courtesy of Fame.

What is going on with Courteney Cox? First she was linked with her Cougar Town costar Brian Van Holt and there were pretty convincing rumors that their “friendship” hastened the end of her marriage to David Arquette. (Or the time out that she called so that she could bone Van Holt, whatever you want to call it.)

Now she was just papped on a beach vacation in St. Barts with yet another costar, Josh Hopkins. It’s sketchy, and Courteney looks like she’s working her way through the hot male costars on set. Only Courteney swears that they’re “just friends” and it’s “platonic.” I don’t know, I wouldn’t go on vacation with a single male coworker even if I assumed he didn’t want to get in my pants. It sends the wrong message to both the guy and to anyone who might hear about it. It’s especially reckless if you’re famous, only Courteney thinks we’ll just take her word for it that she went off to the Caribbean with a guy buddy. It looks like they were there with a group of friends, though.

Courteney Cox and 6-year-old daughter Coco were seen Tuesday on the Caribbean sands with Cox’s Cougar Town costar Josh Hopkins.

It’s the latest sighting of Cox, 46, with Hopkins, 40, since her separation last October from husband David Arquette – they were spotted in Hawaii filming a scene in the pool and in the surf, but in those instances they were on location for the show.

This time, the getaway isn’t work-related, but their rep tells PEOPLE romance is playing no role.

“The relationship is strictly platonic and they are away with a group of friends on vacation,” the rep says.

According to a Cougar Town set source, “Courteney and Josh are great friends. There’s definitely nothing going on there.”

[From People]

These are some very clear staged photos that two photo agencies we use have. They’re not typical paparazzi shots, and are meant to show off Courteney’s hot bikini bod and new somewhat subtle boob job. She probably thought that the press would ignore the fact that she was there with Hopkins because they brought other people with them. It looks suspicious, but maybe she truly believed that she wouldn’t get called out for it. Or maybe she’s telling the truth and she’s only sleeping with Van Holt. Why didn’t he come along then?

Josh is the guy who allegedly called Jennifer Aniston a sport f*ck and then complained about his tabloid image. Not a great idea to go on vacation with Courteney Cox then, especially when she’s inviting the paparazzi to document it.

Update: Radar Online has quotes from Josh’s dad, a U.S. Congressman from Kentucky. He confirms that he son “went on some dates with Jennifer Aniston” and says he’s uncertain whether Josh is dating Courteney, but adds “I know he likes her and is very fond of her. He’s said she’s a very nice person.”

Courteney, Josh and another guy

Courteney and the other guy

With other friends, possibly girlfriends/wives of the guys

With Coco:

Photo credit: Fame Pictures and WENN.com

British actress Carey Mulligan, who was last linked with prettyboy actor Tom Sturridge after her split with Shia LaBeouf last fall, may have a new boyfriend. The Daily Mail reports that she’s dating musician Marcus Mumford, 24, of the band Mumford and Sons. I saw this guy perform at the Grammys with his band and then with Bob Dylan. He’s such a great musician, I remember being so impressed with him at the time, and I kind of love this story. I can’t believe he’s just 24 with that kind of talent.

British starlet Carey Mulligan is enjoying a whirlwind romance with Marcus Mumford, lead singer with folk rockers Mumford & Sons.

The 25-year-old An Education actress is said to be ‘besotted’ with the English singer and has flown to the UK from her base in New York to be with him.

She and Marcus, 24, are currently enjoying a romantic weekend together in Buckinghamshire after spending last week in the Orkney Islands.

‘They’ve also been spending time at Marcus’s London home in Shepherd’s Bush,’ says a close friend.

The pair first got together in Nashville, Tennessee, last month.

A spy says: ‘Marcus invited Carey to watch him play a secret show in the basement of his friend Mike Harris’s home in Nashville. She sat in the front row and while he was singing Marcus looked down at Carey and she blushed. It was clear they had chemistry.

‘Afterwards they went to the City House restaurant and dined with friends but they sat together and acted like a couple.

‘Carey’s hoping they can spend more time together when Marcus flies back to America next month for a major tour with his band. He’s hired a vintage train instead of a tour bus and has asked Carey to join him for the trip. It’s early days but they seem to enjoy each other’s company.’

[From The Daily Mail]

That all sounds so romantic – they’re spending weekends together and he’s asked her to go on tour with him on his special old timey train. I hope this works out for them. From what I know of Carey she’s very down to earth (she stayed in a Best Western for a while) and doesn’t seem to be letting her success get to her head. I don’t know much about this guy except for what I’ve seen on stage. They look like they would make a very nice couple though.

Carey Mulligan is shown in the header on 12/5/10. Credit: WENN.com Marcus Mumford is shown on 3/7/10. Credit: PRPhotos. Other photos of Carey from 2/3/11 and Marcus with his band on 3/15/11. Credit: WENN