Do you remember Josh Hartnett? He seemingly disappeared from the mainstream Hollywood radar a handful of years ago, which also coincided with the final breakup of his long-term relationship relationship with Scarlett Johansson in late 2007. Of course, those two broke up more than once, and a Dlisted reader spotted him attempting to get over ScarJo during one of their “off” periods by getting a beej in a bar bathroom from some random chick. Guess it didn’t work.

Anyway, I always found Josh to be sort of geeky cute even though I unfailingly associate him with the womanizing character he played in The Virgin Suicides. And he might very well be a douche in real life too. He’s taken to dating models and has supposedly been in a relationship with girlfriend Sophia Lie for about a year. Did they break up? Who knows, but Star has him hitting up Amanda Seyfried now:

Opposites attract? Well, maybe. But gorgeous Amanda Seyfried, 26 — who recently split from regular guy Andrew Joblon, a real estate exec, after five months together — and hunky Josh Hartnett just might be a perfect match. When the double-dated with “Dexter” costars (and back-on couple) Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter at L.A.’s Chateau Marmont on Jan 28, “Amanda and Josh were so comfortable with each other,” and observer tells Star. He really seemed into her.” That might be why Josh, 33, has cooled it with model Sophia Lie, whom he was seeing for a year!

[From Star, print edition, February 20, 2012]

That’s a strange little tidbit about Hall and Carpenter, right? Us Weekly does indeed have a new story (with a cozy photo of him holding her) about their possible reconcilation even though an insider claims they’re merely “good friends.” You know, good friends who cuddle and hold each other.

Part of me wants to believe this story because I think Josh and Amanda would make a smashing couple in the looks department. Still, Amanda has made quite a commotion about not being promiscuous and not having sex with everyone she dates; and Josh is the guy who got a random bathroom beej, so he might not be into a lady of so-called virtue. However, Amanda really does have a weakness for douches as evidenced by her past relationships with Ryan Phillipe and Dominic Cooper, so maybe she’ll fall for Josh after all.

Also, both Josh and Amanda are dog people. That’s gotta count for something.

Photos courtesy of WENN

I always forget that Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson were a thing. Apparently, they dated for more than a year, circa 2006-ish. They met while filming The Black Dahlia, and while together, they were very low-key. Very few photo-ops, and they even made a point of not standing together while they promoted The Black Dahlia. Much like ScarJo and Ryan Reynolds made it a point to rarely be photographed together… and Gwyneth and Chris. When you put it in perspective, the whole “we’re so private” thing just seems like you’re already thinking ahead to the breakup. Anyway, ScarJo and Josh. She was young, he was tall, they were hot together. Some might even claim that Josh was Scarlett’s first love. And now there are rumors about them again:

It seemed like old times for newly single Scarlett Johansson and Josh Hartnett when they dined in the garden of the Chateau Marmont on Feb. 15. The pair, who split in 2006 after dating for more than a year, “were extremely cozy all night, practically on each other’s lap,” an eyewitness tells Star. “She even fed him bites from her plate.”

Notes an insider: “Josh was her first love.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

Not to quote Paris Hilton, but that’s hot. I would be into this re-coupling. ScarJo & JoHart are much, much sexier than ScarJo and Ryan Reynolds, Justin Timberlake, or any other dude you want to put her with.

That being said, I think ScarJo is just in some kind of “I’ll literally screw anybody” phase of her post-split era. I doubt this is going to turn into any kind of lasting relationship. But you never know.

Photos courtesy of WENN, plus ‘Black Dahlia’ promotional image.

We haven’t heard much about Josh Hartnett lately. He hasn’t done the PR circuit for a film in some time, he hasn’t been spotted in a few months macking on another random celebrity we vaguely dislike (like Kirsten Dunst, Sienna Miller, Mary-Kate Olsen or Abbie Cornish), and apart from event appearances he just hasn’t been around. There may be a very good reason for that – Josh is busy getting serious with a new girlfriend! He was seen out with Norweigan model Sophia Lie in Italy over the weekend. The two were photographed kissing on a yacht and at dinner. Given how clear and close up the photos are, I can’t help but think they were arranged to boost Hartnett’s sagging career. I know – why do I have to be such a cynic? Here’s OK! Magazine’s report:

Actor Josh Hartnett and his Norwegian girlfriend Sophia Lie’s relationship is heating up while the couple enjoy each other’s company on a vacation in Italy.

On Saturday Josh and Sophia spent the evening dining out and getting very close at the dinner table after loading up their plates at the buffet.

Earlier in the day, the 31-year-old kicked back while Sophia swam in the ocean, sporting a bright pink bikini. The doting 40 Days and 40 Nights star made sure to keep the model warm with a towel when Sophia was done with her swim.

[From OK! Magazine]

The photo captions, and OK!’s description, don’t include exactly where in Italy Josh and this Sophia chick were. Josh and Sophia have been dating since at least last year, when they were photographed out together in NY in the spring and fall. It doesn’t look like they were exclusive from the start as he’s since been linked with other women, like Mary-Kate Olsen and Abbie Cornish. He’s like a budget Leonardo DiCaprio in that he has on-off relationships with women all the time. Unlike Leo his career isn’t red hot right now. He had only one movie out in 2009 and none yet this year, although he does have three films in post production and two in the works.

This is superficial of me, but as gorgeous as Josh’s girlfriend is she would definitely benefit from a little mascara and shadow. I have very pale skin and light eyelashes too and I only leave the house without makeup in an emergency. (I don’t overdo it though – at least I don’t think I do!) It takes a lot to pull off the no-makeup look, especially when you’re pale-skinned. It looks like Ms. Lie may not wear makeup at all when she’s not working as I found event photos (below) of her looking washed-out too. She does look lovely and fresh-faced, but a little makeup is called for when you’re going out.

Headshot below is from 5/28/09. Credit WENN.com. Other photos from 7/17/10. Credit: Fame Pictures

Doesn’t it seem like Josh Hartnett is the go-to guy to romance a girl who has found herself newly single in Hollywood? That’s become the only thing he’s known for in the past few years, if random gossip about his sex life can be taken as gospel (why not?). At various times, he’s been associated with Sienna Miller, Mary-Kate Olsen, Mischa Barton, and Rumer Willis, amongst others. This week Josh is allegedly romancing Abbie Cornish, straight from her breakup with Ryan Phillippe. I believe it because Abbie and Josh have allegedly been hooking up for the better part of a month, and this latest report is just one of many:

New couple alert?

Josh Hartnett and Abbie Cornish spent Saturday night together at bar in New York, tucked into a corner booth for hours before leaving together around 1 am.

Cornish, who split from longtime boyfriend Ryan Phillippe in February, has been in New York filming ‘The Dark Fields’ with Bradley Cooper.

Hartnett lives in New York and hasn’t made many movies recently.

The pair were together at Warren 77, a bar co-owned by New York Ranger Sean Avery, at 10 pm. Cornish wore her hair in a low ponytail and was dressed in black. Hartnett, still mustached, had on a gray hat and glasses.

After talking for awhile by the bar, Huffington Post watched as the pair retired to a back corner table, where they stayed till 1 am, when they left together.

[From Huffington Post]

Yes, after taking a two year break from acting, Josh has one film in post-production (Bunraku), and one in production currently (Gunslinger). I had high hopes for Josh, just because I thought he was one of those still-waters-run-deep dudes who just seem sort of hot and vague. He’s made a few good movies (Sin City, Black Hawk Down) and I was hoping that he would end up finding some stellar role that would make him break out from the “hot but vague dude” vibe, like Heath Ledger did in Brokeback Mountain. Would a relationship with Abbie Cornish help him or hurt him? Eh. She’s known as a good actress, so maybe it would help. Hope against hope.

Last night after the Oscars and local news Jimmy Kimmel aired a funny skit called The Handsome Men’s Club featuring cameos by such attractive souls as Sting, Patrick Dempsey, a shirtless Gilles Marini (from Sex and The City), Rob Lowe, John Kraskinski, Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Josh Hartnett, Taye Diggs, Tony Romo, Keith Urban, Lenny Kravitz, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The bit went on way too long and was just an excuse to add cameos by countless celebrities. Every time you turned around it seemed a new celebrity was shown sitting around the ever-expanding table. The premise was that Kimmel was the head of the self-obsessed Handsome Men’s Club and was being voted out by the members for not being handsome enough. Matthew McConaughey challenged Kimmel’s presidency and then Rob Lowe pointed out that Kimmel was wearing Spanx. Kimmel countered that he looked just like Taye Diggs, to which Taye and the members objected.

The whole thing was ridiculous and was capped off in true Kimmel style with his buddies Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Affleck voted against Kimmel, shamefaced, and then Damon entered at the end and laughed maniacally, telling us we were out of time (a long running Kimmel gag). Next we saw Kimmel in bed spooning with his lover Affleck, realizing the whole thing was a bad dream. Affleck reassured Kimmel that he was attractive and was his “big daddy handsome,” at which point Ben’s wife, Jennifer Garner, popped out of bed and said “Ben, that’s enough, it’s getting weird.”

I didn’t think Kimmel could top his “f’ing Ben Affleck” response to then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman’s viral video, “I’m f’ing Matt Damon.” He did, though, sort of. It was more by sheer star power rather than hilarity, although I was pretty amused, particularly by Damon. He always manages to crack me up.

Last week, Us Weekly announced that Mary-Kate Olsen broke up with her boyfriend, hipster artist Nate Lowman. Nate and MK had been dating for something like a year, but the way Us Weekly reported the split, it sounded like MK had been done with Nate for a while. Anyway, that hasn’t stopped the tabloids from reporting that MK has been “devastated” post-split, but that she’s rallying quite well with a string of hookups. Last week, the rumor was that MK and Josh Hartnett had something going on. This week? MK plus Samantha Ronson equals true love.

Mary-Kate Olsen hasn’t been lonely since breaking up with artist Nate Lowman! She was seen making out with Josh Hartnett in public – but behind closed doors, it’s Lindsay Lohan’s ex Samantha Ronson, 32, who’s been getting close to the twin, 23, an insider tells Star.

“Mary-Kate thinks Sam is very cool, and Sam thinks likewise.”

The two, whose flirty relationship raised eyebrows in 2008, had an especially memorable evening after Sam’s sister Charlotte’s fashion show in NYC on Feb. 12, adds the insider.

“Mary-Kate was incredibly upset about ending it with Nate, but now she’s getting over it.”

[Star Magazine, print edition, March 15, 2010 issue]

Eh. I think MK and Sam are probably just close friends, honestly. There’s even a photo of them hanging out at some point over the last few years. But how great would it be – purely from a gossipy crack drama view – if MK and Sam actually started dating? I mean, Lindsay Lohan would seriously go crazy. The crack tweeting would go wild, and there would be crack drama every night as Lindsay showed up (or, “stalked”) Sam and MK to various clubs around the world. Which makes me think that this may be too good to be true.

The Foundation for Aids Research, amfAR, held an auction on Thursday night in Cannes to raise awareness and money for the foundation. Among the items auctioned off were Bill Clinton’s saxophone, a private screening of Inglourious Basterds, and a kiss on the cheek from Robert Pattinson. The pecks went for $20,000 each to two different bidders, who as far as we know were not screaming adolescent girls.

Josh Hartnett was also at the gala, along with Paris Hilton, Sharon Stone, and Dita von Teese. He offered to strip to his birthday suit for money, but the bidding “never got high enough.” I guess as soon as you hook up with Sienna Miller, everything is downhill from there.

The amfAR event certainly wasn’t short on star power. As the auction took place on a variety of items, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson, Hayden Panettiere, Michelle Yeoh and Dita von Teese got on stage to boost the bidding. Earlier, host Sharon Stone paid moving tribute to the late Natasha Richardson, whose efforts were tied to the charity.

In a lighter moment, Josh Hartnett offered to strip – for money that would go to research for an AIDS cure – but the bidding never got high enough.

Diane Kruger nearly fell off a Chanel transporter she was trying to sell on stage but was rescued gallantly by beau Joshua Jackson. David Furnish, husband of Elton John, generously sold his own watch.

Then there was special guest former President Bill Clinton, who urged the others to open their purses and wallets. “Everyone in this room is better off than 99.9 percent of people on this entire earth,” he told the gathering, which also included Marion Cotillard, Robin Wright Penn, Eva Herzigova and Paris Hilton.

Clinton even went so far as to donate his own Alpine Alto saxophone – and it went for a staggering $130,000.

[from People]

The article also mentions that Donatella Versace designed the event, and it was a huge success. Over $1 million was raised for the charity. Harvey Weinstein, a chairman of amfAR, said that even in this tough economy, the turnout was one of the best in 15 years.

If you’ve got the money, why not get a kiss from Edward Cullen, make a tax-free donation, and feel good about yourself? Maybe celebrities should be spending more money on kisses instead of dead birds and crystal-embellished dashboards. Spread the love.

How much would you pay for a kiss Robert Pattinson? Or to see Josh Hartnett naked, for that matter?

Here’s Robert Pattinson with Sharon Stone at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS 2009 cocktail party auction held at the Hotel du Cap in Cannes last night. Images thanks to WENN.com .

Sienna Miller, who has earned more headlines for her love life than for her acting, might be dating Josh Hartnett. There were rumors that she and Balthazar Getty (who is still married to his wife Rosetta), broke up in January, but last we saw they were seen kissing at the airport in February. Balthazar and Rosetta are said to be estranged, but trying to make it work for the sake of their four children.

Now it seems like the relationship between Sienna and Balthazar is totally over, and the Daily Mirror is reporting that she is now seeing Josh Hartnett.

A pal reveals: “Sienna loved being with Balthazar but there was too much baggage and she couldn’t commit to anything more than a few months. They are still good friends.”

The pair began dating after they were introduced by Sienna’s Edge of Love co-star (and former beau) Matthew Rhys last May while Balthazar was nursing a new baby with then- wife Rosetta.

Now Sienna is getting more and more friendly with Hollywood hunk Josh Hartnett. My moles tell me she flew to his bedside in New York when he got a bad tummy bug and nursed him back to health – and they chat all the time on the phone.

My source reveals: “Josh and Sienna have a unique bond. They understand each other and I wouldn’t be surprised if a relationship blossomed.”

Sienna’s aides will be thrilled by the break with Balthazar. The relationship led to her being branded a home-wrecker and is rumoured to have put an end to her role as Maid Marian in the new Robin Hood movie. The source adds: “She has a real chance of hitting the big time again.”

But it’s not as if she needs that much help. The talented blonde is preparing for the release of GI Joe where she’s a leather-clad villain. Sienna tells me: “It’s going to be big for me. Then I’m off to Broadway, treading the boards.”

[from The Daily Mirror]

Of course this is the Daily Mirror, so take the Josh Hartnett bit with a grain of salt. But maybe Sienna has finally realized that openly dating a married man and being photographed topless with him was not a good idea. This isn’t the first story we’ve heard about Sienna and Josh hooking up. They were also linked in the fall of last year, when they were spotted on at least two dates.

As we’ve reported, and as mentioned in the article, Sienna’s reputation has been ruining her chances for roles. The official story was that Sienna was “too young” to play Maid Marian to Russell Crowe’s Robin Hood, and was replaced by Cate Blanchett. But it also seems likely that her diva ways and self-entitlement didn’t help either.

The last we heard from Sienna she was in the Congo reporting on the beautiful surroundings and luxury hotels.

Josh Hartnett is shown on 4/15/09. Sienna Miller is shown on 5/18/09. Credit: WENN.com

Sienna Miller is drowning her Balthazar Getty breakup sorrows by making out with actor Josh Hartnett – whom she was caught snogging on a “private date” last week. This is the second time the pair have been seen out on the town together since her breakup with the married father of four. Josh has been previously linked to Kirsten Dunst, Rihanna, and Scarlett Johansson.

Josh Hartnett was reportedly spotted enjoying another intimate evening in London with British star Sienna Miller – fuelling rumours they are dating.

Hartnett is currently living in the English capital while he stars in the new West End production of Rain Man.

The pair is said to have enjoyed a secret date last week (beg10Nov08) at the exclusive Shoreditch House members’ bar in East London, according to The London Paper.A source tells the publication, “They definitely looked like a couple – and a good looking one at that! At one point, they were holding hands across the table, but they quickly hid them underneath. They looked really cosy as they dined, gazing into each other’s eyes, smiling and laughing. They continued talking and drinking until very late into the evening – there was definitely a buzz in the air.”

The pair was previously spotted together two weeks ago at an event in West London, shortly after Miller confirmed her recent split from married actor Balthazar Getty, who she began dating in June (08).

[From Female First]

If this pairing sounds familiar, it’s because they were linked to each other back in 2007 when Hartnett had just stopped dating Scarlett and Miller was between married men. Maybe she’s dated so many actors she’s starting to repeat herself. Kinda like that episode of “Sex and the City” where Samantha realizes, in the middle of sex with a random guy, that she’s banged him before.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s Sienna Miller shoping at a delicatessen after visiting a doctor’s office in London on November 11th. Images thanks to WENN.

The Daily Mail is reporting that Mischa Barton was “desperate to impress” Josh Hartnett when she ran into him at a London club on Monday. The way they tell the story, Mischa practically threw herself at Josh and he only gradually came around to the idea. In their first description of what went down, they say Mischa went back with Josh to his hotel and then left after an hour, but later on in the story they admit that Mischa and Josh were with a group of people so it’s likely they just all hung out together and this story is overblown. Mischa is newly single after breaking up with her boyfriend of seven months, Rooney singer Taylor Locke.

Mischa, who recently split from musician boyfriend Taylor Locke is clearly keen to put the past behind her.

Hollywood ex-pats Mischa Barton and Josh Hartnett hooked up at nightclub Bungalow 8 and later shared a ride to his London hotel

Not to suggest that anything happened between the extremely good-looking and single pair – and Mischa did trundle back to her own hotel an hour later.

The actress, 22, looked desperate to impress Josh at the Temperley afterparty at Bungalow 8 when she arrived at 11pm.

Hartnett, whose screen credits include Pearl Harbor, is in London to play Charlie Babbitt in the Apollo Theatre’s production of Rain Man…

Josh, 30, was sitting with Kings Of Leon drummer Nathan Followill and seemed more interested in his conversation than the strutting beauty…

Later, in the toilets, Nathan was overheard warning Josh off Mischa. The source added: ‘Nathan told him that he thought she talks too much.’

At any rate, Josh mustn’t have listened to his pal’s opinion, as Mischa got the breakthrough she’d been waiting for and started chatting with Josh.

Her charms seemed to work, as both left with a group of friends to head back to the nearby Soho Hotel at 1.30am. With his pick of the ladies, Josh certainly seems like a hard guy to please.

[From The Daily Mail]

If you read just the first part of the story it sounds like they got up to something, but then it turns into a party type scenario and nothing special. I wouldn’t put it past Josh because he’s been linked to a lot of women, but the Daily Mail should be careful – he’s been feeling litigious lately and recently sued The Mirror over a fake story that he was taped having sex in the library of a hotel.

Josh Hartnett is shown leaving Bungalow 8 in London last night. Mischa Barton is shown outside the Chateau Marmont on 9/12/08. Credit: WENN