Scarlett Johansson is said to have gotten Justin Timberlake’s hopes up after he dumped albatross Cameron Diaz and thought he scored a real actress. She was seen flirting with him at the Alpha Dog after party and people said they were a new item. Justin is said to have hired Scarlett to appear in an upcoming video in order to get closer to her.

She was toying with him, though, according to sources who say she’s not ready for a commitment with the arrogant singer turned actor. He was said to be too clingy and needy for her, so she got the hell away from him:

The hunky “Sexy Back” singer, who’s 25, rushed into 22-year-old Scarlett’s arms after his split with Cameron Diaz - only to discover the big-screen bombshell “just wasn’t that into him,” sources say.

“Scarlett loves male attention, but there’s no way she’s ready to settle down at her age,” a pal told The Enquirer.

“Justin was crazy about her, but Scarlett? Not so much.

“She said she was more than happy to share a fling with Justin, but then he got all clingy and wanted a commitment. That’s when Scarlett backed off…”

“She let Justin down easy, but she made it clear that she’s not looking for anything heavy. The bottom line is Scarlet just wasn’t that into him.”

[From The National Enquirer print edition, January 29, 2007]

I kind of love that the tables were turned in this relationship and that the woman was the one who wasn’t into the guy. When it’s Justin Timberlake that’s getting the brush off, it’s all the better. Maybe there’s another snotty actress he can publically humiliate. Britney is said to be out of the question, but Lohan only has a couple of crotch slips to her credit and she’s going to be sober soon.

Justin’s ex, Cameron Diaz, is rebounding in style with hot surfer Kelly Slater. Kelly’s a guy, unfortunately, or this story would be more interesting.

Scarlett’s ex, Josh Hartnett, is said to be romancing drunken Brit Sienna Miller. Yeah, I know.

Header picture of Scarlet as a harlot performing with the Pussycat Dolls is from The Superficial. It looks like she’s giving Justin the kiss off, doesn’t it?

Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake issued a joint statement confirming the demise of their relationship. They said that there are “innacurate stories” about their breakup, that we’re talking too much crap about them, and that Cameron’s nose really does look better now after the operation:

“It has always been our preference not to comment on the status of our relationship, but, out of respect for the time we’ve spent together, we feel compelled to do so now, in light of recent speculation and the number of inaccurate stories that are being reported by the media. We have, in fact, ended our romantic relationship and have done so mutually and as friends, with continued love and respect for one another.” And that’s that!

Rumor has it that Justin has been getting cozy with Scarlet Johansson, and that he hired her for a cameo in a recent video in order to get to know her better. They were seen talking and flirting at the after party for his Alpha Dog movie premiere.

My favorite recent source, The National Enquirer has photos and a story of Justin’s holiday hookup, an ex-girlfriend from his hometown in Tennnessee named Veronica Finn. Finn was in the now-defunct girl group Innosense, and is now a real estate agent in Tampa, FL. Finn stayed over at Justin’s parents’ house for a few nights and was seen out with him playing indoor golf and going to a club in nearby Memphis. (I said Timberlake was from Nashville before, ans as commentors pointed out that was incorrect.)

What’s really surprising about this story is how Cameron and Justin lasted so long. They both made statements that kind of half-revealed their relationship was shaky, and Justin publically dissed Cameron on this season’s premiere of Ellen, essentially admitting he’d never marry her.

This picture of Justin, Paris, and Kim Kardashian was taken at the Alpha Dog premiere after party, which Scarlett was also said to have attended

This is a fake story made up by a British rag that heard that Scarlett Johansson was in Justin Timberlake’s new video and showed up at the party for the premiere of his movie, Alpha Dog. News of the World is claiming that Scarlet and Justin are an item now that Justin and Cameron have called it quits. Scarlet and her long term boyfriend, Josh Hartnett, are also rumored to be over although they did a good job of hiding their on and off relationship:

The two were working on the promo all last week — and have been spending a lot of time together off the set in Los Angeles. A source told me: “Things just didn’t work out between Justin and Cameron.

“They decided to part ways — but they didn’t tell anyone.

“He’s got a tour coming up this year and wanted to concentrate on that, but it seems he’s really hit it off with Scarlett while working on the video.”

On Wednesday, 2nd January, Scarlett was at the after-party for the premiere of Justin’s new movie, Alpha Dog, at Social Hollywood in LA.

Our source said: “She walked in keeping her head down. When she met Justin they looked very close and chatted away for ages.

“There were other people trying to speak to Justin but he kept his attention on her for around an hour. They looked very intimate.

“But he’s still trying to make it look low key—because he left with his mum Lynn later through a back exit.”

Justin, 25, was still with Cameron when he asked Scarlett to play the leading lady in the vid believed to be based on his relationship with Britney Spears.

And with their curly long blonde hair, big eyes and curvy figures, there are definite similarities between the two beauties.

There’s no “insider” information in that story, and it’s just a rehashing of known information about Justin and Scarlet.

News was that Scarlett was being bitchy on the set of the video and that she got mad when she couldn’t smoke on the set and told people not to eat around her. Her publicist denied the claims.

Another story came out that Justin and Kate Hudson were together since he went to a New Year’s party at her house and they were seen going upstairs together. From what I read lots of people were at that party and it was a big to-do over nothing. It’s more likely that he was banging a real estate agent in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. The woman was said to be an old flame of Justin’s and she stayed overnight at his parent’s house while he was there.

We’ll have to stay tuned to see what happens with Justin’s love life, but if he does have more than a business relationship with Scarlett Johansson I bet they’ll be good at hiding it. She managed to keep her relationship with Josh Hartnet low key and if she’s actually with Justin, which I doubt, she’ll be careful to hide it.

The header picture is of Justin, Paris and Kim Kardashian and was taken at the Alpha Dog after party. Thanks to Celebrity Puke.

Everyone was saying the Josh Hartnett looked like crap after he was seen out at an event last week in need of a brow wax and some hair pomade. Page Six reported that his low-key relationship with sexy smartie Scarlet Johansson seemed to be doing ok after they were spotted making out. Now Page Six is reporting that he was seen making out with gorgeous Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen at a club on Saturday Night:

WE may have jumped the gun yesterday when we announced Josh Hartnett was back with on-again, off-again girlfriend Scarlett Johansson. They were seen making out last week, but apparently they are taking Johansson’s “open relationship” policy seriously. Hartnett was spotted at Spotted Pig sucking face with supermodel Gisele Bundchen Saturday night. “They were all over each other,” said the spy. Reps for Harnett didn’t return calls, and a rep for Bundchen would not comment.

Bundchen was known as Leonardo Dicaprio’s longterm girlfriend until they broke it off in the fall of 2005. She was linked with surfer Kelly Slater shortly afterwards, but they are said to have split in July of this year.

Hartnett and Johansson have not had a very stable relationship. They have been rumored to have broken up several times, Johansson has said that she’s no fan of monogamy, and Hartnet was seen out with an unknown brunette while he was filming in Australia.

I doubt that Josh and Gisele will last. He does seem like the intelligent type like DiCaprio, but he doesn’t strike me as a guy who could hold Gisele’s interests.

Scarlet and Josh are like Sienna and Jude and will probably keep running back to each other when they’re both single. At least they have the sense not to talk about it.

Here are some outtakes from Gisele Bunchen’s photoshoots. I have no idea how old they are. They were found on SuperiorPics.

It’s pretty bad news lately for celebrity couples. Scarlett Johansson and Josh Hartnett have been plagued by breakup rumors before, with reports that Josh broke up with Scarlett back in March, after they had been dating for just over a year. In June Josh’s people finally denied the rumors, simply stating that they were still together. Josh made a few roundabout statements in interviews about how relationships were hard, and Scarlett said that she’s not really into monogamy, but that she doesn’t get around as much as people assume. (She said she does get an HIV test once a year to make sure, though.)

In August they bought a $6 million Tribeca loft together - and are said to have requested extra soundproofing in the bedroom!

Now the NY Post is reporting that their relationship is in trouble.

Sources tell Page Six the “Black Dahlia” star and her longtime boyfriend and co-star, Josh Hartnett, are close to calling it quits. “They are on the rocks,” said one source. “Scarlett is always mad at him, and they are always arguing.” Another insider says Hartnett hasn’t been in the United States in weeks - presumably he’s shooting “30 Days of Night” in New Zealand. Reps for Johansson and Hartnett did not return calls.

What is that movie “30 Days of Night” that Hartnett is making? Is it a “40 Days and 40 Nights” sequel, because I thought that was hysterical. (It’s a Vampire movie, but I couldn’t resist.)

We’ll have to see if Scarlett and Josh are over, but chances are no one is going to confirm anything for a while. This couple goes to a lot of trouble to stay under the radar, and it’s possible they’ve been broken up for a while.

Scarlett Johansson is one of favorite actresses. She’s humorous and witty, and manages to look gorgeous without being pompous. She doesn’t go out partying when she could get into any restaurant, club, or exclusive event in the world.

In a recent interview with InStyle magazine, Scarlett says that it’s “weird” knowing all the details of her fellow celebrities’ lives, and that she prefers to keep hers private:

The 21-year old star said that knowing ‘everything’ about another celeb’s life was “weird”, and that she was better off staying in the dark.

“I can’t stand those articles where people spill their life story. After a while, I feel like I know more about them than their best friend does - and that’s weird. It’s better when you don’t know everything,” InStyle quoted her, as saying.

Johansson insists that revealing intimate details also has a negative effect on the stars’ professional careers, for people then find it even more difficult to believe in their on-screen personas.

“People are having a harder time buying into the glamour of movies. They want reality TV and tabloids - that escapism into other people’s personal business,” she added.

Scarlett obviously knows how to keep people interested in her, and has wisely chosen a low-key lifestyle.

Here she is with Hugh Jackman at “The Prestige” premiere in London on November 5. [via] Scarlett and Hugh play rival magicians in the film. I don’t really like the way her dress gathers at her midsection, although it does make her look stacked.

Update Scarlett has confirmed that she’s making that crazy album of Tom Waits covers, saying “it’s coming along…” and “I just love his music.”

Everyone’s fantasy Scarlett Johansson has been embarassing her boyfriend of over a year, Josh Hartnett. Smart Scarlett has made light of the fact that she and her body parts have topped various sexy “best of” lists lately, and now Josh is said to be wary of all the attention this puts on his relationship.

Scarlet has an album coming out soon in which she makes Tom Waits covers sound sexy.

Scarlet looks a little tipsy or high behind this mask at the Moet & Chandon Fashion Tribute. She doesn’t look any less cute, though. [via]

Hot on the stripper heels of their wildly popular S&M photoshoot for Flaunt Magazine. Scarlett Johansson and Dita Von Teese have decided to give the dirty, old world more of the sort of bounteous charms that the world so seems to love.

The two will be portraying the sexy, soapy, sixteenth century d’Estree sisters — famous in France for their incesty bathtub antics.

Thats right hardly ever Naked Nude Scarlett Johansson combined with almost always Naked Nude Dita Von Teese … in a French Bathtub Frolic. This year Halloween is being held in The Candy Factory, Bill Gates is covering Santa’s Shopping overhead and George Clooney really does want to marry you.

The upcoming film “Mémoires secrets de Gabrielle d’Estrée” (The Secret Memoirs of Gabrielle d’Estrée) will be based on the 16th century diary of King Henry IV ’s mistress and directed by Sophia Coppola — Hollywood’s current go to gal for frothy royal romps.

Speaking eponymously to a grumpy reporter — the much lauded Coppola said, ‘ I’ve been rather disappointed with the lukewarm reception for my Marie Antoinette (starring Kirsten Dunst) — and the inevitable conclusion I’ve drawn is that the snaggle tooth did me in. When casting blondes … you should go for interesting cleaavage not interesting dental presentation.

” I had thought of the Dunst snaggle-tooth as a bit of a dodge around the Hapsburg chin question… quirky but still attractive, but I see now that if you are going to direct a bodice ripper … its best to fill that bodice till its cup runneth over.

And when I think of Bodice cups running over …. I think of Scarlett Johansson!”

SoCo you are not alone in that thought process.

Miss Scarlett herself has famously referred to the generous bodice fillers as ‘My Girls’ and confessed her pleasure in taking the girls out for a stroll down the red carpet. Now in combination with Coppola and Von Teese … its Girl Power Redux.

“Im looking forward to working with Dita, ” continued Coppola, ” She has that terriffic old-fashionedy feeling– so great for historical movies — what with the vintage outfits and retro-hair. She’s like Debi Mazar without the accent –and of course usually without the clothes.”

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Whoever decided to get Dita Von Teese and Scarlet Johansson together in this erotic photoshoot was a genius. I can’t stand Dita because she thinks she’s better than everyone else, but Scarlet looking dom is quite sexy, and even with that bad attitude you can’t deny that Dita looks good. The cigarette was an unnecessary addition, but the rest of the props are good enough to make up for it.

Dita and Scarlet appear in this sexy spread in in Flaunt magazine, and I’m not sure yet who took the pictures. Once higher-res versions come out, I’ll update this post. Please let there be a video too.

Pictures from Hollywood Gossip Whores via JJB.

Nicole Richie needs some intensive therapy and a big ‘ol IV. The girl is wasting away. She seemed like she was doing better this summer, but then quickly lost the little bit of weight she had gained and now looks like she’s going to snap in two.

Her dad said a doctor evaluated her and said that her weight loss was due to stress, but was it a doctor that specializes in eating disorders? Is she really going to a clinic to get help as recent candids suggest?

Scarlett Johansson has spoken out about the Hollywood trend to be rail-thin, calling it unhealthy and unrealistic:

Commentors on the board where we found the pictures note that the woman out with Nicole may be a new assistant. She is shown taking her dog to the vet on 9/15.

Pictures from Nicole-Style.com via JJB.