Has the under-the-radar romance of Claire Danes and Billy Crudup fizzled after three years of togetherness? Both the New York Daily News and In Touch are convinced the stealthy squeezes have called it quits. The supposed reason for the split: Danes, 27, whom the News spied crying "profusely" at an New York City eatery shortly before Christmas, was itching to get hitched. Crudup, 38, it seems, was not. You'll recall that the actor earned a top spot on the cad list when he hooked up with Danes a short time after he gave the heave-ho to longtime love Mary-Louise Parker, who at the time was seven months pregnant with his son, William.

Keira Knightley continues to defy naysayers who are convinced her relationship with Rupert Friend is on the brink of implosion. The latest talk of trouble comes courtesy of the London Daily Mirror, which claims the "Pride & Prejudice" pair "had a very strained" time over the holidays. "They had a big row at the end of December and they haven't seen much of each other in 2007," a "source close to the couple" claims to the tab. "Keira's mum and pals told her she should be single -- her career's going great and she doesn't need the stress of a failing relationship." But this supposed "stress" appears to be news to the alarmingly attenuated actress and her strapping beau, who looked oh so relaxed over the weekend as they romped hand-in-hand on a beach in Hawaii.

Hilary Duff's former flame Joel Madden may have rebounded in record time with Nicole Richie, but the toothy starlet apparently isn't so eager to test the increasingly polluted waters of the Hollywood dating pool. According to the New York Post, Hilary rebuffed many a male admirer as she partied with sister Haylie in Miami over New Year's weekend, including bantam "Entourage" actor Kevin Connolly, who split from sometime girlfriend Nicky Hilton a few months back. "Kevin got all upset when Hilary was seated next to another guy at [hotspot] Red Room," a spywitness tells the paper, "and he hung around her until he got his chance." But when Connolly finally enjoyed some face-time with Duff, she "looked really bored," says the source. As for Joel and Nicole, they were snapped sojourning in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, over the weekend.

Jessica Biel and Derek Jeter have taken their rumored romance to the next level: They're soaking up harmful UV rays together. The pumped-up pair were spotted perambulating seaside in Puerto Rico -- she in a skimpy bikini, he in swim trunks -- before partaking in a game of volleyball, reports the New York Post. Biel and Jeter, who were first spied in each other's company back in November, also tried their luck at blackjack, says People.

In what has to be a frontrunner for the least believable story of the year so far, London's Sunday Observer believes George Clooney has picked up a swanky Tuscan villa as a way to ease his grief over the "heartbreaking loss" of his much-loved but long-lived pot-bellied pig Max, who passed away last month. Wait, it gets better: Seems the reigning Sexiest Man Alive, who also has a breathtaking estate in Lake Como, is also brushing up on his Italian in order to woo local babes. "George has been practicing because the death of the pig leaves room in his life to try dating seriously again," a pal who apparently shares the suave star's love of practical jokes obligingly informs the paper. "And what better babe magnet is there in the world than a Tuscan villa?" We can think of at least one "better babe magnet," namely, being George Clooney.

Ashlee Simpson, like big sister Jessica, seems to prefer her men musical. While vacationing in Colorado over the holidays with her ever-present family, the remodeled starlet was spotted with guitarist Ray Brady, who occasionally plays in her band, reports In Touch. "They looked very cozy on an evening sleigh ride together," an eyewitness tells the mag. No word on whether Brady tagged along on Simpson's Hawaiian getaway last week, when her bikini top succumbed to the pull of gravity in the presence of paparazzi. Ashlee was most recently linked to Fall Out Boy frontman Pete Wentz, whom she reportedly hooked up with shortly after breaking things off with her easy-on-the-eyes bandmate Braxton Olita.

Nicollette Sheridan is in no rush to become Mrs. Michael Bolton. The "Desperate Housewives" actress tells People she doesn't "have time for wedding plans anymore." Despite her lack of interest in being a bride, Sheridan insists she and her rekindled flame, who popped the question in early 2006 with a knuckle-crushing diamond dazzler, are "extremely happy."

There's nothing like being emotionally abused by a grumpy, Vicodin-addicted doc to bring two people closer together. People reports "House" co-stars Jennifer "Dr. Cameron" Morrison and Jesse "Dr. Chase" Spencer became engaged during a holiday trip to Paris. The couple, who are both 27, have yet to set a wedding date.