If Owen Wilson's busy social life is any indication, he's very much back in the pink. On the heels of his reported bicoastal flirtatiousness with Jessica Simpson, the bent-nosed funnyman is said to be getting up close and personal with a model who goes by the name Le Call.

(Yes, it's kind of a le goofy moniker for someone from Missouri, but moving on ...)

"She is dating him," a source helpfully informs People.

Wilson, 38, who has been slowly making his way back into the public eye following his reported suicide attempt in August, has recently enjoyed several outings in Manhattan with the 5-foot-10, green-eyed stunner, 25.

According to the New York Post, the twosome not only got bendy at a yoga class last week but also turned up together at a private dinner for artist Damien Hirst.

Owen and Le Call (nope, still funny) met through mutual friends, a confidante of the actor tells Us, and have been "dating casually" for a few weeks.

"She's a sweet girl with a great heart," offers the mole. "She helps keep Owen grounded."

While models aren't generally known for being the most sensible, well-balanced types, the pair has supposedly been eschewing club-hopping in favor of more wholesome pursuits (no word on whether Le Call was the "pretty blonde" the once and future Butterscotch Stallion was spied chatting up at Butter a few days ago).

"They enjoy biking and doing outdoorsy stuff," says the star's buddy, adding, "Owen needs someone like Le. She has been a great sense of comfort for him."

What Le Call apparently doesn't enjoy is the glare of the spotlight.

Her rep tells People she has "no comment" on the relationship reports, with a source adding, "Le Call is totally overwhelmed by all of this attention. She isn't used to it. So they will be leaving town tomorrow to escape -- and traveling a great distance."

A wee bit dramatic, sure, but it turns out Owen isn't the only reason Le Call made headlines this week.

She was also called out in the New York Post by Big Apple restaurateur Nello Balan, who is threatening to sue her over a $1,000 "limited-edition" designer leather umbrella (you read that right, people -- a leather umbrella) he lent her over the summer. It was later returned broken in two.

"It accidentally got sat on in a car," explains Le Call to the paper. "It is pretty funny, though. An umbrella that I didn't ask for or want and refused to take two or three times from a man who if he is so ridiculously upset about an overpriced, ostentatious umbrella, he probably shouldn't own one that expensive."

You gotta admit, she makes a good point.

As for what attracted Wilson to Le Call, beyond the obvious, it might be her down-to-earth attitude. (Or, as his "Zoolander" alter ego Hansel might put it, "I hear words like 'beauty' and 'handsomeness' and 'incredibly chiseled features' and for me that's like a vanity of self-absorption that I try to steer clear of.")

"I'm very ungroomed. Very lazy," she told New York mag a few months ago. She also hates pictures, according to her MySpace page, and is puzzled by her robust mane: "Since I am not from California or Texas, [I] have no idea how my hair gets so big since I have done it myself about twice in my adult life."

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