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Has Kirsten Dunst fallen for the well-muscled and cue-balled charms of surfer Kelly Slater? So claims a conclusion-leaping spy to Life & Style after supposedly spotting the pair chit-chatting recently at a Los Angeles eatery. "They were flirting a lot, smiling and giggling," alleges the snitch. "They were having a fun time, and there was definite chemistry. It looked like they were getting to know each other." Or not. TMZ.com caught up with Slater this week as he was exiting a Los Angeles club with a dark-haired looker. When asked about the Kirsten claims, the wave-rider, who has a knack for landing in proximity to well-known blondes, from Gisele Bundchen to Cameron Diaz to Leonardo DiCaprio's model-ex Bar Refaeli, pleaded ignorance. "I have no idea what that's even about, buddy," he good-naturedly replied. "I've never met her in my whole life." Slater then gestured to his date and announced, "This is my girlfriend right here," a chivalrous move that prompted her to fly into his arms for a warm hug. Dunst, who parted ways with Razorlight rocker Johnny Borrell a few months back, can at least take comfort in the oodles of free clothes that are apparently coming her way. Elle UK reports the actress has signed on to be the new face of fashion label Miu Miu.

After three months of giving each other tonsillectomies in public, Drew Barrymore and Justin Long have taken their romance to the next level. People reports the vivacious star and the actor-cum-"I'm a Mac" guy spent the Thanksgiving holiday visiting his family in Connecticut. The squeezes, who co-star in the forthcoming romantic comedy "He's Just Not That Into You," fell into their usual PDA routine on Friday night at a local brew house, where they quaffed cocktails, swapped spit and cracked each other up. "They started out in the bar area and then moved to a booth, where they sat next to each other and kissed and hugged," a movement-tracking spy tells the mag, with another bystander adding, "Drew and Justin were adorable."

Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem just couldn't seem to get away from the prying eyes of the press Tuesday night in Manhattan. According to the New York Daily News, the smoldering Spanish squeezes came face-to-face with a gaggle of reporters when they inadvertently strolled into a hotel bar where a media event was taking place. That same night, says the New York Post, paparazzi trailed Cruz and Bardem to hot spot Socialista but were denied entry. A few persistent shutterbugs eventually found their way inside and proceeded to snap away, only to have the club's owner call police and demand they hand over the memory cards from their cameras, which he then gave to the couple.

The Butterscotch Stallion is riding again, but at least one filly is saying "whoa" to some love connection speculation. Reports surfaced this week that Owen Wilson had ditched moniker-challenged model Le Call for "Bionic Woman" star Michelle Ryan. The two purportedly shared a romantic dinner a deux in Malibu, Calif., with the on-the-mend funnyman finding the British actress "refreshingly natural," "innocent" and "endearing." But a rep for Ryan pooh-poohs to "Extra" that the dating rumors are "not true at all -- pure fabrication."

Does Elle Macpherson have a soft spot for '80s-era power ballads? The London Daily Mail claims the supermodel was spied swapping spit with craggy Canadian rocker-turned-photographer Bryan Adams during a shindig at his London home Tuesday night. "They were all over each other, flirting outrageously and they couldn't keep their hands or eyes off each other," a breathless eyewitness tells the paper. "They enjoyed a passionate snog at his front door when they thought nobody was looking." While the two are reportedly longtime friends, the source is certain "there was a lot of chemistry between them. Even when they weren't by each other's side they were constantly keeping eye contact." As for the leggy model having a few inches on the musician, the mole offers, "Despite the height difference they make a cute couple."

There was good news and bad news for Jennifer Love Hewitt this week. The good news? The "Ghost Whisperer" star got engaged to her Scottish actor-boyfriend of nearly two years, Ross McCall, who popped the question with an antique engagement ring that's been in his family for 100 years, her rep confirms to Us Weekly. The bad news? The future Mrs. Love Hewitt McCall was unkindly (and unfairly) criticized by several outlets after she was snapped showing off a curvy-by-Hollywood-standards bikini-clad body while splashing around in the Hawaiian surf.

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