Just days after reports surfaced that Heath Ledger had parted ways with baby mama Michelle Williams comes word that he may already be back on the prowl. Rumblings out of New York not only have the sartorially challenged star supposedly swapping spit with a more mature supermodel but also giving his creaky courting routine a workout with someone else's date. Let's start with the lip-on-lip action, which the New York Post claims Ledger was enjoying Tuesday night with leggy looker Helena Christensen, who was last spied in the company of Josh Hartnett. A mole alleges the pair was "making out" over dinner, with Heath even taking on that most humiliating of guy tasks -- the holding of the purse. At a shindig later in the evening, People spotted Ledger, 28, and Christensen, 38, hanging out with magician David Blaine, who "wowed" them with a few tricks. The New York Daily News, meanwhile, claims the Aussie actor attempted to ply his own charms on Blaine's date, a statuesque model (anyone see a pattern here?) with whom he exchanged small talk, including the clunky line, "I know a lot of people here in the city, so we could have some fun." Alas, when the mannequin was later asked if Ledger had propositioned her, she purportedly shot back, "No one picks me up! I don't even know who that was."

The only thing more embarrassing than your dad defending you from a pushy bouncer while club-hopping with you and your boyfriend? Having him try to score you a date. According to Us Weekly, Ashlee and Jessica's dad Joe Simpson hit a Rolling Stone bash in Las Vegas on Sept. 8 and squickily told a "handsome guest" that Jess is currently on the market. (No word on whether he mentioned her double-D's and how darn difficult it is to "cover those suckers up.") "Joe gave this hottie his assistant's number," a spy tells the mag, "and said he'd set him up with Jessica."

For two people who dislike the institution of marriage so much, Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend sure seem eager to commit themselves. "I'm married," the actor asserted to People at the Toronto International Film Festival. "I didn't do a church wedding or anything, but we're married. We're husband and wife." The scandal-free flames, who have kept their nearly seven-year romance relatively low profile except for their vocal anti-knot-tying stance, reportedly made a point to flash their rings during a dinner party at the festival. "We love each other and we want to spend our lives together," continues Townsend. "I don't need a certificate or the state or the church to say otherwise. So no there's no big official story on a wedding, but we are married ... I consider her my wife and she considers me her husband." As for Charlize, she's repeatedly scoffed at the notion of making that long walk down the aisle, citing reasons both superficial ("I don't need to wear a white dress and throw a big party. To me that is like a premiere") and significant ("We said that we would get married the day that gays and lesbians can get married -- when that right is given to them").

Speaking of marriage, is Hilary Swank looking to give that whole "sticking together until death" thing another try? The Chicago Sun-Times believes the toothy, two-time Oscar winner, whose 8-year marriage to Chad Lowe went belly-up in 2006, may soon swap vows with her CAA agent-boyfriend John Campisi, whom she's been dating for about year.

Has Kate Moss made a lateral move with her rumored new romance? The Daily Mail says the on-the-rebound model has fallen for Kills front man Jamie Hince partly because he's a bit like her mess of an ex Pete Doherty, only without the skin perforations, multiple arrests and blood-spurting. "Kate says Jamie has little traits and characteristics that remind her of Pete. She always goes for the same sort of men -- dangerous and seemingly unavailable, but with a good heart underneath," a mole tells the paper. "Jamie is a great guy and Kate really likes him. Sometimes she loves the fact he reminds her of Pete as that's what she knows best and it's comforting for her, but she has told us sometimes it drives her nuts."

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