Sarah Larson and George Clooney at the "Michael Clayton" premiere (Jim Spellman/WireImage.com)

The motorcycle crash that cracked George Clooney's rib and broke girlfriend Sarah Larson's big toe has managed to spark talk that their fledgling romance is most definitely in the pink. An eyewitness tells the Newark Star-Ledger that the commitment-avoiding Sexiest Man Alive comforted his "Fear Factor" winner-cum-cocktail waitress squeeze at the scene of the accident by cooing, "I love you," and, "It's going to be OK." Meanwhile, an insider reveals to the Chicago Sun-Times that what's really causing Clooney pain is "how this whole thing will bring a lot of attention to his relationship with Sarah." Of course, the debonair A-lister was doing just fine in that endeavor even before the crash. He planted a camera-caught kiss on the dark-haired beauty as she stepped out with him at the Venice Film Festival, and he didn't let go of her arm as she made her way down the red carpet on crutches (and one stiletto) at Monday's New York premiere of his well-reviewed drama, "Michael Clayton." "George was attracted to Sarah right away -- not just because she's great looking, but she shares his 'take-no-prisoners' sense of humor," the mole tells the Sun-Times. "She's not intimidated by that whole fame thing and isn't impressed by that. In itself, that's a turn-on for guys like George who constantly have to be on their guard against women who have an agenda."

Speaking of Clooney, one of his rumored flings has apparently downgraded to the B-list. The London Daily Mirror says Jimmy Choo mogul Tamara Mellon, who was briefly linked to the star in October 2006, was seen swapping spit with Christian Slater at a London eatery. Says an eyewitness, "They looked totally smitten."
Or maybe just really chummy. "We're great friends," the actor insists to the Daily Star. "But that's all."

While evidence of a hot-and-heavy romance remains elusive, Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon seem to be doing their best to keep the rumor mill abuzz. Not only were the supposedly inconstant squeezes spotted together Sunday night at a Rufus Wainwright show at the Hollywood Bowl, but they also engaged in an intense tête-à-tête at a post-concert soiree at Carrie Fisher's pad, reports E! Online's Marc Malkin. "Jake and Reese were sitting by the fire all night, talking," recounts an onlooker. "Everyone was talking, laughing and celebrating Rufus, but they were deep, deep in conversation. It was like there was no one else in the world."

Heath Ledger at Fashion Week in New York (AP)

Is Heath Ledger heading into oats-sowing overload? The New York Post claims the scruffy ex of Michelle Williams, who was reportedly seen a few days back cozying up to model Helena Christensen and chatting up David Blaine's unimpressed date, was trolling for company in the wee hours of Sunday morning as he exited a New York hot spot. "He wasn't drinking, but he was there with his friend," a spy tells the paper. "The friend chased two girls as they were leaving and gave them Heath's address. He told them to meet at Heath's new apartment in SoHo." By the by, Christensen is brushing off talk of a Ledger love connection. "It is so annoying," the Danish beauty gripes to People. "I can't even tell you. The funny thing is that they write, 'just out of a relationship with Josh [Hartnett] and now with Heath [Ledger].' Josh is one of my dearest friends ... And in several different tabloids they wrote that we were biting each other's faces off or something like that."

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