Natalie Portman denies it

Natalie Portman is fed up with the Sean Penn hookup rumors. "Sean Penn is a friend and colleague," the actress, 27, tells Usmagazine.com. "The reports that we are romantically involved are completely untrue." Tabloid Star magazine claimed that Penn, 48 who recently filed for legal separation from his wife of 13 years, Robin Wright Penn and Portman were "making out" at West Hollywood's Sunset Tower Hotel in March.

Portman continues: "I normally do not respond to rumors about my private life, however, this repeatedly fabricated story has forced me to do so." Portman split from indie rocker Devendra Banhart last September after four months of dating. Is Sean Penn the replacement?.

(Source: usmagazine.com)