Celebrity platonic friends, Paparazzi pics, Internet buzz and water-cooler chatter all play a role in fueling the flames of romance and relationship rumors about celebrities. Take a look to see how these famous platonic friends met and managed to remain just friends, without benefits.
Woody Allen
The friendship between the veteran director and a troubled young starlet has Hollywood buzzing and the rest of the world intrigued.
Tyra Banks
The supermodel and TV producer's friendship with a former reality TV talent show runner-up blossomed after a personal connection they shared on the model's couch.
Mario Batali
The chef and restaurateur's friendship with his actress gal pal began at his New York restaurant and later transpired into a TV series about the pair's love for Spanish food and culture.
Russell Brand
The comedian's Academy Award-winning veteran British actress friend calls him an archetypal bad boy who truly is a great man and a close friend.
Sandra Bullock
Bullock met her hunky, silver-haired co-star and friend long before she hit the big screen . The two met when the actress began dating his good friend and have remained close for more than two decades.
Sean Combs
Dating rumors about the mogul of many names and an English actress and model began when the two were spotted entering a New York hotel together.
Bradley Cooper
Although the heartthrob actor is no stranger to dating his leading ladies , he maintains that his relationship with this 20-something co-star is strictly platonic.
Penelope Cruz
The Hollywood beauty is reportedly obsessed with the work of her film director mentor and pal who is said to be the most important male figure in her life, apart from her father.
Mel Gibson
The actor stated that he adores and kisses the ground his former co-star and friend walks on, and he is rumored to be the biological father of her two teenage sons.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Awkward and weird is how the former child star and his TV and film actress friend of more than ten years feel when asked about their alleged romance.
Eva Longoria
The actress and her long-time pal, a dimpled Latino actor, have dodged romance rumors for years. The two are often spotted hanging out and supporting each other's careers and life endeavors.
Demi Moore
According to rumors, Moore sought comfort during her split with an ex with this former model and beauty-industry guru. Friends refuted the claim, calling it a complete joke.
Robert Pattinson
The eccentric songstress pal of the "Twilight" actor went so far as to text his then-girlfriend to dispel romance rumors between the two of them.
Prince Harry
The redheaded royal hit it off with a blond American actress who was using an adjacent treadmill at a swanky London gym .
Princess Beatrice
The princess has an open invitation to crash at her singer-songwriter and fellow Brit bud's Beverly Hills home whenever she crosses the pond.
Shakira
The Latin pop artist and her suave pro tennis player pal sparked romance rumors when the two were caught heading out for tapas in Madrid.
Taylor Swift
The country music star convinced her singer-songwriter friend and duet partner to buy a home in Nashville, where, when the two aren't touring together, they enjoy making homemade jam together.
Justin Timberlake
The crooner turned actor proved that he and his former co-star were friends without benefits when he married his on-again, off-again longtime love .
Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace
The reality TV alum became buds with this English humorist and journalist after making a guest appearance on his TV show.
Oprah Winfrey
The talk show veteran's vacation companion and now business partner is credited with saving her fledgling network after he stepped in to write, create and direct the network's new hit shows.
Kate Winslet
The Academy Award-winning actress's former co-star revealed that the two established an unbreakable bond while shooting their 1997 hit film, so much so that he walked her down the aisle when she wed for the third time .
Trinny Woodall
The style guru and her former rock guitarist pal have been friends for years, having met through Woodall's ex-husband , best friend to the rocker.
