Gerard On Dating Jen

Gerard Butler and Jennifer AnistonGerard Butler has gone to town on claims he's dating co-star Jennifer Aniston.

He told the August issue of US Esquire they'd only spoken for a few minutes before rumours started flying that they'd hooked up.

"The sum total of our conversation was about four minutes at the Toronto Film Festival," says the Scottish beefcake.

"The next day, the story is: 'Gerry Butler and Jennifer Aniston get cosy at the Toronto Film Festival.'

"Cosy? We were standing up and surrounded by 40 people."

He continued: "You can walk around with a hundred of your buddies and it's cool, but the second there's a woman involved..."

Our Gerry's got a theory about why it happens though.

He said bluntly: "It's because she's single and I'm single."

We didn't say it was a comprehensive explanation...

Gerard and Jen are currently spending so much time together because they're filming their latest flick, The Bounty, in New York. In fact, it's a miracle he's got time to see anyone.

And Gerard agrees: "In the last year, there have probably been rumours of ten different women I'm supposed to be involved with. I think maybe one is true."

Thanks for clearing that up, Gerard.

by showbiz