Hayden Panettiere Denies Dating Kevin Connolly - JustJared.com Exclusive

Hayden Panettiere speaks exclusively to JustJared.com at the Neutrogena Fresh Faces Event at Los Angeles on Saturday (September 26).

The 20-year-old Heroes hottie said she and Entourage actor Kevin Connolly, 35, are not an item.

“I’ve known Kevin for so long,” Hayden told Just Jared. “You can’t have friends with the opposite sex. It’s so funny. We’re just friends.”

The romantic rumors were sparked after Hayden and Kevin were spotted together chatting all evening at HBO’s post-Emmy party on Sunday.

This rumor’s quashed!