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Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus Are "Just Friends" Despite New Romance Rumors

The two had first sparked dating rumors in 2015

By Corinne Heller Feb 25, 2017 7:28 PMTags
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The Walking Dead actor and fan-favorite Norman Reedus and Diane Kruger, who starred with him in the 2015 film Sky, sparked fresh romance rumors recently when they were photographed unloading bags and boxes from a Porsche in New York City. One paparazzi photo showed the actress smiling at him while holding a tote bag. An eyewitness told E! News exclusively that the two kissed on the lips and acted playful and also drove to a hotel.

A source told E! News Saturday that Kruger and Reedus are "just friends."

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Reedus, 48, and Kruger, 40, sparked first sparked romance rumors in 2015 when The New York Daily News reported that the two made out in a bar in the city while the actress' then-boyfriend and fellow Sky co-star Joshua Jackson, 38, was on a trip overseas. A rep for Reedus denied to the newspaper that Reedus and Kruger had made out. A source close to Kruger then told The Daily Mail the story was "completely fabricated and untrue."

Last July, it was reported the actress and Reedus attended a star-studded Fourth of July party together. They did not comment. Two weeks later, the actress' rep said Kruger and Jackson had ended their 10-year relationship

In December, Kruger attended Reedus' photography exhibition, which featured images from his 2013 book The Sun's Coming Up… Like a Big Bald Head, in Paris.