So what’s really going on between Colin Farrell and Britney Spears? According to the hunky Irish actor — and co-star of “Daredevil” (opening this weekend) — “we’re just mates.” Yes, rumors did begin to fly when Farrell, 26, brought Spears, 21, as his date to the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie “The Recruit” two weeks ago. And yes, Farrell is the same guy who told Details magazine that he has a sort of revolving door policy in the bedroom. (”Can you imagine a 26-year-old man who is single being a big fan of casual sex?” he gasps...) But Farrell, who also calls his alleged liaison with Demi Moore “bullshit,” insists there is nothing going on with America’s pop princess: “She’s still single,” he says. The two stars apparently met when Spears dropped by the set of Farrell's upcoming movie, “SWAT.” “She was with her brother and Big Rob, her bodyguard,” Farrell remembers. “It wasn't exactly a candlelit event.” As for future intentions, Farrell concedes, “She’s a gorgeous girl. She’s really a sweetheart and she's not exactly hard on the eyes, either. A man can’t have enough friends in the world like her.”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 7, 2003. Read the original PDF.