James Franco Denies Ashley Benson Dating Rumors

Women everywhere can breathe a little easier tonight: James Franco claims that he's still single!

Franco has adamantly denied the rumors that he's dating his Spring Breakers co-star Ashley Benson - who is 12 years his junior - in a recent blog entry for The Huffington Post.

In the post, the actor/author/director/professor writes of his impossible hectic schedule, promotes Tar, and says a few things about the new film On the Road (which he apparently auditioned for a few years back). At the end - almost as a humorous after thought - Franco addresses the rumors circulating about his love life:

"I also hear that I've been dating Selena Gomez, Kristen Stewart and Ashley Benson. Hot damn, am I a lucky guy. As for Gomez and Benson, those are Bieber's girls and I wouldn't dare tangle with the Biebs. I heard he wants to kick my ass. Yikes!"

With all the projects he's involved in at the moment, I'm slightly inclined to believe that he wouldn't have time for a girlfriend even if he wanted!

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James Franco Dating Ashley Benson

James Franco is dating Ashley Benson. The 127 Hours star began romancing the Pretty Little Liars beauty last month and insiders say the pair are smitten with each other.

"They have been seeing each other for a little over a month, but things are going well," a source told The New York Post.

Last year, James revealed he had split from his long-term girlfriend Ahna O'Reilly after dating for five years. He admitted the long-distance had become too much for them as he was studying English at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, while she stayed in Los Angeles.