Hayden Panettiere Rebounds With NFL Hunk Mark Sanchez?

Celebrity News May 31, 2011 AT 4:32PM
Hayden Panettiere Rebounds With NFL Hunk Mark Sanchez? Credit: RumorFix.com

She likes 'em sporty!

Less than two weeks after her announced split from boxing champ Wladimir Klitschko, Hayden Panettiere was spotted with another world-class athlete: New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez.

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As first posted at RumorFix.com, the Scream 4 actress, 21, was snapped outside an In-N-Out Burger in Laguna Hills, Calif. on Monday smiling and gabbing with Sanchez, 24. One insider tells the site the duo are "just friends."

Still, Sanchez was spotted hitting on the Heroes alum at a star-studded pre-Oscars bash Feb. 25 at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont. Clad in a red dress, Panettiere chatted up the footballer for a private half-hour chat; "the flirting was mutual," one witness told Us Weekly.

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Citing difficulties with their long-distance love, Panettiere and Ukrainian heavyweight champion Klitschko, 35, confirmed the end of their two-year relationship May 12.

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"I have a lot of respect for Hayden as a person and as a friend and I believe we'll keep our friendship even after the separation," the pugilist said in a statement.

"Even though we've decided splitting up is best for both of us, we have an amazing amount of love and respect for each other and remain very close friends," Panettiere told Us.

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  • June 06, 2011 - 5:31am Chris Whitfield Mcnally

    Klitschko should KO him too no bet she was cheating on Wvlad with this grease ball

  • June 01, 2011 - 4:13pm Ñichölas Alán

    That won't last long. Mark Sanchez is as gay as Christmas and everyone knows it! LMFAO!

  • June 01, 2011 - 2:32pm Paul Richter

    size queen

  • June 01, 2011 - 7:51am Lori Hopkins

    people need to worry about themselves and leave the poor girl alone! if she's happy that's all that matters!

  • May 31, 2011 - 9:45pm Shannon Burmatoff

    Also, she doesn't waste anytime

  • May 31, 2011 - 5:20pm So Infamous

    Wow she moves fast

  • May 31, 2011 - 5:08pm Nikole Speck

    She looks like she's 12.

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