James Franco Denies Dating Ashley Benson

"Hot damn, am I a lucky guy. I wish I had actually gotten closer than the 13th row of the theater in Toronto where Kristen gave her On the Road Q and A, but I didn't; not only did I not talk to her, I didn't even go to the SoHo house where I supposedly asked her out on a date.

"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!"

The romance rumors with the Pretty Little Liars star began after the duo were spotted holding hands at L.A.'s Haunted Hayride, according to the New York Post, which first reported on the potential couple. 

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