Katy Perry and Ryan Phillippe get flirty, plus more celeb romance updates

By JM Stephens 9:10am PDT, Mar 30, 2017

Christina El Moussa's dating life is on ice! First, E! News reported that the newly single "Flip or Flop" star was linked to a mystery man at the Anaheim Ducks hockey game on March 23, 2017. Then E! learned that her new man was playing in the game! Christina, whose split from Tarek El Moussa was made public in December, has been dating hockey player Nate Thompson for "about a month," reports E! On March 13, Nate shared an image of himself with Christina and others at a Lady Ducks fashion show, a charity event benefiting the Children's Hospital of Orange County. They were supposedly seen chatting in January at another charity event too. In February, the reality TV star split with boyfriend Gary Anderson. Her rep has denied she's dating Nate, calling him just "a friend" and insisting Christina is single. Keep reading for more romance updates this week…

Chained to the rhythm of love? A slew of stars came out for Elton John's 70th birthday party in Los Angeles on March 25, 2017, and, according to HollywoodLife.com, two newly single celebs looked like they were hitting it off at the big bash. "Katy Perry and Ryan Phillippe were totally flirting at Elton John's birthday party! They were seated at separate tables but he made his way over to her and sat down next to her," an eyewitness told the website. "She was totally giggling and at one point he had his hand on her knee. Then he took off but came back later for more flirting!" Katy split with Orlando Bloom in February, while Ryan and law school grad Paulina Slagter called off their engagement in November 2016.

He's taken! For the last five months, "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia has quietly been dating Kelly Egarian, a New Jersey native who now works in Los Angeles as a marketing coordinator at Stella McCartney, In Touch reported in its issue that hit newsstands on March 29, 2017. "He is very protective of her and their relationship," a source told the magazine. "He's wanted to be private about it because she's not a celebrity. But this isn't her first celebrity relationship — she also dated [*NSYNC's] JC Chasez."

Lamar Odom is finally coming clean about his failed marriage to Khloe Kardashian. In an Us Weekly cover story released on March 29, 2017, the former NBA star — who nearly died 17 months ago in a Nevada brothel — admits Khloe busted him using cocaine two years before she finally left him in 2013 and confirms he cheated on her with multiple women. "If there is one thing I regret when I was married, it was having multiple affairs with different women. That wasn't the stand-up thing to do. I wish I could have kept my d— in my pants," he told the magazine, later saying, "I wasn't a man. That wasn't the man thing to do at all… She didn't deserve that." He discussed the gratitude he felt upon seeing his estranged wife by his bedside when he emerged from a coma, unable to walk or talk, in a Las Vegas hospital in October 2015. He credited her with helping him recover but insists they did not get romantically involved again. "Honestly, at that time I was just blessed to be around her. I wasn't making any more out of it than that," he said, adding, "We haven't been intimate in years." Lamar, who's finally off drugs after completing rehab, also revealed he and Khloe no longer speak and that he no longer wishes they would reconcile. "Nah, that time has passed," he said, adding, "I wouldn't want to hurt her anymore."

After weeks of speculation, Hailey Baldwin and Cameron Dallas continue to set tongues wagging with talk that they're in a new relationship. The model and the social media star were seen grabbing lunch in Los Angeles on March 22, 2017. Hailey and Cameron both shot a new Carolina Herrera campaign a few weeks ago, leading to the first round of dating rumors. We'll keep you updated with more developments!

Jodie Sweetin and Justin Hodak have called it quits. The former couple, who got engaged in January 2016, had been together since 2014. Her rep told E! News on March 24, "We can confirm that actress Jodie Sweetin and her fiance Justin Hodak have ended their relationship. She appreciates everyone's understanding for their need for privacy at this time." It's been a rough one: Justin reportedly threatened to commit suicide in the wake of the breakup and was arrested three times in the days following their split for violating a restraining order the "Fuller House" star had filed against him.

Three months after filing for divorce from Blake Jenner, her husband of three-and-a-half years, "Supergirl" star Melissa Benoist has moved on with co-star Chris Wood. On March 28, 2017, DailyMail.com published photos of the new couple swimming, holding hands and kissing in the ocean during a getaway to Cancun, Mexico, earlier in the week.

Olympic ice-skating champion-turned-sports commentator Michelle Kwan is getting divorced. Husband Clay Pell — a lawyer, military officer and former director for strategic planning on the White House National Security staff — filed paperwork to end their marriage on March 27, 2017. "It is with deep regret that I share that Michelle and my marriage is coming to an end," he said in a statement to E! News. "This is a sad and difficult turn of events for our family. I love Michelle, and wish her the very best as her life takes her in a new direction. I want to thank friends and family who have given wisdom and support, and I ask for privacy during this challenging time." Michelle and Clay married in January 2013.

Nearly five years after his divorce from Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise has reportedly fallen for his "Mission: Impossible 6" co-star Vanessa Kirby. On March 23, 2017, In Touch reported that Tom thinks there could be a future for him and the actress, who plays Princess Margaret on Netflix's "The Crown." "He's blown her away with his endless charm and energy. He thinks she's perfect to be his next wife," a source told the magazine. Tom supposedly wants to be married again by "early next year," the source claimed. Whether the British actress feels the same way isn't known. GossipCop later claimed it's been told the report is false and that "the two barely know each other," but the site did not credit that information to any particular sources.

A judge has tossed out the divorce judgement that ended "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Phaedra Parks' marriage to Apollo Nida, reports TMZ. Phaedra filed for divorce back in 2014 a month after Apollo started an eight-year prison sentence for his role in a fraudulent auto-loan scheme. In November 2016, she claimed that it had been finalized. Apparently, the divorce was granted by default last July because Apollo had failed to respond to Phaedra's filing. But in December 2016, he contested it on the grounds that he'd never been served or given a chance to respond. He filed his own divorce petition on Dec. 1. A judge has now sided with Apollo, noting that he was troubled by the fact that Phaedra intentionally misspelled Apollo's last name as "Nita" in her original paperwork and that it had been suggested that Apollo would attend future divorce hearings from prison, which was never a possibility, TMZ explained in a March 24, 2017, report. The couple are parents to young sons Dylan and Ayden.

While being interviewed on the March 23, 2017, episode of "Skavlan," a Scandinavian TV show, Emma Thompson revealed that Donald Trump once asked her out! As reported by Us Weekly, the British actress recalled being in her trailer on the Los Angeles set of the 1998 movie "Primary Colors" — in which she played a character modeled on Hillary Clinton (how crazy is that?!) — when the phone rang. It was the day after her divorce from Kenneth Branagh had been finalized. "Hi, it's Donald Trump here," said the voice on the other line. Emma explained that it was "like a moose had just entered my trailer" since that phone had never rung before. Donald offered her a place to stay, "some accommodation in one of my Trump Towers. They're really comfortable," she remembers him saying. He also told her "Well, you know, I think we would get on very well. Maybe we could have dinner some time." She said she "didn't know what to do with myself" and did not accept. "I just said, 'Okay, well, I'll get back to you. Thank you so much for ringing."

It's official! Barely a month after finalizing his divorce from Shannon De Lima, Marc Anthony made his new romance with young model Mariana Downing red carpet official. The two posed together as they arrived at the Maestro Cares Foundation's fourth annual gala in New York City on March 21, 2017. Marc, 48, and Mariana, 21, were first linked in February.

As John Mayer stages a musical comeback, the Grammy winner and notorious lothario is talking about the inspiration behind some of the songs on his upcoming album, "The Search for Everything." He admitted to The New York Times in a buzzed-about interview published on March 23, 2017, that the track "Still Feel Like Your Man" is indeed about ex Katy Perry, whom he dated on and off from 2012 to 2015. "Who else would I be thinking about?" he said. "And by the way, it's a testament to the fact that I have not dated a lot of people in the last five, six years. That was my only relationship. So it's like, give me this, people."

It's a girl for "Gilmore Girls" alum Jared Padalecki. On March 27, 2017, Jared's wife, "Supernatural" star Genevieve Cortese, announced on Instagram that they had welcomed a daughter named Odette Elliott into the world. Odette was actually born on March 17, according to the Instagram photo, but the couple kept the news to themselves for a bit. Jared and Genevieve are also parents to sons Thomas Colton and Austin Shepherd. The couple met on the set of "Supernatural" when she had a recurring role during the fourth season. They married in 2010.

Only a few weeks after they sparked reconciliation rumors when they were spotted kissing on the street, "Bachelor in Paradise" stars Josh Murray and Amanda Stanton are making headlines again — for all the wrong reasons. On March 20 it was reported that a call to the police was made from Josh on his ex, Amanda. "It was an incident where it was a dispute over a car and perhaps some items in the car. It basically resolved itself," the Irvine Police PIO explained to Us Weekly. "No arrests were made. There was no criminal activity of any sort." In Touch reported that Josh had asked Amanda to pay $30,000 off the Audi Q5 he gave her late last year. While she wanted to sort it out after a vacation, apparently Josh wanted to deal with it sooner than that and called the police.

Just last week Jenny Slate opened up about her failed nine-month relationship with Chris Evans. And now he's doing the same — in a refreshing change from the way celebrities are typically so tight-lipped after their relationships end. "She's the best," Chris said of Jenny to People.com. "I've never ever ever met someone in my life who has a mastery of the English language the way she does. She'll give you one sentence and there's no fat to it. You're like, 'You just chose such an unbelievable collection of words that beautifully articulate what you say.'" Chris admits he's usually quiet about his personal life, but because his relationship with Jenny was special he wanted to share about it. "If the things you're doing and the things you're surrounding yourself with are quality people and they are beautiful experiences, there's no shame in sharing," Chris further explained. Pretty refreshingly honest, right?