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Penelope Cruz Denies Olivier Martinez Romance, Kylie Backs Her
Penelope Cruz has denied any romantic ties to “Blood and Chocolate” star Olivier Martinez, contending “Olivier and I have been friends for seven years, we are very close. You can understand that it's a difficult time for him right now, so I have been there for him to offer support.”
Martinez recently split with singer Kylie Minogue and several of her fans have pointed the finger at Olivier’s relationship with Oscar nominated actress Penelope Cruz. Shortly after news of the Martinez/Minogue split photos showing Cruz and Martinez surfaced. The pictures captured the two hugging, yet Cruz has insisted it was an innocent embrace meant as a friendly gesture.
Oddly enough Martinez's greatest defender in teh recent allegations has been Minogue herself. Kylie posted a statement on her website saying, “As for the treatment Olivier has received of late, I can only reiterate that he simply does not deserve the kind of harassment or vitriol to which he has been subjected.”
It seems Minogue is convinced that her split with Martinez had nothing to do with infidelity or new love interests and asked her fans and media to lay off on their attacks, “For someone whom I have enormous love and respect, and communicate with, it is so grossly unfair: to demonize an honest man. I would ask of you, my fans, to show your support for both Olli and myself as a separation is never easy."
