Despite reports, it appears that Brad Pitt and Kate Hudson are not becoming the next hottest celebrity couple.

An initial rumor published by Woman's Day Australia claimed that the newly single actor, who split from Angelina Jolie in September, was hooking up with Hudson.

"Kate is Brad's mystery woman. They've been extremely close over the past few weeks, following several secret meet-ups," a source told the publication. "The rumor in Hollywood is that Kate's a firecracker in the sack, as is Brad. So they're two big stars who were very attracted to each other and drawn to one another, and they are certainly enjoying each other's company."

Hudson was previously married to singer Chris Robinson until 2006, with whom she has a son, Ryder. She was also engaged to singer Matthew Bellamy until 2014, with whom she also has a son, Bingham. She has also previously been linked to Owen Wilson, Dax Shepard, Lance Armstrong, Alex Rodriguez, and most recently Nick Jonas and Diplo.

However, sources have since told The Daily Mail that the report is not true at all, as Pitt is still trying to get over Jolie, with whom he had a relationship since 2004. The pair had six children together-Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne-and his primary focus now that he has been 100 percent cleared of child abuse claims has been on the custody battle he and Jolie will be engaged in, as he fights for joint custody and she fights for sole custody.

The rumor came after Pitt's former bodyguard, Kris Herzog, also reportedly told Yahoo that he saw a major difference when it came to how Pitt was with Jolie, compared to how things were with his first wife, actress Jennifer Aniston, who he divorced after five years of marriage after meeting Jolie on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith.

"I'd definitely be 'Team Jennifer Aniston,'" he said. "Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were one hundred percent happy before he met Angelina Jolie. I never heard of them fighting. I never heard rumors of cheating. I never heard anything bad between Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt before he met Angelina Jolie."

"With Angelina it was a different type of relationship," he continued. "It was 'we are the most powerful celebrity couple in the world' and that was primarily Angelina pushing the public image."

Herzog also revealed that Aniston had been genuinely devastated when she and Pitt split, because she had been truly blindsided by his new feelings for Jolie.

"She really loved him with all of her heart. I don't believe Jennifer even looked at other guys when she was with Brad. She would have dedicated her life to him," he said.

Aniston eventually moved on as well, and married actor Justin Theroux in 2015.

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