Rumors circulated earlier in September that Taylor Swift, 23, is dating Maleficent actor Brenton Thwaites, 25, after meeting him at a Toronto International Film Festival party, but an insider denied any speculation of a romance brewing.

"Taylor thinks all these rumors about her and Brenton Thwaites are completely ridiculous," a friend of hers told Us Weekly.

The 22 singer was introduced to the Australian actor on Sept. 9 at a private party hosted by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

"Harvey Weinstein took Taylor to his table and sat her next to Brenton," the friend explained of the pair, who were reportedly seen laughing and talking during the bash. "They had a nice time talking but no numbers were exchanged. A photographer asked to take their picture and they said yes."

"She did think he was nice, but how could you be dating someone when you only just met them five minutes earlier?" the source added. "They are definitely not dating."

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They were spotted sitting inside a booth and talking at Weinstein's party. At the film festival to promote his flick Oculus, Thwaites "had his arm around her back" and "she touched his leg a few times. They seemed very into each other," a witness said.

Thwaites on Sept. 11 complained about the false dating reports while hanging out with a group of friends at Bar Masa in New York City, an eyewitness told Life & Style.

“At one point, after dinner, I heard someone ask him about hanging out with Taylor at Soho House two nights ago in Toronto and he said, ‘I took one photo with the girl! I mean, we were hanging out all night, but now suddenly she’s my girlfriend!’ ” the insider revealed.

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The eyewitness also noted that Thwaites already has a girlfriend.

“He said he was actually dating someone else! And [he] even said he’d be bringing her out on the carpet sometime soon.”

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