We’ve already sort-of heard this story as it was in News of the World last week. NOTW now charges for article access since they’re trying to make enough money to pay settlements to all those celebrities whose phones they tapped in a desperate bid to get stories. Anyway I thought it was worth visiting Star Magazine’s take on it, as they add some fake “insider” quotes. The verifiable details of this story are damning enough. Gwyneth Paltrow and her Glee co-star Matthew Morrison were seen sneaking out of a hotel together in London at 2:00 am, with each of them looking embarrassed to see the paparazzi and taking pains to hide. (Photos are here.) They enjoyed a “romantic” dinner, drinks and dancing up that night. What’s more is that Morrison sung Goopy’s praises prior to working with her and admitted having a crush. Star claims that Morrison is trying to get Goop on Glee full time.

Savoring a late-night dinner at London’s Locana Locatelli restaurant and tossing back glasses of wine with her sexy companion at the Grosvenor House hotel until 2 a.m. on March 29, Gwyneth Paltrow looked to be enjoying a romantic night out without her kids [or husband]…

Matthew, 32, and Gwyneth, 38, “had a great time laughing, dancing and getting cozy at their table until well into the early-morning hours,” a source says of their London date night. “It’s clear from how touchy-feely they were that they’re really hot for each other.” And the attraction has been bubbling for months.

When Gwyneth joined the hit show for a cameo role last fall, notorious ladies’ man Matthew was smitted. “Dare I say I have a crush on Gwyneth Paltrow?” he admitted, calling her “the most joyous professional,” “a light,” “a blessing,” “the most lovely” and more.

Gwyneth was into him too, sources say, and the cast and crew couldn’t help but notice. On the day they filmed their famed “Singing in the Rain/Umbrella” number, a set insider reveals, “The sexual tension was palpable. They were chasing each other around on the set all through the shoot, splashing water on each other and acting like a couple of teenagers in lust. It got pretty hot and steamy.”

Gwyneth slipped him her number before leaving, the source says, and the couple have stayed in touch since. “When she heard he was in London doing publicity,” an insider says, “she was staying at her London home, so she called him to meet up.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition, April 18, 2011]

This is what Star always does – they write fan fiction about scenes that actors share together. Still, this could be true. I doubt that Gwyneth is still with her husband, Chris Martin, at this point. They haven’t been seen together in ages and while he hates the paparazzi and has been too good to show up to any of her events to support her in years, it still bodes poorly for their marriage. If she is still with Chris I can imagine he wouldn’t look too kindly on her staying out with a male co-worker until 2:00 am. That’s probably not the case, though, and these two seem perfect for each other. Morrison strikes me as self obsessed and a little dim. He just claimed that he eats sweet potatoes for three days to prepare for shirtless scenes because “the potato acts as a sponge and your body literally shrinks and gets ripped and tight.” He probably finds Gwyneth so pretty and smart. She knows so much about the things in life that are important to him, and she eats it up when people adore her.

Gwyneth will record a duet with Morrison on his upcoming solo album. Morrison is still talking about that onscreen kiss with Goopy but she’s letting it leak that she thinks of him as a “little brother.”

Photos are from 12/13/10 when Goop got a star on the walk of fame. Note how Morrison was there but her husband wasn’t. Credit: WENN.com