She has notoriously weird taste in men, but apparently Evan Rachel Wood draws the line at men old enough to play her father. The actress, who once dated goth rocker Marilyn Manson and has recently been linked with her “Wrestler” co-star Mickey Rourke, spoke to Rolling Stone and directly addressed the rumors.

There have been inaccurate reports in the press recently that link Evan to her co-star in The Wrestler, actor Mickey Rourke. The latest rumor is that they locked lips at the SAG awards ceremony a few nights ago.

With no other friend in the press to turn to, we heard from Evan this morning. She has been so distraught by these rumors, and the attention they have taken away from the brilliant movie, that she asked us to pass along this message. And we obliged.

“I’m upset because I feel disrespected by the press and by Mr. Rourke,” she told us. “Just because I’m single doesn’t mean that you can take advantage of me. It’s unfair that the performances might suffer because of all of these distractions.”

And regarding her alleged affair with Mr. Rourke, Wood says, “I’m not attracted to him, he’s too old for me. Nothing ever happened and nothing ever will.”

[From RollingStone.com]

Well, there you go – straight from the source. But it still doesn’t explain all the photos of Rourke nuzzling and groping Wood. Maybe the attention was unwelcome on her part, or maybe they had a few too many glasses of champagne at those Golden Globe parties. At any rate, I wouldn’t go so far as to say this gossip about the co-stars hooking up has taken anything away from the movie itself – after all, it’s up for two academy awards and has made numerous “Best of” movie lists for 2008. Evan should just chill out – these rumors, if untrue, have a way of dying out quickly.

Here’s Evan Rachel Wood at the SAG Awards. Thank goodness she finally stopped dressing like Marilyn Manson’s ex, Dita Von Teese, and is dressing her age. She looks very fresh-faced and lovely here. Photo credits: Bauergriffin.