Shia LaBeouf has a new girlfriend – allegedly. Lainey was reporting it yesterday, and this morning it was Gatecrasher, so it’s probably so on! Shia hasn’t been rumored to be dating anyone other than Megan Fox over the past several months, and I think the chances are pretty good that if he and Megan did have a fling (likely, in my opinion), they’re over now. She’s back with Whats-His-Guts David Silver, Brian Austin Green. Meanwhile, Shia has stepped into greener pastures and found himself a girl that resembles an adorable woodland elf. Her name is Carey Mulligan, and she’s the 24-year-old British actress who was cast as Gordon Gekko’s daughter (and Shia’s love interest) in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps:

Romance is blossoming for Shia LaBeouf and his “Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps” co-star Carey Mulligan.

The hot new couple were spotted kissing and cuddling over drinks at West Village eatery Extra Virgin on Sunday afternoon – until British gal Mulligan realized she was being watched and began to hide her face.

Tsk, tsk, Shia – hasn’t anyone ever told you not to mix business and pleasure? Reps for LaBeouf and Mulligan didn’t respond to calls for comment.

[From Gatecrasher]

Well, they’re both young and single, so why not get it on? If I was working with Shia, I’d probably try to hit it too. Going back to Carey… I had to look her up on IMDB to figure out who she was. She’s actually something of a hot young thing in Britain, and she has been working solidly the past five years. I know her from two projects – the Keira Knightley version of Pride & Prejudice, in which Carey played a very cute, dimpled Kitty Bennett; and the underrated 2005 BBC miniseries of Bleak House, where Carey played the second female lead, Ada Clare. Now that I know who she is, I whole-heartedly approve. Shia is probably in heaven with this British beauty.

Here’s Carey Mulligan at the premiere of ‘The September Issue’ at The Museum of Modern Art in New York on August 19th and at the Los Angeles Film Festival premiere of ‘Public Enemies’ Premiere on June 23rd. Shia is shown at the festival’s “Transformers” premiere on June 22nd. Images thanks to WENN.com .