Blake Lively Not Dating Penn Badgley?

Gossip Girl costars Blake Lively and Penn Badgley are “just friends”, People is reporting.

“Everybody always tries to dig into your personal life or create things that aren’t there. . . . It’s silly,” Blake says. “Any male friend is obviously a ‘romance alert’ [for the media], but I’ve always been friends with boys.”

Does Blake ever say she’s not dating Penn? Ever? No! Besides, the Blake and Penn were the only two Gossip Girl stars in attendance at Chanel’s Night of Diamonds gala. Maybe, maybe!

Pictured here is a solo Blake spotted out and about in some fancy yellow boots in New York City Thursday evening.

DO YOU THINK Blake and Penn still have a hot-and-heavy romance going on?