Reese Witherspoon - Witherspoon Linked To Agent

Newly-single actress REESE WITHERSPOON has been hit by rumours she's dating a Hollywood talent agent - just days after she was falsely linked to Scottish actor GERARD BUTLER.

The Legally Blonde star, 33, split from long time boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal late last year (09), and she was subsequently rumoured to have become involved with Butler.

A rep for Butler dismissed the reports, and online gossips have now linked Witherspoon to agent Jim Toth, after the pair was snapped enjoying dinner together in Santa Monica, California last Thursday (28Jan10).

Toth works for Creative Artists Agency, the organisation which represents Witherspoon, but a source tells People.com the intimate evening out was "a date (but) nothing serious."

The insider adds, "(They) were very flirtatious throughout dinner. They were having a lot of fun, totally getting along and laughing and talking the whole dinner. Reese seemed very happy. She was smiling all dinner. The mood was upbeat and really good."

Witherspoon has two children Ava, 10, and Deacon, six, with her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe.