Just Desserts

You might recall, not too long ago, how stage/screen actor Billy Crudup left then-pregnant girlfriend of 7 years Mary Louise Parker for his co-star Claire Danes. What an impossible cad. He quickly made the top entry on women's shit lists all across the country. Well, it was nice to see Parker's star rise while Billy faded into oblivion. Sure, he had roles here and there -- but no one really gave a shit. Then came this delicious bit of irony...

Hugh Dancy, a British actor, is "the other man" in the Claire Danes / Billy Crudup breakup - although some might be surprised he went after her, reported the New York Daily News. "An unnamed Daily News eyewitness says Danes and Dancy got together November 2nd, a month before the split with Crudup. According to the unnamed Daily News source, "they shared a bed 'with the door two feet ajar, and everybody listening' in his suite at the swanky hotel where the cast was staying while filming "Evening" in Newport, R.I." Allegedly Hugh is an equal opportunity lover, who eats oysters AND snails. "The cast was pretty much drunk every night," says the unnamed Daily News snitch. "Hugh also made out with [screenwriter] Michael Cunningham in the lobby." "Plus, he was seen snogging the gay hotel manager, who lost his job." [monsters and critics/uk]

Hang on... just a sec... I'm taking a deep breath. That's quite a bit of delectable gossip... I think I need a cigarette. Phew. OK. So... In case you don't know what Dancy looks like, ladies, here's a gander:

Yeah, looks like he's worth the trouble that will inevitably ensue... for just a little while, anyway. ;)