Acquaintance outs star couple

Actress Bae Doona once again made local media headlines, this time because an acquaintance of actor Jim Sturgess referred to Bae as Sturgess's girlfriend, although the stars have previously denied rumors about their relationship.

"One of the nicest, most genuine actors I've ever met, Mr. Jim Sturgess, and his lovely girlfriend Doona Bae," the acquaintance wrote alongside a photo of the two released through a social network service.

The stars met while filming the movie "Cloud Atlas," which was released January in Korea.

Many questioned if they were dating in December 2012 but both denied the rumors. Some other entertainment news outlets overseas, however, have published photos of Bae and Sturgess arm-in-arm while out in public.

By Lee Sun-min [summerlee@joongang.co.kr]