JC Chasez , 31, has denied Internet rumors linking him to Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford, 22.

“For the record, we’re both straight,” Chasez declared. "We're not dating."

"The only time people usually see us together is in some type of photograph, so they just assume that it’s like that," he said.

"If I’m dating a girl and I’m standing next to another girl, I’m having an affair," Chasez went on.

"So now, since there hasn’t been any of that smoke out there, if I’m hanging out with a guy, they’re going to make up a rumor.

"It’s just stupid.”