Penelope Cruz Admits Fanning Salma Hayek Lesbian Reports

Rumors of Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz snuggling up as lovers are rampant in Salama's home country of Mexico.   And even though the two women are not lovers, the speculation continues to spread between the gorgeous women.  Who is helping those rumors along

Penelope Cruz Admits Fanning Salma Hayek Lesbian Reports

And how are these accusations continuing?  Who would keep this going? According to veteran gossip Jeannette Walls of MSNBC - it's Penelope.

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She writes in todays 'Scoop:'

Penelope Cruz claims she knows why those lesbian rumors refuse to die. The “Vanilla Sky” actress, who has long been the subject of speculation about her sexuality, says she helped keep them going.

Cruz has been friends with Salma Hayek since she came to the U.S. from Spain about seven years ago. There friendship started a buzz, which grew a lot louder when she groped her friend’s behind at a press conference while the two were promoting their film “Banditas.”

“I grabbed Salma’s ass just to keep things moving, because everyone was a little slow,” Cruz said while promoting her new film “Volver” reports Australia’s Courier Mail. “And, of course, the energy changed when I did that.”

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Walls notes that there’s also the bit about Cruz saying that her “Head in the Clouds” co-star Charlize Theron was her best-ever on-screen kiss — despite kissing then main-squeeze Matthew McConaughey in the flick “Sahara.”