Hayden Panettiere has been fuelling rumors she is dating Ne-Yo after the two were spotted hand-in-hand on earlier this week. The blonde actress and R'n'B singer-songwriter were spotted holding hands and getting up close at a New York's Butter nightclub on Monday. However, the 28-year-old star denies rumors, saying their relationship is platonic and he just held her hand because of her "torturous" shoes. Ne-Yo tells People magazine, "I was helping her out of the car!". "She had these shoes – they were cute – but they were torture devices, so I had to help her."