At the Thursday premiere of Rendition, Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon reportedly avoided each other like the herpes, keeping to separate groups of friends and even refusing eye contact. According to Us Weekly:

“They didn’t even talk to each other at the post-reception except when a photographer pulled them together for a picture with the director—and he was standing in between them,” adds another onlooker.

“You know how actors are who are in projects together — they always go up to each other and say, ‘It’s so good to see you!’ For actors to not talk to each other, they have to either hate each other — which they don’t — or they’re hiding something.”

Well, since there’s nothing I love quite like delicious, delicious speculation — here are my Top 10 Reasons Why Jake and Reese Might Be Avoiding Each Other:

10. Reese told Jake that his new beard makes him looks fat.
9. They were on a break!
8. Reese accidentally taped over “Grey’s Anatomy.”
7. Jake finally saw that embarrassing movie she did with Napoleon Dynamite.
6. A strap-on incident that went horribly awry.
5. They’re covering up a murder, obviously.
4. Jake told Reese that her chin is too pointy.
3. Two words: Sex and Tape
2. Three words: Sex and Tape and Internet
1. Fishing trip my ass.

More of Reese looking gorgeous as usual, after the jump.