Pacino laughs off Alley romance rumour

Al Pacino has laughed off reports he is romancing Fat Actress star Kirstie Alley, insisting they're just good friends.

The pair were spotted enjoying a meal at a top restaurant, and eyewitnesses claimed the 54-year-old beauty was stroking the Heat actor's thigh.

Pacino's representative Pat Kingsley explains: "There was a group of about eight people talking at a restaurant and it was not a dating situation."