Russell Crowe dating Samantha Barks?

OHMYGOSSIP — Russell Crowe has a new girlfriend! According to a new report, the actor, 48, is dating 22-year-old actress Samantha Barks.

Australian magazine New Idea claims that Barks, from the Isle of Man, has developed  a “special relationship” with the Gladiator actor.

An insider said that at the Oscars after-party, “She was continually touching his sleeve, giggling and sitting in awe of his every word, and he was lapping up every moment.

“Russell and Sam greeted each other like the oldest of friends and no one could get a word in.

“It was electric watching them flirt, it was the buzz of the ball.”