Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong'o have sparked rumors that they are dating after they have been spotted flirting with each other. 

The two, who are both nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Actor, were seen together at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, New York Post Page Six reported. The attended several events together in honor of New York Fashion Week and according to one source, "They were huddled at a corner table together looking very close.  

The two have been rumored to be dating since the Golden Globes awards in January and have stayed close together at events leading up to the Oscars, which will be held on March 2. 

Nyong'o reportedly had an on-set romance with 12 Years A Slave co-star Chiwetel Ejiofor, but it died down once the movie finished filming.

Leto previously dated Cameron Diaz in 1999 and then got engaged in 2000, but their relationship ended in 2003. He also has been linked to Taylor Swift and Alexa Chung. 

Earlier this year, he told Marie Claire magazine that he sometimes is rumored to be dating women that he doesn't even know. 

"You know sometimes you get linked to someone you've never met and you're like, 'I wouldn't mind actually getting to know her," he said. 

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