Exes Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams Avoid Each Other at Cannes

By Jo Piazza Posted May 20th 2011 03:15PM

Former lovers Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams (pictured here in 2007) were very careful to avoid running into one another at the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France this week.

Rachel arrived earlier in the week to promote her new Woody Allen flick, 'Midnight in Paris.' And just as McAdams was heading out of the city, Gosling arrived at the festival to promote his thriller, 'Drive.'

Cannes is a small city and since there are about three places celebrities hang out -- yachts, the Palais theaters and the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in Antibes -- the pair likely would have had a run-in were they on the ground at the same time.

While in France, McAdams' relationship with British actor Michael Sheen was finally confirmed by PEOPLE magazine, although the pair have been dating since they filmed 'Midnight in Paris' last summer.

Gosling has been single for awhile, but 'Drive' director Nicolas Winding Refn played the part of the helpful wingman on Friday during a press conference for their flick.

"Ryan just worships women, you should know," Refn said. "Worships them." To which Gosling dubiously nodded.

Gosling and McAdams first met in 2004 while filming the Nicholas Sparks' romance 'The Notebook,' which made millions of women believe in the endurance of true love. Swoony ladies wishing for a 'Notebook'-style reunion, definitely had their hopes dashed this week.

They may be consoled that McAdams has found a great guy. Sheen gushed earlier in the week about his lady love. "She's absolutely amazing. A fantastic actress ... She's the most wonderful person I know. We got to know each other on set [in Paris], it was an amazing time. We've been a couple for a while now."

McAdams and Gosling dated for three years and were engaged following 'The Notebook.' Gosling has referred to McAdams as "the great love of his life." McAdams was the one to call off the engagement.

Video: Ryan Gosling is Cute in Cannes:

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Friday 20 May

By Yuletide

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Ryan is the new Brad Pitt, Rachel is the new Nicole Kidman!

By Janee

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Since Rachel doesn't want him, I'll take him!

By donna

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he has squinty eyes and looks lik a little boy. there is nothing appealing about him. she's a stunner; but him; my dog is better looking.

By Susan

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He's my actor crush. Wish for the time they went out, they could run into each other and share a friendly hello. Last week Renee and Bradley had an awkward run-in, why can't these couples say hello?

By J.J

Way to make a story about nothing. It wasn't by choice they avoided each other. I know someone that works for their PR team, they're still friends.

Saturday 21 May

By Sun

They were perfect in the excellent movie "The Notebook"

Tuesday 24 May

By lanica

They were THE BEST COUPLE behind the scene. There is the great mistake their break. Very, very sad event! Who's want it?

By Ted

Who cares?

Sunday 22 May

By rc7640

You're delusional! Ryan Gosling is fine as hell! I'm quite curious to know what you look like and have a feeling you might be the one who resembles your pooch. I just don't understand people like you that take time out of your day to bad mouth someone you don't know.

sorry, was replying to delusional donna!

Wednesday 25 May

By Lori

Ditto that, rc7640. He is really good-looking. Though this picture does not do him justice but its also from 4 years ago. That man has a sexy, sultry thing going that personally, I've never noticed in a blondey with blue eyes. Usually, its the tall, dark and handomes that get me, but this one, wheww just one night, lol.

Sunday 06 November

By Anna Johansson-Edwards

I just think Ryan Gosling is very charming and I just watch some of his movies this week, he is much sexier than Brad Pitt ever was. Now I am just looking for all the movies he was ever in. He is just adorable, and very handsome also, and I like the way he presents himself in every movie that I have seen so far. I like him more as a blond. He is making it big in Hollywood . Goood luck Ryan, I will never miss another movie you star in. Cannot wait for the next movie, keep on working.

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