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Jennifer and Gerard enjoyed a meal with four of their friends, not helping to quell rumors about whether or not they are dating.

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Jennifer Aniston arrived for dinner at Cliff's Edge, a restaurant in Los Angeles's trendy Silver Lake neighborhood with Gerard Butler and four other friends, resulting in the paparazzi playing guessing games once again about whether or not the pair are a couple.  
  
"They enjoyed a friendly dinner with each other," the restaurant manager told RadarOnline.com. Seated at a table in the corner of the outdoor patio, the stars (who are currently filming The Bounty together in NYC) were spotted enjoying a quiet meal with their friends, and reportedly discussing the horde of paparazzi that were outside the restaurant.  
  
"Jennifer is so lovely, and she and Gerard were not holding hands and I didn't think they were a couple, just friends having dinner together," said the manager. Aniston, simply dressed in jeans and a tank top, "hugged all the diners in the group and was certainly not spending any special time on Gerard," a source told People Magazine. "Gerard kept the group entertained with stories and they all shared many laughs," the source added. However, the duo left the restaurant separately around midnight.  
  
Jennifer's next movie, Love Happens, a romantic comedy with Aaron Eckhart hits theaters September 18.