Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia Still Not Dating

Milo Ventimiglia is still denying he is dating Hayden Panettiere. He said:
"She and I are close friends. It’s only natural that people are going to couple us together." is that true if they are not in celebrity dating list ?ummm,i`m not sure about that.and what about Hayden Panettiere ?