Scarlett Johansson Dating Spanish Artist Domingo Zapata

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Scarlett Johansson is secretly dating Spanish painter Domingo Zapata, according to Star magazine. The actress has been “regularly staying” at Zapata’s penthouse apartment at The Bowery Hotel in New York. What’s more, Zapata supposedly has told all his friends he’s “crazy about Johansson.”

A source close to Johansson told Gossip Cop they’re good friends, but “not seeing each other romantically.” Is that true, or is Johansson just trying to keep the romance under wraps until they see where it goes? That would make sense, considering that the stunning blonde doesn’t seem to be very lucky at love affairs. She recently broke up with boyfriend Nate Naylor around the same time her ex-husband, Ryan Reynolds, married Blake Lively.

Who is Domingo Zapata?
In the United States, Zapata became known as the friend of Lindsay Lohan who owned the car she was driving when she allegedly hit a pedestrian outside of a New York City club. But a look at his website shows that the guy has an impressive résumé. Born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in 1974, he currently maintains studios not only “at the Bowery Hotel in New York City”, but also “at the 16e arrondissement in Paris, and Miami’s hottest new playground for international taste makers: the Design District.” Wow!

And that’s not all. Zapata is also a businessman and worked as a broker on Wall Street. According to his site, he even co-wrote lyrics for Los del Río’s Bill Board hit “Macarena”, and for Michael Jackson and Jon Secada. Umm, we’re dealing with a real renaissance man here!

Certainly, Zapata seems to be a passionate guy, too. He looks quite nice, with burning eyes and a brown beard. He’s that type of sensual, excessive and hedonistic artist—attractive without being immensely handsome. He reminds me of a younger Julian Schnabel, the painter who married Spanish actress Olatz López Garmendia. It is not surprising that Zapata caught the eye of a woman as beautiful as Johansson.

Actually, the whole story reminds me of Woody Allen’s movie “Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona”. The film tells the story of two young American women who travel to Barcelona to spend their summer holiday. Vicky is sensible and engaged to be married; Cristina is emotional and seeks sexual adventures. In Barcelona, both are caught up in an unconventional relationship with Juan Antonio, a charismatic painter who still has something going with his tempestuous ex-wife, María Elena. The painter was played by Javier Bardem. María Elena was played by Penélope Cruz, and this is the movie where she and Bardem—now married—reunited and fell in love. And who played Cristina? None other than Johansson. Maybe she remembers the good times she spent filming that movie and has decided she wants to try her luck with a fiery Latino artist?

I first heard about Zapata in 2010, when he dated Spanish celebrity Vicky Martín Berrocal, designer of flamenco dresses and ex-wife of torero Manuel Benítez. After their breakup, Zapata settled down in New York, where his ex-wife and children live.

Named an “artist to watch” in 2011 by the prestigious Whitewall Magazine, Zapata has been seen with other stunning actresses like Sofia Vergara, Karen Sierra, Michelle Rodriguez, Ana Beatrice Barros, Pamela Anderson and Kim Kardashian. He definitely likes voluptuous ladies and Latina women! Of these celebrities, the Spaniard says that “they are only friends of mine.” Some of them have become his models (maybe muses?) too, as he’s working on a project that involves drawing portraits of 10 modern female icons, including Vergara, Johansson and Lohan.

“Outside of work everything else is just rumors. At this time I’m not with anyone,” Zapata has stated. Well, he might be single, but I bet he’s one of the most envied men in New York these days!