Ne-Yo was holding Hayden Panettiere’s hand but he confessed that he was just helping her out of the car as they go clubbing together on Monday night in New York City and he swears that they are not dating! Well.. we all have to start somewhere…

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Hayden at the Ronald McDonald House Charity’s World Children’s Day on Tuesday

(( “Hayden and I just met yesterday. We’ve only known each other for one day,” Ne-Yo told PEOPLE at the Ronald McDonald House Charity’s World Children’s Day event Tuesday, where Panettiere, 18, also made an appearance. “She was hanging out with some friends and invited me to come out.”

“We talked about me possibly writing a song or two,” for Panettiere’s long-delayed album, says Ne-Yo, who is also working on the upcoming Michael Jackson album. “I’d do it if she needed me to.” – said Ne-Yo as reports by People magazine.