FROM BLADE STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Toledo native Katie Holmes is dating, but NOT engaged to American Pie actor Chris Klein. Rumors have flown hither and yon about the possibility of wedding plans, but the actress� mom says pay them no mind. "I just talked to her a few minutes ago and she didn�t say a word about any engagement, so it�s strictly a rumor," Katie�s mother, Kathy Holmes, said yesterday. "They�re just boyfriend and girlfriend."

Katie Holmes and Chris Klein arrive for the premiere of American Pie 2 Aug. 6 in Los Angeles. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Klein, 22, has played pretty-boy jock roles in several movies since his debut as a dim but sweet high school football player in 1999�s Election. His newest is American Pie 2, a sequel to last year�s hormone-fueled teen flick about a group of sexually frustrated high school seniors. Klein, who grew up in Chicago and Nebraska, has a substantial role in next year�s action/fantasy Rollerball.

The pair was photographed hand-in-hand at the Aug. 6 premiere of Klein�s American Pie 2.

Holmes, 22, also has appeared in several movies. Her day job is the WB�s hit teen drama, Dawson�s Creek, in which she plays the angst-driven Joey Potter.