Not to be outdone by Thelma and Louise co-star Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon is making headlines this week. Rumor has it that she’s a cougar on the prowl … and her prey is a 31-year-old ping pong player. Although Sarandon’s publicist claims that her relationship with Jonathan Bricklin is strictly business, the gossip is flying.

The first question, naturally, is what kind of “business” a 63-year-old movie star has with a “ping pong aficionado.” I mean, is she researching a role? Seriously, what other reason would there be for playing with balls of with a young guy?

Joking aside, People reported in April that Sarandon is indeed business partners in a ping-pong club with Bricklin.

Sarandon and Bricklin, who are co-investors in SPiN, the New York City ping-pong bar, have denied rumors that they’re an item. Sarandon split from her longtime partner Tim Robbins in December and tells Entertainment Weekly that while …

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I have always loved Susan Sarandon.  From the first time I ever remember seeing her in film (Thelma & Louise) to the last recent movie I remember her starring in (The Banger Sisters), she has always stuck out like a classy sore thumb to me.  She’s always been effortlessly beautiful in a prestigious sort of way and has always held herself with high enough regard to avoid being caught up in the dirty laundry of Hollywood.  Sarandon always did things that mattered, too, whether it was to be an awareness advocate for HIV/AIDS or even to be an ambassador of goodwill with UNICEF.  This woman simply, all-around, rocks.

Recently, Sarandon split with her longtime partner Tim Robbins, with whom she has two children.   While some speculated that the large age-difference between the two ultimately did the relationship in (she’s 63, believe it or not and he’s 51), neither camp has commented too much on their private lives — or what really caused them to split after 23 years.

So, how is Susan holding up after her breakup?  Apparently, quite well. According to eyewitnesses, and comments made by the actress herself, she’s frequenting popular NYC nightclubs and crafty crepe shops and also rubbing elbows with a male friend who’s half her age.

It goes to show, a little bit of moxie goes a long way.  Susan Sarandon, who I feel to be at the height of female emulation, is one classy lady and no matter what trials or theatrical roles come her way, she’s sure to navigate them with the same ease that she’s so accustomed to applying to each and every experience she’s gained along the way.

I love this woman.  It just goes to show that you don’t need a lifelong partner — male or female — to enhance your sustainability.