Having known him at university, I've always felt quite sorry for him. He was always in Eddie R's shadow (who is incidentally one of the loveliest people I know) and continues to be, work wise.
Last time I saw him, sometime last year, the desperation was palpable. A mutual friend showed me the video of him dancing on his Asian film promotion tour. Watch it, it's truly horrific!
So no, I don't buy this for one second. He was always into very clever thespy girls, Rebecca Hall et al but they weren't quite so into him.